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Rodriguez, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Rodriguez Australian Dates Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Rodriguez will return to Australia in October.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Midnight Oil, music news, Niche, Rodriguez, The Break, USA

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Hunters & Collectors’ Jack Howard Releases Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

Hunters & Collectors powerhouse trumpet play Jack Howard has released another solo record with his side-project The Long Lost Brothers.

Tagged as: Hunters & Collectors, Jack Howard, The Break, The Long Lost Boys

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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, Photo By Tim Cashmere

Peter Garrett Departure From Politics Clears The Way For A Midnight Oil Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

Former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett’s resignation from his position as Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth for the Australian Labor Party opens the door for a potential Midnight Oil reunion.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, rock, The Break

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The Break Forced To Postpone Sydney Show

by Paul Cashmere

The Break have been forced to postpone their show in Sydney on Saturday due to a serious family illness.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Brian Ritchie, Hunters & Collectors, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, rock, The Break, Violent Femmes

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Engelbert Humperdinck - image by Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11

Engelbert Humperdinck Announces Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Engelbert Humperdinck will return to Australia for shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle in July.

Tagged as: 60s, adult contemporary, Australian Tour, Brian Ritchie, Elton John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Lionel Richie, Midnight Oil, pop, Smokey Robinson, The Break, UK, Violent Femmes

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Engelbert Humperdinck Adds Smokey Robinson To His List Of Stars For Duets Record

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has been in the studio in Los Angeles working on a duet with Motown legend Smokey Robinson. The collaboration is the next piece in the puzzle we know will eventually be a duets album from Engelbert.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Brian Ritchie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Midnight Oil, Smokey Robinson, The Break, Violent Femmes

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Five Days Of Bluesfest In Images PHOTOGALLERY

by Paul Cashmere

Music photographer Ian Laidlaw covered Bluesfest for Noise11 and captured the moment for the artists as they performed at Australia’s most loved music festival.

Tagged as: Allen Stone, Allen Toussaint, Beasts of Bourbon, Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite, Ben Howard, Bettye Levert, Blind Boys Of Alabama, bluesfest, Bonnie Raitt, Byron Bay, Chris Isaak, Counting Crows, Current Swell, Dropkick Murphys, Fat Freddy's Drop, festival, Frank Turner, Glen Hansard & The Frames, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Iggy & The Stooges, Jake Shimabukuro, Jason Mraz, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Jon Anderson, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, live, Manu Chao, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, Michael Kiwanuka, Newton Faulkner, Playing for Change, Robert Cray, Robert Plant, Rodriguez, Roger Hodgson, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Rufus Wainwright, Ruthie Foster, Santana, Saskwatch, Soja, Status Quo, Sweet Honey In Rock, Taj Mahal, The Break, The Lumineers, Trombone Shorty, Wanda Jackson, Wilco, William Elliot Whitemore, Xavier Rudd, Zac Brown Band

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Engelbert Humperdinck Congratulates Bonnie Tyler For Eurovision

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has sent a personal message to Bonnie Tyler after she was named the UK representative for the Eurovision song contest this year.

Tagged as: Australia, Bonnie Tyler, Brian Ritchie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Eurovision, Midnight Oil, pop, rock, The Break, UK, Violent Femmes

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The Break Featuring Engelbert Humperdinck Song To Be Released

by Paul Cashmere

Engelbert Humperdinck has teamed with the former members of Midnight Oil, Violent Femmes and Hunters & Collectors for the second The Break album.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Midnight Oil, The Break, Violent Femmes

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Mona Bushfire Fundraiser To Feature Hoodoo Gurus, Evan Dando, The Break

by Paul Cashmere

Mona in Hobart has announced the Mona Bushfire Fundraiser for next Monday with The Hoodoo Gurus, The Break and Evan Dando part of the bill.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Bushfire Appeal, Evan Dando, Hoodoo Gurus, MONA, Red Cross, The Break

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Bluesfest Aussie Line-up With The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd, The Break

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced its Australian and New Zealand acts for the 2013 event. The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd and The Break have made the bill.

Tagged as: Bluesfest Aussie Line-up With The Cat Empire, The Break, Xavier Rudd

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Brian Ritchie Is Keynote Speaker At AWME Conference Today

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, Violent Femmes and The Break bass player, will address the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo in Melbourne today about “his other job”m the curator of MONA FOMA in Hobart.

Tagged as: AWME, Brian Ritchie, Midnight Oil, Mona Foma, The Break

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Rodriguez And Joan Armatrading Announce Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

There are Bluesfest sideshows on the way with Rodriguez, Joan Armatrading and Tedeschi Trucks Band gearing up for added gigs around Australia.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Joan Armatrading, Midnight Oil, Rodriguez, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Break

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Brian Ritchie And Michael Chugg To Deliver AWME Keynotes

by Paul Cashmere

Former Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie and promoter Michael Chugg have been announced as the keynote speakers for the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: Australasian Worldwide Music Expo, AWME, Brian Ritchie, Micheal Chugg, Midnight Oil, Mona Foma, The Break

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Brian Ritchie To Perform In Slovenia With Australian Chamber Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, formerly of the Violent Femmes and now with Australia’s The Break, has a new group … the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Tagged as: Australian Chamber Orchestra, Brian Ritchie, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, Slovenia, The Break, Violent Femmes

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Brian Ritchie To Play Benefit For Wisconsin Sikh Temple

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, the former bass player Violent Femmes now with Aussie band The break, will perform at benefit concert this weekend for the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Buddhist, Midnight Oil, The Break, Violent Femmes

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Brian Ritchie Opens His House For Sandcastles

by Paul Cashmere

Former Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie will have open-house tonight for the TV show Sandcastles.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Brian Ritchie, classic rock, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, rock, The Break, USA, Violent Femmes

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