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John Lydon Slams Eurovision As ‘Disgusting’

Public Image Limited singer John Lydon has slammed the Eurovision Song Contest just 24 hours after announcing he would compete to represent Ireland at the event.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Eurovision, John Lyon, Public Image Limited, punk, rock, Sex Pistols

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Frenzal Rhomb’s ‘Pell Awaits’ T-Shirt Goes Back On Sale To Raise Funds For Child Abuse Victims

by Paul Cashmere

Frenzal Rhomb have put their ‘Pell Awaits’ T-Shirt back on sale following the death of the disgraced clergyman on 11 January.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Frenzal Rhomb, punk

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NOFX Announce Their Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

80s punk band NOFX say there are going out on a final tour but considering everyone in the band is still in their 50s we’ll add a “yeah, right” to that.

Tagged as: 80s, NOFX, punk, USA

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Public Image Limited To Compete To Represent Ireland At Eurovision 2023

by Paul Cashmere

John Lydon has announced that Public Image Limited will compete to represent Ireland at Eurovision in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, John Lydon, PiL, Public Image Limited, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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Punk Fashion Icon Dame Vivienne Westwood Dies At Age 81

by Paul Cashmere

Vivienne Westwood, the fashion icon credited with imaging the Punk movement of the 70s, has died at the age of 81 in the UK.

Tagged as: 70s, Duran Duran, fashion, Malcolm McLaren, punk, Sex, Sex Pistols, UK, Vivienne Westwood, Yoko Ono

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Arctic Monkeys Evolve To Classic Rock Band Status

by Paul Cashmere

Arctic Monkeys officially became ‘Classic Rock” this year after clocking up their 20th anniversary in mid-2002.

Tagged as: 00s, Arctic Monkeys, punk, UK

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Hoodoo Gurus Reveal Three Brazil Dates To An Already Busy 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus will head to South America for three shows in April 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Brazil, By The C, Hoodoo Gurus, Live In The Vines, live music, music festival, punk, rock

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Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Miley Cyrus Wants Out Of New Morrissey Album

by Paul Cashmere

When Morrissey announced his next album ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’ was coming in February he also announced an all-star cast including Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea and Chad Smith and Miley Cyrus. Now he says Miley wants to be taken off the album.

Tagged as: Bonfire of Teenagers, Miley Cyrus, Morrissey, pop, punk, The Smiths, UK, USA

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Terry Hall photo from The Specials memorial on Facebook

Terry Hall of The Specials and Fun Boy 3 Dead at 63

by Paul Cashmere

Terry Hall, the British singer with The Specials and Fun Boy 3, has died at age 63.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Fun Boy 3, pop, punk, ska, Terry Hall, The Specials, UK

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Ronnie Simmons Replaces Bob Spencer In Rose Tattoo

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo has a new guitarist. Ronnie Simmons has replaced Bob Spencer in the band.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Angry Anderson, Australia, Bob Spencer, metal, punk, rock, Ronnie Simmons, Rose Tattoo

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The Stranglers’ Jet Black Dies Aged 84

by Paul Cashmere

Brian John Duffy (aka Jet Black) of The Stranglers has died at the age of 84.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Jet Black, punk, rock, the stranglers, UK

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Pete Doherty Expecting First Child

by Music-News.com

Pete Doherty and his wife Katia de Vidas are reportedly expecting their first child together.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Babyshambles, Katia de Vida, Pete Doherty, punk, rock, The Libertines, UK

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Iggy Pop Has A Few Friends Along for ‘Every Loser’

by Paul Cashmere

Iggy Pop has revealed his 19th album due in January has a lot of famous friends including Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Guns n Roses, Iggy Pop, punk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Dead Boys To Tour Australia For The Very First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Cleveland punk legends Dead Boys will tour Australia for the very first time.

Tagged as: 80s, Batusis, Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys, punk, USA

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Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd and The Clash Dead At 65

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Levene, a founding member of both The Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died from liver cancer at the age of 65.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Keith Levine, Public Image Ltd, punk, rock, The Clash, UK

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Sum 41 To Play Theatre Gig In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Sum 41 will slip in a theatre gig at the Northcote Theatre in December.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, punk, rock, Sum 41, USA

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Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Photo By Graham Spillard

Flea Pays Tribute To Dead Kennedys Drummer

by Music-News.com

Flea has paid tribute to drummer D.H. Peligro following his death at the age of 63.

Tagged as: 80s, D H Peligro, Dead Kennedys, Flea, punk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, USA

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Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Original Blink-182 Line-up To Play Australia in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Blink-182 will tour Australia in 2024 with their original line-up of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker.

Tagged as: 90s, Blink-182, punk, USA

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Sex Pistols Have The Biggest Selling Vinyl Single of 2022

by Music-News.com

Sex Pistols officially claim the best-selling vinyl single of 2022 with God Save The Queen.

Tagged as: 70s, God Save The Queen, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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Fat Mike of NOFX Opens World’s First Punk Museum

by Music-News.com

Fat Mike is opening the world’s first Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas.

Tagged as: 90s, Fat Mike, NOFX, punk, USA

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The Stranglers in Australia photo by Ros OGorman, music news, noise11.com

The Stranglers Will Return to Australia In 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The Stranglers will be back in Australia for 2023 for a very special tour that not only features new music but also the last music for keyboard player Dave Greenfield who passed away in 2020.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, punk, rock, the stranglers, UK

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Arctic Monkeys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Arctic Monkeys To Headline Glastonbury?

by Paul Cashmere

The Arctic Monkeys have reportedly signed to headline Glastonbury 2023.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Arctic Monkeys, Glastonbury, punk, rock, UK

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Arctic Monkeys Plan UK Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Arctic Monkeys have announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2023.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Arctic Monkeys, punk, rock, UK

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Hoodoo Gurus Finally Have Their 40th At The Sidney Myer Music Bowl

by Paul Cashmere

Two points about Hoodoo Gurus: 1. I’ve never considered ‘Death Defying’ a country song but hey Dave Faulkner, you wrote it so lets go with that. 2. Fuck they were great last night.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Dandy Warhols, Dave Faulkner, Hoodoo Gurus, punk, rock

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John Lydon is Mouthing Off Again And No-One Knows What He Is On About

by Paul Cashmere

John Lydon is mouthing off about his ex-band The Sex Pistols once again in relation to the death of the Queen and no-one seems to know why because the other members of the band haven’t done anything public this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, John Lydon, punk, rock, Sex Pistols, UK

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Elvis Costello To Play Sydney And Melbourne Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has added dates in Sydney and Melbourne in April when he is in the country for Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, bluesfest, Elvis Costello, live music, music industry, punk, rock

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Pavement To Return to Australia in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Pavement will perform their first Australian shows since 2010 when they return for theatre and outdoor shows from February.

Tagged as: 90s, A Day On The Green, alternative, Pavement, punk, USA

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Australian Albums: Yungblud Has The No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

UK punk-pop artist YUNGBLUD sees his self-titled third studio album debut at No.1 in Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand this week.

Tagged as: 20s, hip-hop, pop, punk, rock, UK, Yungblud

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The Libertines Paul Dufour Dies

by Music-News.com

The Libertines are in “shock” after their original drummer, Paul Dufour, died on Tuesday (06.09.22).

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Paul Dufour, punk, The Libertines, UK

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Nirvana Nevermind 30th anniversary edition

Nirvana Win Nevermind Lawsuit

by Paul Cashmere

Nirvana has won a lawsuit over the cover art for 1991 album Nevermind for the “final” time.

Tagged as: 80s, grunge, Nevermind, Nirvana, punk, rock, Spencer Elden, USA

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