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Pure Pop To Encore Classic Album Shows With Ashley Naylor, Hamish Cowan, Pony Face

Melbourne’s indie record store Pure Pop Records will hold encore performances of three classic album shows with Ashley Naylor, Hamish Cowan and Pony Face.

Tagged as: Ashley Naylor, Bruce Springsteen, Hamish Cowan, Pony Face, Pure Pop, The Smiths, The Stone Roses

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Jake Clemons, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Jake Clemons Joins Glen Hansard For AC/DC

by Paul Cashmere

E Street Band sax player Jake Clemons sat in with Glen Hansard on stage at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday and another guest joined them for an AC/DC song, Bon Scott’s son, Dave Stevens.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Dave Stevens, E Street Band, Glen Hansard, Jake Clemons, Melbourne Recital Centre, Pure Pop, The Frames

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Technology Writers Take Note The CD Is Far From Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Despite the ‘death of the CD’ stories that technology writers love to constantly regurgitate, the truth is that in Australia they are completely wrong.

Tagged as: Brian Harris, CD, downloads, Frog, JB Hi-Fi, Michael Buble, Pink, Pure Pop, record store, Rockinghorse, So Fresh, Songland

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Pure Pop Kicks Off Summer Of Classic Albums Series Of Gigs

by Paul Cashmere

Now this is an in-store! Pure Pop in Melbourne’s St Kilda is showcasing classic albums live by Aussie artists over this summer.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Pure Pop, Summer of Classic Albums, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones

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Lee Ranaldo at Pure Pop photo by Marty Williams

Lee Ranaldo Questioned By Tim Rogers At Pure Pop

by Paul Cashmere

Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo did something special this week in Melbourne. He performed at iconic Pure Pop Records in St Kilda and was then quizzed by You Am I’s Tim Rogers.

Tagged as: Lee Ranaldo, Pure Pop, Sonic Youth, Tim Rogers, You Am I

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Lee Ranaldo And The Dust Release New Album ‘Last night On Earth’

After being caught up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York, Lee Ranaldo and his family were without power, running water and heating, luckily for us he still had his guitar.

October 7, 2013

Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo Announces Sideshows

Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo will be in Australia for the Melbourne Festival and books two sideshows.

August 7, 2012