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Stephen Cummings Turns 70

by Paul Cashmere

It’s a big day for Steve’s with not only Steve Kilbey turning 70 on 13 September, so is Stephen Cummings.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, rock, Stephen Cummings, Steve Kilbey, The Sports

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‘Sports Live At Billboard 1981’ Is The Next Release In ARCA’s Desk Tape Series

by Paul Cashmere

‘Sports Live at Billboard 1981’ is the latest release in the Australian Road Crew Association’s Desk Tape Series.

Tagged as: 1981, 70s, 80s, Australia, Live at Billboard, rock, The Sports

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Stephen Cummings photo by Kathleen O'Brien

Stephen Cummings Premieres Heartwrenching ‘Carry Your Heart’ Video Following His Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

In March 2020, Melbourne singer songwriter and one-time frontman for The Sports suffered a stroke.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, rock, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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Stephen Cummings To Release His First Album After His Stroke ‘100 Hundred Years From Now’

by Paul Cashmere

In March 2020, a year of the release of his ‘Prisoner of Love’ album, singer/ songwriter/author, Stephen Cummings had a stroke. Stephen has put that behind him and will release a new album ‘100 Hundred Years From Now’ and will preview the album live.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, rock, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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Stephen Cummings Suffers A Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Stephen Cummings has suffered a stroke but he says he will be okay.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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R.I.P. Martin Armiger of The Sports 1949-2019

by Paul Cashmere

Australian guitarist and producer Martin Armiger has passed away suddenly in France.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Martin Armiger, producer, rock, The Sports

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Stephen Cummings returns to Memo Music Hall Friday

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Cummings will head back to Memo Music Hall in Melbourne this Friday for another showcase of his new album ‘Prisoner of Love’ and new anthology.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, rock, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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Stephen Cummings Reunites With Michael Gudinski For New Album

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Cummings and Michael Gudinski have settled their differences with Cummings signing back with Gudinski’s Mushroom Group to release a new album called ‘Prisoner of Love’ in February 2019.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bloodlines, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom, rock, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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The Sports’ Martin Armiger To Receive Distinguished Services To The Australian Screen Award

by Paul Cashmere

Martin Armiger, former member of The Sports and long-time television and movie composer will be honoured at the upcoming Screen Music Awards with the Distinguished Services award.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Martin Armiger, rock, The Sports

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Melbourne Zoo Twilights Cages Hoodoo Gurus, The Living End and Jo Jo Zep

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Melbourne Zoo Twilights will cage the rock and roll animals in Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, The Sports, Hoodoo Gurus and The Living End in 2017.

Tagged as: Australia, Hoodoo Gurus . Music Festival, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne Zoo Twilights Cages Hoodoo Gurus, The Living End and Jo Jo Zep, The Sports

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The Sports Reunite For Three Shows And Then Disband

by Paul Cashmere

The Sports played their first shows in 34 years in Melbourne on the weekend and then split up again.

Tagged as: Andrew Pendlebury, Martin Armiger, music news, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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The Sports To Reform

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Cummings has announced he is reforming his iconic band The Sports.

Tagged as: music news, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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Guy Sebastian, Stephen Cummings Guest On iHeartRadio Music News

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Cummings of The Sports and Guy Sebastian drop by iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com this week.

Tagged as: Guy Sebastian, iHeartRadio, iHeartRadio Music News, Stephen Cummings, The Sports

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The Sports and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons Get A Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

Classic albums by The Sports and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons are on the horizon.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, music news, rock, The Sports

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Sports Keyboard Player Jim Niven Passes Away

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Niven, keyboard player for a number of Australian bands including The Sports, The Pink Finks and Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, passed away in Melbourne on Monday (April 9, 2012).

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Captain Matchbox Whoopie Band Smoke Dreams

The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band Classic ‘Smoke Dreams’ Reissued Through Gil Matthews’ Aztec Records

‘Smoke Dreams’, the first Captain Matchbox album, was released on July 9, 1973 and reached no 23 on the Australian album chart. It featured the hit song ‘My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes’. According to Gavin Ryan’s ‘Australian Singles Charts 1940 to 2020, the song reached no 10 in Melbourne, no 14 in Adelaide, no 25 in Brisbane, no 34 in Sydney and no 51 in Hobart.

June 24, 2024