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Sydney Sweeney Rejects Criticism The Rolling Stones Objectified Her In ‘Angry’ Video

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Sydney Sweeney has rejected claims she was sexualised in the music video for the Rolling Stones’ new single Angry.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Angry, rock, Rolling Stones, Sydney Sweeney, UK

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WHAM! Last Christmas Hits No 1 After 39 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Wham! has obtained a Christmas Number One with ‘Last Christmas’ after 39 years.

Tagged as: 80s, Last Christmas, pop, UK, Wham

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Bring Me The Horizon Parts Ways With Jordan Fish

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Jordan Fish has left Bring Me The Horizon.

Tagged as: 00s, Bring Me The Horizon, Jordan Fish, metal, Oli Sykes, rock, UK

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Mars Williams of Psychedelic Furs Dies At Age 68

by Paul Cashmere

Mars (Marc) Williams, the saxophone player for The Psychedelic Furs and before that The Waitresses, has died at age 68 after a year long battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Mars Williams, Psychedelic Furs, UK, USA, Waitresses

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Amy Winehouse Estate Sues Her Friends For Selling Her Belongings

by Paul Cashmere

The Estate of Amy Winehouse, run by Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, is suing friends of Amy who sold some of her personal items at auction.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, pop, R&B, soul, UK

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Elvis Costello Joins Billy Joel To Pump It Up At Madison Square Garden

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello was a surprise special guest at the Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden in New York this week when he joined Billy for two songs, his own ‘Pump It Up’ and Billy’s ‘Allentown’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, rock, UK, USA

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Matt Lucas Says Media Reports Of A Little Britain Reboot Are Bullshit

by Paul Cashmere

Little Britain co-creator Matt Lucas says that stories circulating in the media in the past 24 hours about a Little Britain reboot are false.

Tagged as: 00s, comedy, David Walliams, Little Britain, Matt Lucas, television, UK

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Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ To Be Played In Full In Melbourne Planetarium

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Scienceworks Planetarium will present a daily playing of the Pink Floyd classic ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ between Christmas and New Year.

Tagged as: 70s, Dark Side Of The Moon, Melbourne Museums, Pink Floyd, rock, Scienceworks, UK

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The Rolling Stones Add Chanel Haynes As Backing Singer

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The Rolling Stones have hired a Tina Turner impersonator as a backing singer for their upcoming US tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Chanel Haynes, Hackney Diamonds, rock, Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, UK

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The Rolling Stones Premiere ‘Mess It Up’ Video Starring X-Men Star Nicholas Hoult

by Paul Cashmere

The new Rolling Stones video for ‘Mess It Up’ features X-Men star Nicholas Hoult.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Elton John, Mess It Up, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Slade Christmas Song Turns 50

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Slade’s Christmas hit single Merry Xmas Everybody, first topping the UK chart 50 years ago on 15 December 1973, PRS for Music reveals the legendary band’s seasonal classic continues to be a firm favourite around the world, notching up plays in 139 countries.

Tagged as: 70s, Merry Christmas Everybody, pop, rock, Slade, UK

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Wham Battle Sam Ryder For UK Christmas 2023 Number One

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The UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 has kicked off in style, with some of the closest opening numbers between contenders battling for the festive chart crown in recent memory, according to Official Charts.

Tagged as: Christmas, pop, Sam Ryder, UK, Wham

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Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera To Publish His Memoir

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Phil Manzanera, one of the UK’s best-known musicians and record producers, having shot to prominence in the early ‘70’s as the lead guitarist with the seminal band, Roxy Music, has written his memoir, titled ‘Revolución to Roxy’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, art-rock, Phil Manzanera, progressive, Revolución to Roxy, rock, Roxy Music, UK

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Second Stones Singles Box To Be Released February 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Volume two of the Rolling Stones Decca singles collection on vinyl will be released in February 2024.

