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Creedence Box Set Released This Week

Creedence Clearwater Revival remain one of the most iconic and important bands in American rock n’roll, and their leader John Fogerty has re-emerged as a vital current touring artist. In the late 60’s and early 70’s Creedence Clearwater Revival were the biggest band in America and their music continues to win new fans with bands like Kings Of  Leon and The Black Keys citing them as a major influence. The... Read the full story

B52’s Open Day On The Green Summer

This summer’s  Day On The Green concert season will open with a fun double bill featuring The B52’s and The Proclaimers. Both bands will perform at six ‘a day on the green’ winery events to launch the 2009/10 season and will also perform theatre shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Geelong. This will be an upbeat and possibly  cheesy, but undoubtedly entertaining way to end what may have... Read the full story

Black Crowes New Album Complete

Black Crowes have charted their own path over the past few years free from the constraints of major label record deals. Their independence has allowed them to try another innovative idea with the release of their new album – or should that be albums? Black Crowes recorded the two new albums over a series of five nights at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York. Both are studio albums although... Read the full story

Adam Ant On The Comeback Trail

Early 80’s chart topper and somewhat under-rated pop icon Adam Ant is planning a comeback tour. Ant, whose real name has always been Stuart Goddard, has had a fairly lack lustre beginning to this century which scraped the bottom of the barrel when he was was arrested for waving an imitation pistol at pub goers in 2002. Apparently he has a new girlfriend known as Clare (not the Chk, Chk…Boom girl)... Read the full story

Marilyn Manson Tour

Just when you thought it was safe to change your name to something genderbent and wear ghoulish make-up a new Australian tour was announced for Marilyn Manson to add to the Alice Cooper dates already announced. The two tours are not connected, except by common use of cosmetics. The Manson tour starts  in Perth in October and then makes its way to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. This will... Read the full story

Steve Wynn Revisits Dream Syndicate

The Dream Syndicate were one of the great bands of  early alternative rock. The bands leader Steve Wynn has continued and has built a sizeable catalogue of great music that he continues releasing and touring today. Wynn is willing though to embrace his past as well as continue to move forward. Wynn and his band the Miracle 3 will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the release of the Dream Syndicate... Read the full story

Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe has made an enormous contribution to contemporary rock as an artist, songwriter and producer and he continues to be an active artist today, being one of many fine artists on the US label YepRoc. That label is about to re-release Lowe’s first three albums as a limited edition box set. The collection of Dig My Mood, The Impossible Bird and The Convincer has been dubbed The Brentford Trilogy. Nick... Read the full story

Tim Buckley Album Uncovered

Tim Buckley was an extraordinary artist and he was also the father of another extraordinary artist Jeff Buckley. Both died before their time and after their deaths a number of recordings has emerged. The latest is a live album from Tim Buckley ‘Live At The Folklore Centre, 1967’ and was recorded by journalist Izzy Young, who also interviewed Buckley – an interview that will be included in the... Read the full story

Jagger Supports Iconic Music Venue

It’s good to see Mick Jagger using his powers for good and not evil. The Rolling Stones frontman is fighting to save the EMD cinema in Walthamstow, north-east London, from being turned into a place of worship for the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The venue was a cinema that became a live venue in the 1960’s. The art deco building, which played host to The Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks... Read the full story

East – Cold Chisel

Before Jimmy Barnes became the mythological “working class man” and even before Cold Chisel became the bogan rock staple diet of  Triple M radio (“rocksportandcomedymate”) there was a band prowling across the pubs and clubs (but mainly pubs) of Australia, that offered a new style of voice and a different sensibility than that you could normally expect to see on Countdown on Sunday nights. In... Read the full story

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