The Boys Light Up

James Reyne’s Two Melbourne Shows This Weekend To Go Ahead As Planned

James Reyne’s The Boys Light Up 40th anniversary shows at The Palms at Crown Melbourne on Friday and Saturday will go ahead.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, Crown, James Reyne, Melbourne, rock, The Boys Light Up, The Palms

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James Reyne Covers Rose Tattoo

by Paul Cashmere

James Reyne has decided to tackle an Oz Rock classic. Check out the James Reyne edition of Rose Tattoo’s ‘Bad Boy For Love’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, Bad Boy For Love, James Reyne, rock, Rose Tattoo, The Boys Light Up

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James Reyne Reactivates The Boys Light Up 41 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

James Reyne will get his The Boys Light Up tour back on the road with 41st anniversary shows to make up with the 2020 shut down (to coin a Reyne songtitle).

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, James Reyne, rock, The Boys Light Up

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James Reyne To Celebrate 40 Years Since The Boys Light Up Was Released

by Paul Cashmere

‘The Boys Light Up’ first charted in April, 1980 but surprisingly it wasn’t that big of a hit at the time. The song peaked at no 22 on the Australian singles chart but their fans wanted albums, not singles. The debut album ‘The Boys Light Up’ reached no 4 on the Australian chart and stayed on the chart for 101 weeks.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, James Reyne, rock, The Boys Light Up

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Les Binks of Judas Priest Dies Aged 73

Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73.

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Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jethro Tull Veers Towards Thick As A Brick in ‘Over Jerusalem

Jethro Tull’s new album ‘Curious Ruminant’ as a curious diversion in the track ‘Over Jerusalem’. 3 minutes 17 seconds into the new song, it becomes ‘Thick As A Brick’.

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Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stevie Nicks Reveals Solo Tour Details

Stevie Nicks has shared her excitement over the fact she is about to hit the road on a new tour.

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Neil Young Performs For Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rally In California

Neil Young performed two songs at Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 'Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in California on Saturday 12 April. He even had some special guests.

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The Killers and Bruce Springsteen Encore at the Garden

Bruce Springsteen and The Killers ‘Encore At The Garden’ Was A Record Store Favourite

Record Store Day 2025 has come and gone with a few Bruce Springsteen fans scoring the rarity Bruce Springsteen and The Killers ‘Encore At The Garden’.

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Angus Young AC/DC performing at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday 6 December 2015. They are in Australia on the final leg of their Rock Or Bust World Tour. photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Resume Live Shows With the Power Up Tour for 2025

AC/DC have played their first show for 2025 in Minneapolis. There are no surprises, no songs were added or dropped. The first show of 2025 mirrored the last show of 2024.

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