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Ultravox Bass Player Chris Cross Dies At Age 71

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Cross, the bass player for Ultravox, has died at age 71.

Tagged as: 80s, Chris Cross, UK, Ultravox, Vienna

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Anita Pallenberg ‘Catching Fire’ Doco Premieres

by Paul Cashmere

‘Catching Fire’ is a new documentary about the life of Anita Pallenberg, who was the partner of not one but two Rolling Stones.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Anita Pallenberg, Catching Fire, documentary, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Pink Floyd ‘Speak To Me’ Video Created By Young Melbourne Stop Motion Director Lucy Davidson

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd have awarded a young Melbourne director Lucy Davidson the winner of the ‘Speak To Me’ video for the Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Animation Video Competition.

Tagged as: 70s, Dark Side Of The Moon, director, Lucy Davidson, Melbourne, Pink Floyd, rock, UK

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Elbow Score UK No 1 For Fourth Time

by Music-News.com

Bury boys Elbow earn their fourth Official Number 1 album with AUDIO VERTIGO this week.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art, Audio Vertigo, Elbow, indie, rock, UK

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Peter Gabriel To Release ‘Back To Front – Live In London’ DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Australia missed out on the Peter Gabriel tour but we will get the DVD.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Back To Front, DVD, Live In London, Peter Gabriel, UK

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There Is Activity In The Jamiroquai Camp

by Music-News.com

Jamiroquai have reunited to work on their first album in eight years.

Tagged as: 90s, Jamiroquai, op, R&B, rock, UK

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The Who Roger Daltrey. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Daltrey Closes Princes Trust 2024 Event With Plant, Vedder, Weller

by Paul Cashmere

Closing a week of incredible shows last night was Ovation – A Celebration of 24 Years of gigs for Teenage Cancer Trust, a show featuring Roger Daltrey’s friends and fans, many of those who helped establish these gigs as a celebrated annual event: Roger himself, alongside Kelly Jones, Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Eddie Vedder and Paul Weller.

Tagged as: 60s, Eddie Vedder, Kelly Jones, Paul Weller, Princes Trust, Robert Plant, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Former Singer Songwriter Cosmo Jarvis Is The Star Of Shōgun

by Paul Cashmere

One time singer songwriter Cosmo Jarvis plays the starring role of John Blackthorne in the hit series ‘Shōgun’ currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

Tagged as: 10s, Cosmo Jarvis, Disney, folk, Hulu, indie, Shogun, UK

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The Damned + The Hard Ons, Northcote Theatre, Friday 22nd March 2024

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

The Damned released the first ever UK punk single, “New Rose” off album Damned, Damned, Damned, in 1976, and were often overshadowed by their English punk counterparts. Now in their late sixties and still touring world-wide, featuring the original line up of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray, they are the ones having the last laugh and have left their old rivals for dead, in certain respects, quite literally!

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Paul Gray, punk, Rat Scabies, The Damned, UK

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Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black: Sounds From The Original Motion Picture’ To Be Released In May

by Music-News.com

UMR/Island Records follow the opening of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film BACK TO BLACK, based on the life of Amy Winehouse, one of the greatest artists of our time, with the release on 17 May of the compilation, “Back To Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture”.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, Back To Black, jazz, movie, pop, Sam Taylor-Johnson, UK

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Lemmy’s Ashes To Be Enshrined At The Rainbow Bar

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Lemmy’s ashes will be “enshrined” at his favourite boozer, the legendary Rainbow Bar and Grill.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Hollywood, Lemmy, Motorhead, Rainbow Bar, UK

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Coldplay To Headline BBC Big Weekend 2024

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Coldplay are the final headliners confirmed for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Tagged as: 00s, Coldplay. rock, UK

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UB40 Preview ‘UB45’ With Second Single ‘Home’

by Paul Cashmere

UB40 have dropped a second track from the upcoming ‘UB45’ album with a new song called ‘Home’.

Tagged as: 80s, Home, pop, reggae, UB40, UB45, UK

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Roger Daltrey To Do Most Acoustic Tour of UK

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Roger Daltrey has announced a “mostly acoustic” solo tour this summer.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Jeff Lynne photo from Jefflynneselo website

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announce Their Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Lynne solo outing of his Electric Light Orchestra songs, has announced a final farewell tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, rock, UK

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BBC To Screen Rare ABBA Footage

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ABBA footage previously thought to be lost will be aired as part of the BBC’s celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Swedish pop icons’ Eurovision win.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, BBC, pop, Sweden, UK, When Abba Came to Britain

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Philip Oakey of The Human League Melbourne 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

The Human League Wrap Up Australian Tour In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

The Human League have completed their fifth Australia tour with eight shows on this current tour where they performed the classic album ‘Dare’ from start to finish.

