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Lloyd Cole – Another Fine Conversation You Got Me Into

Lloyd Cole is no stranger to this little oasis of the internet as you will see if you search the length and breadth of this lil’ website. He’s about to do another Australian tour with a three piece band called The Small Ensemble, because they are, well, a small ensemble. They will be playing many songs from his impressive catalogue including a number of songs from his latest album Broken Record,... Read the full story

R.E.M.- New Album Preview

I found myself at the right place at the right time the other day, and heard a sneak preview of the new R.E.M. album Collapse Into Now.  And let me tell you, I think this is the album that long time fans of the band have been hoping for for several years. While I was a big fan of their last album Accelerate, it was undoubtedly a very deliberate attempt to rediscover the punk/garage band roots –... Read the full story

Numan Returns For The Pleasure Principle

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of The Pleasure Principle, Gary Numan will make a welcome return to Australia and New Zealand this May to play the album in its entirety. The release of The Pleasure Principle in 1979 was a defining moment in electronic music history. Not only did it mark the birth of electro-pop, ushering in the new wave movement across the globe, but it also cemented... Read the full story

Joe Pug To Tour

Last November saw the first ever visit by Chicago born artist, Joe Pug. He was introduced to audiences in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and wowed them all.So much so, he has been asked back to play both Port Fairy Folk Festival and Mossvale Music Festivals in Victoria, as well as headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney, and for the first time he will hit Adelaide and Perth. Performing with his trusty... Read the full story

Tony Joe White Returns

Tony Joe White is returning to Australian shores for another tour. This event is not uncommon, but never unwelcome! The original swamp rocker has been cutting it up for almost 50 years now and he shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Tony Joe apparently loves travelling to Australia and has done so consistently for the last 15 years, treating old and new fans alike with his rocking tales of... Read the full story

Robin Hitchcock Tours With Joe Boyd – Not Here Though!

Robin Hitchcock, he of the Soft Boys and numerous other musical configurations is about to embark on a short US tour alongside legendary producer Joe Boyd. On the tour Boyd talks and reads extracts from his autobiography White Bicycles, while Hitchcock sings and plays music from Boyd’s body of work. There’s probably no chance we’ll ever see the shows in Australia, but’s it worth mentioning... Read the full story

Elvis Costello Sideshows

Elvis Costello was already coming to Australia for the West Coast Blues ‘N’ Roots Festival in Fremantle, and Byron Bay’s Bluesfest but now the tour will take in two very special theatre shows in Sydney and Melbourne for one night only in each city; Sydney’s State Theatre on Tuesday 19 April and the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Thursday 21 April. It’s pretty much impossible to capture the... Read the full story

Bob Dylan Extends Bluesfest Into Tour

We knew it was only a matter of time before Bob Dylan announced sideshows to complement his performance in Byron Bay for Bluesfest and Fremantle for West Coast Blues & Roots. We knew it, but that doesn’t make the news any less exciting. Bob Dylan – celebrated poet, artist, singer, writer, actor and radio announcer (yep, you can teach old dogs new tricks) returns to Australia after close to... Read the full story

Cold Chisel’s Steve Prestwich Dies – RIP

News has just come in that Steve Prestwich, the drummer for Cold Chisel has died from a brain tumour at the age of 56. The sad event occurred on Sunday afternoon. Prestwich was a founding member of Cold Chisel alongside Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Don Walker and Les Kaczmarek. Another early seventies migrant to Australia, Prestwich was born in Liverpool, England but moved to Adelaide, Australia with his... Read the full story

Harvey James Dies

In sad news, Sherbet guitarist Harvey James died last night in Melbourne at 8.15pm after a battle with lung cancer. He was 58 years old. Harvey James was one of the mainstays of the early Australian rock scene and had a role in many important bands before he was enlisted to join Sherbet at the height of their fame in 1975. He had been a member of Mississippi with Beeb Birtles and Graham Goble in the... Read the full story

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