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A Day On The Green Lines Up Hoodoo Gurus, Violent Femmes, Sunnyboys, Died Pretty and Ratcat

A Day On The Green has outdone itself with the ultimate 90s alt-rock experience set to invade wineries in March with Hoodoo Gurus, Violent Femmes, Sunnyboys, Died Pretty and Ratcat.

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Golden Plains Announce 10th Anniversary Line-up With Violent Femmes

by Paul Cashmere

Violent Femmes will help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Golden Plains music festival in March 2016.

Tagged as: 2016, Golden Plains, Golden Plains Announce 10th Anniversary Line-up With Violent Femmes, line-up, music news, Violent Femmes

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R.I.P. Steve Mackay, The Stooges, Violent Femmes 1949-2015

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Steve Mackay, the saxophonist who played with the Stooges along with a wide range of other artists, has died at the age of 66.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Iggy Pop, music news, Steve Mackay, The Stooges, Violent Femmes

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Listen To The First New Violent Femmes Song Since 2000

by Paul Cashmere

Violent Femmes ‘Love Love Love Love Love’ is the first original new song from the band since 2000.

Tagged as: Love Love Love Love Love, music news, Record Store Day, Violent Femmes

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Violent Femmes, Bertie Blackman To Play Woodford Folk Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Woodford Folk Festival 2014 has tapped a world-class line-up for 2015 with semi-Aussie band Violent Femmes leading the charge along with Bertie Blackman and The Cat Empire.

Tagged as: Bertie Blackman, music news, Violent Femmes, Woodford Folk Festival

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Falls Festival 2013 Photo Gallery

by Ros O'Gorman

Falls Festival was held in the hills of Lorne Victoria, Marion Bay in Tasmania and Byron Bay in Northern NSW.

Tagged as: bombino, Falls Festival, Ian Laidlaw, Johnny Marr, MGMT, Solange, The Wombats, Violent Femmes

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Matt Corby Side Project To Play Woodford Folk Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Corby will perform a second show at the Woodford Folk Festival today. Corby will reveal his side-project Museum Collective.

Tagged as: Matt Corby, So Frenchy So Chic, Violent Femmes, Woodford Folk Festival

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Sexy MF, Mona Foma Reveals 2014 Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Tasmania’s Mona Foma has revealed the first line-up of artists for the 2014 event with an event to rival previous years.

Tagged as: Mona Foma, Violent Femmes

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Fall Festival Second Announcement Features Johnny Marr

by Paul Cashmere

Smiths legend Johnny Marr has been added to the Falls Festival line-up over the New Year’s long weekend.

Tagged as: Big Scary, Bombini, Emma Louise, Falls Festival. Johnny Marr, Horrorshow, Hungry Kids Of Hungry, Oliver Tank, second announcement, The Cat Empire, The Paper Kites, The Preatures, The Roots, The Rubens, The War On Drugs, Thundamentals, Tom Odell, Vampire Weekend, Violent Femmes, Violent Soho

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Victor DeLorenzo Explains His Departure From Violent Femmes

by Paul Cashmere

Yesterday it was announced that Brian Viglione from Dresden Dolls is the new drummer for The Violent Femmes, replacing founding drummer Victor DeLorenzo.

Tagged as: Brian Viglione, Victor DeLorenzo, Violent Femmes

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Dresden Dolls Drummer Brian Viglione Joins The Violent Femmes

by Paul Cashmere

Former Dresden Dolls drummer Brian Viglione is the new drummer for The Violent Femmes replacing Victor DeLorenzo who announced his departure today.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Brian Viglione, Dresden Dolls, Gordon Gano, Victor DeLorenzo, Violent Femmes

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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 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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Coachella To Be Streamed Live On YouTube

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The first weekend of the Coachella Festival from Indio, CA will be streamed live via YouTube and among the numerous modern artists are sets from a few veterans.

Tagged as: 2010s, Coachella, Dead Can Dance, Dinosaur Jr, festival, Grinderman, Johnny Marr, Lee Scratch Perry, New Order, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, OMD, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sparks, U.S.A., Violent Femmes, YouTube

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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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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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Violent Femmes Reunion Is Big News In Milwaukee

by Paul Cashmere

The people of the City of Milwaukee are pretty excited that their favourite sons The Violent Femmes are getting back together.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Coachella, Gordon Gano, Violent Femmes

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Grinderman and Violent Femmes Reform For Coachella

by Paul Cashmere

Coachella has secured an impressive line-up with reformations for Nick Cave’s Grinderman and Violent Femmes on the list.

Tagged as: Blur, Coachella, Grinderman, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Roses, Violent Femmes

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Engelbert Humperdinck To Record With Seal

by Paul Cashmere

Seal and Engelbert Humperdinck will team up for a duet, Noise11 can be revealed.

Tagged as: Dan Wilson, duets, Elton John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Martin Terefe, Midnight Oil, Seal, Violent Femmes

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Engelbert Humperdinck Burns The Midnight Oil With The Break

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has re-recorded one of his 60s songs ‘Ten Guitars’ with The Break, featuring members of Midnight Oil and Violent Femmes.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Brian Ritchie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Midnight Oil, Space Farm, Violent Femmes

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Brian Ritchie – From Violent Femmes To Artistic MOFO

by Claire Hennekam

Speaking at AWME on Saturday, Brian Ritchie shared his transition from the Violent Femmes, to the shakuhachi to MONA FOMA, while questioning the idea of world music as a genre and explaining why silence is sometimes good for us.

Tagged as: AWME, Brian Ritchie, Mona Foma, Violent Femmes

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David Byrne To Headline Mona Foma

by Paul Cashmere

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will head to Tasmania to headline the Mona Foma Festival in Hobart in January.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, David Byrne, Mona Foma, Talking Heads, Violent Femmes

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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 Puts Violent Femmes Supergroup Together For Mona Foma

by Paul Cashmere

The Mona Foma Festival in Hobart this week has had a last minute addition. Festival Director Brian Ritchie has put together a Violent Femmes supergroup featuring members of Dresden Dolls and PJ Harvey’s band.

Tagged as: Amanda Palmer, Brian Ritchie, Dresden Dolls, John Parish, Mick Harvey, Mona Foma, PJ Harvey, 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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