Tagged as: 80s, Dare, electronica, Philip Oakey, pop, The Human League, UK

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Steve Harley Passes Away At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Harley, best known for his song ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)’ has died from cancer at the age of 73.

Tagged as: 70s, Duran Duran, Make Me Smile, Nick Barker, Phantom of the Opera, rock, Steve Harley, Suzi Quatro, UK

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Josh Homme Suggest Them Crooked Vultures Could Reform

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Josh Homme wants Them Crooked Vultures to reunite.

Tagged as: 10s, Dave Growl, Foo Fighters, John Paul Jones, Josh Homme, Led Zeppelin, metal, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, Them Crooked Vultures, UK, USA

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Mark Knopfler’s Supergroup Version of ‘Going Home’ Heading for UK No 1

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Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes – a super-group containing everyone from Nile Rodgers and Sting to Joan Jett and Ringo Starr – and their cover of Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) is right now challenging Beyoncé for the UK’s Number 1 single.

Tagged as: 20s, Going Home, Guitar Heroes, Mark Knopfler, rock, UK

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Ian Paice of Deep Purple Reveals The Two Bands He Would Never Follow

by Paul Cashmere

When Deep Purple tour Australia for the Pandemonium Festival in April, there will go on before Alice Cooper and they are fine with that.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, UK

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Dua Lipa To Drop New Album In May

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Dua Lipa has announced her new album is called Radical Optimism, and will be released on 3 May.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Dua Lipa, pop, UK

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Zayn Malik Confirms Next Album

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Zayn Malik will release his new album on 17 May.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, pop, UK, Zayn Malik

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David Furish Gives Update On Health of Elton John

by Paul Cashmere

David Furnish has said Sir Elton John is due for knee surgery within weeks.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Furnish, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Karl Wallinger of World Party and The Waterboys Dies At Age 66

by Paul Cashmere

Karl Wallinger, the backbone to World Party and The Waterboys, died on Sunday 10 March at age 66. A cause of death was not announced.

Tagged as: 90s, Karl Wallinger, rock, The Waterboys, UK, World Party

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Kim Wilde To Return To Australia In October

by Paul Cashmere

Kim Wilde is heading back to Australia for another tour and another decade down the track from her last Australian tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Kim Wilde, pop, UK

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Bruce Dickinson Solo Album ‘The Mandrake Project’ Debut Top 10 Physical In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Dickinson fans in Australia have chosen the physical disc over streaming with Bruce’s ‘The Mandrake Project’ debuting at no 6 on the Physical album chart and at no 17 on the Vinyl chart.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, The Mandrake Project, UK

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Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall Team for American Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello will head out on a joint US tour starting June 2 in Oregon.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Charlie Sexton, Daryl Hall, Elvis Costello, rock, The Imposters, Todd Rundgren, UK, USA

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Graham Nash Delivers Sixty Years Of History At First Australian Show #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

At Graham Nash’s first Australian concert in Melbourne for the ‘Sixty Years of Songs & Stories’ tour Graham mentioned how David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Neil Young and himself often spoke to each other song. For us for fans, they were songs we bought, played, heard on the radio, loved, our classics, our soundtrack. To Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, they were letters between friends.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, UK, USA

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Yet Another Spice Girls Reunion Story

by Music-News.com

Mel B has confirmed that there will be a Spice Girls reunion later this year.

Tagged as: 90s, pop, Spice Girls, UK

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My Morning Jacket’s 10th Album Is is

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Craig David & Tiwa Savage Premiere New Song ‘Commitment’

Craig David has teamed up with Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage for a new song ‘Commitment’.

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Cypress Hill With The London Symphony Orchestra To Get A Cinema Release

The Cypress Hill ‘Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall’ with the London Symphony Orchestra will get a North American cinema release in March and April.

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Skunk Anansie Premiere New Song ‘Cheers’

Skunk Anansie have announced their hugely anticipated new studio album The Painful Truth. The new album, their seventh studio collection and first in nine years, will be released on May 23rd via FLG Records. To celebrate the band will be playing a very special headline show on day of release, just outside Bristol.

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