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Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2019. Source
Following the sad cancellation of Falls Festival in Lorne this week due to extreme weather conditions and bushfire danger, a slew of artists from the lineup including Halsey, YUNGBLUD, Peking Duk & more announced last-minute shows throughout Melbourne, with profits going to bushfire relief services. More followed suit yesterday (Baker Boy, These New South Wales, Bad//Dreems & more) and today, […]
Monty Python actor Neil Innes, who appeared in iconic films including Life of Brian and The Holy Grail and later played in Beatles spoof band the Rutles, has died at the age of 75. As NME reports, the news of the actor and songwriter’s unexpected passing was confirmed by his agent, who added that Innes […]
As the end of the decade is just hours (!!!) away, many publications are collating end of year lists, whether it be down to critics or just straight up chart data. Billboard have gone for the latter, and have released their top 10 rock songs of the past decade based on how they performed on […]
10 years ago, David Owen Blackley was a 24-year-old metalhead grinding away full time as an assistant manager at the local Video Ezy in his hometown of Capalaba, about 20 kilometres south-east of Brisbane. Today, he’s a world-class music videographer who regularly tours all over the globe working with the kind of bands that once […]
Just when you think that the winner of “best 2019 headline” is completely locked in, John Farnham comes swooping in at the final second for an absolute corker. Farnham is currently touring the country as a part of Falls Festival, and was actually one of the few acts to play the Lorne leg before it […]
It’s been an absolutely chaotic couple of days for attendees, artists and organisers of the Lorne leg of Falls Festival, with the event being cancelled after the first day due to the looming fire threat. But, proving the strength and resilience of this country’s awesome music community, many artists on the bill pulled whatever strings […]
The record executive who made the leap to Silicon Valley looks back on the decade in the music business, and sees a major problem on the horizon. Source
Sir Michael Palin and John Cleese lead the tributes to “The Seventh Python” and Rutles star. Source
The drama about the 60s “sex scandal” of John Profumo and Christine Keeler raises some temperatures. Source
