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Radio Birdman ‘Radios Appear’ To Be Reissued

by Paul Cashmere

Radio Birdman’s punk classic ‘Radios Appear’ will be reissued soon.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, punk, Radio Birdman

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Green Day’s American Idiot Returns To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

I wasn’t a fan of the first Australian production of Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ in 2018. It felt bombastic. This new production from theatrical.presents is more organic and focused back on the message.

Tagged as: 90s, American Idiot, Green Day, punk, rock opera, theatre, USA

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Rose Tattoo Get North America Ready On Australian Pub Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo are preparing to head to North America at the end of April with a 10-week Australian pub tour to out the band in shape.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Assault and Battery, Australia, metal, punk, Rose Tattoo

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Frenzal Rhomb Premiere ‘Where Drug Dealers Take Their Kids’

by Paul Cashmere

After seven long years in the new music wilderness Frenzal Rhomb are back with a new song ‘Where Drug Dealers Take Their Kids’.

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

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Skunk Anansie’s Skin Awarded OBE By King Charles

by Paul Cashmere

Deborah Dyer (aka Skin) from Skunk Anansie, has been awarded the OBE (Order of the British Empire) by King Charles.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, King Charles, OBE, punk, Skin, Skunk Anansie, UK

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Henry Rollins To Perform Spoken Word Dates Around Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Henry Rollins will be back in Australia for spoken work dates in June.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, punk, USA

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John Lydon Fails To Get Himself Into Eurovision

by Paul Cashmere

John Lydon’s latest publicity stunt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest via Ireland has been a complete success … because he lost.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Eurovision, Hawaii, John Lyon, Public Image Limited, punk, UK

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Baz Warne of The Stranglers Say The Band Will End When Jean-Jacques Burnel Leaves

by Paul Cashmere

The Stranglers will be no more when J.J. Burnel, the last founding member still with band, decides to leave.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Baz Warne, J.J. Burnel, punk, the stranglers, UK

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Ross Knight Of Cosmic Psychos Is A Children’s Book Author

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Knight of 80s Australian punk rock band Cosmic Psychos has a new job. He is a children’s book author.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, author, book, Cosmic Psychos, Little Roo, punk, Ross Knight

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Television’s Tom Verlaine Dead At 73

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Verlaine of American punk pioneers Television, has died at the age of 73.

Tagged as: 70s, New York, punk, rock, television, Tom Verlaine, USA

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Frank Turner Added To Counting Crows Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

UK folk/punk singer Frank Turner has been added to the Counting Crows Australian tour in March and April.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Counting Cows, folk, Frank Turner, Live Nation, punk, UK

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John Lydon Slams Eurovision As ‘Disgusting’

by Paul Cashmere

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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Francis Rossi of Status Quo To Release 17 Tracks From The Vault

Status Quo co-founder Francis Rossi has dug deep into his personal files and compiled 17 previously unreleased demo recordings for ‘The Way We Were Vol. 1’.

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