Tagged as: 60s, ABKCO, Allen Klein, rock, singles, The Rolling Stones, UK, vinyl

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Lloyd Cole Melbourne 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Lloyd Cole Performs Unplugged And Solo In Australia 2023 #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Lloyd Cole has returned to Australia for some shows ahead of a down under Christmas with friends. This week the show came to Melbourne with Adelaide, Brisbane and Fremantle still to go.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Lloyd Cole, UK

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James Bay Has Solo Dates In Australia for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

UK singer songwriter James Bay will perform sideshows in Australia in addition to his 2024 Summersalt festival shows.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Face To Face, folk, James Bay, music festival, pop, Summersalt, UK

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Nick Cave Announces Australian Shows With Colin Greenwood of Radiohead

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave will perform in Sydney and Melbourne and he will be accompanied by Colin Greenwood, bass guitarist for Radiohead.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Colin Greenwood, Nick Cave, Radiohead, UK

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Perform George Michael: Freedom

by Paul Cashmere

Saturday night in Melbourne featured a truly memorable occasion for George Michael fans with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and guests performing the music of George Michael with George Michael: Freedom.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, George Michael, live music, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, pop, UK, Wham

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Wings and Moody Blues Guitarist Denny Laine Dies At Age 79

by Paul Cashmere

Singer, guitarist and composer Denny Laine, the co-founder of Wings with Paul McCartney and also co-founder of The Moody Blues, has died at the age of 79.

Tagged as: 70s, Denny Laine, Moody Blues, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, UK, Wings

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Wings Band On The Run 50th Anniversary Edition To Be Released

by Paul Cashmere

Wings’ classic ‘Band On the Run’ will be reissued in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the album’s release in November 1973.

Tagged as: 70s, Band On the Run, Paul McCartney, Ron, UK, Wings

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Massive Attack To Play First UK Show In Five Years

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Massive Attack have announced their first live UK show in five years.

Tagged as: 90s, dance, Electronic, Massive Attack, UK

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Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 29 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Legendary Engelbert Humperinck Announces His Last Ever Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck will tour Australia in 2024 for the last time.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, contemporary, Engelbert Humperdinck, pop, UK

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Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Morrissey Blows Out First Australian Show In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey’s Friday night concert in Perth was cancelled because of “technical difficulties”.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, punk, The Smiths, UK

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Ed Sheeran and James Blunt Perform For Eugenie Windsor

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran and James Blunt performed at the Eugenie Windsor anti-slavery charity gala on Wednesday.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Andrew Windsor, Ed Sheeran, Eugenie Windsor, James Blunt, pop, UK

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The Damned To Return To Australia With Original Line-up in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The Damned will be back in Australia in 2024 with the original line-up of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray.

Tagged as: 80s, Australian Tour, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Paul Gray, punk, Rat Scabies, The Damned, UK

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Let It Bleed Indeed, The Stones To Expand Hackney Diamonds

by Paul Cashmere

With not even two months since the release of the 43 different ‘Hackney Diamonds’ album covers, the Rolling Stones will suck more cash from the veins of fans and let them bleed once again with an expanded edition of ‘Hackney Diamonds’.

Tagged as: 20s, Hackney Diamonds, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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R.I.P. Shane MacGowan of The Pogues and The Popes Aged 65

by Paul Cashmere

Shane MacGowan checking out just before Christmas is the best exit time he could have had. The legendary frontman for The Pogues has passed away officially on 30 November 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, punk, rock, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues, The Popes, UK

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Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Radiohead Expected To Reactivate in 2024

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Radiohead are gettng ready to return after having a “little break”, according to the band’s drummer Philip Selway.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Radiohead, rock, UK

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Blues Legend John Mayall Turns 90

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Happy 90th birthday to blues legend John Mayall.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, Bluesbreakers, John Mayall, rock, UK

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Coldplay Add Third and Fourth Stadium Shows For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Demand for Coldplay tickets was so strong today that Live Nation have added third and fourth shows for Melbourne at Marvel Stadium.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Coldplay, Live Nation, rock, UK

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St Vincent, Lotte Gallagher, The Palais 25.11.24 #Review

St Vincent last toured Australia in 2018, and this exclusive Victorian show is part of the Always Live initiative, supported by the Victorian Government and Frontier Touring. From her humble beginnings in 2003 releasing an EP with Berklee students, to 2004 as guitarist with The Polyphonic Spree, through to her grammy award winning album Daddy’s Home in 2022, and her countless collaborations and performances with the musical cognoscenti, such as Paul McCartney and David Byrne, St Vincent is revered by musicians and fans alike.

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