14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (782+ words) by Paul Cashmere on September 14, 2026 Cheetah Chrome, the guitarist whose work with the Dead Boys helped define the first wave of American punk, has died at the age of 71. Cheetah Chrome, the founding Dead Boys guitarist whose abrasive playing became…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (858+ words) by Paul Cashmere on September 11, 2026 Peter de Jong, the singer, songwriter and frontman of Newcastle rock band Heroes, has died after more than five decades as a central figure in the city’s live music community. De Jong first gained attention…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (923+ words) The Beatles Rubber Soul box set by Paul Cashmere on September 10, 2026 John Lennon’s previously unknown 1965 home demo “Little Girl” will be released for the first time on October 2 as part of the expanded Rubber Soul Special Edition box set. The…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (836+ words) by Paul Cashmere on September 10, 2026 Foo Fighters have premiered a special performance of “Child Actor” through Vevo’s new Extended Play series, with the band set to return to Australia and New Zealand for nine stadium shows from November 2026 through January…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (766+ words) Jimi Hendrix Magic Boy by Paul Cashmere on September 8, 2026 The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s first Berkeley show from May 1970 will be released in full for the first time on October 16. The Berkeley concert occupies an important place in the Jimi Hendrix…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (804+ words) Hall and Oates Bigger Than Both Of Us by Paul Cashmere on September 8, 2026 Hall & Oates’ fifth studio album established the duo as a major pop force, with Rich Girl becoming their first US No. 1 single. Hall & Oates’ Bigger Than Both…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (863+ words) by Paul Cashmere on September 7, 2026 Bruce Springsteen will stream a new concert film documenting the Philadelphia finale of his 2026 Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour on September 9. Bruce Springsteen has released a trailer for Land Of Hope And Dreams…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (611+ words) John Oates socials profile pic by Paul Cashmere on September 6, 2026 John Oates has revisited a song he recorded on tape in 1992, reshaping it as a 1960s-inspired doo-wop single about the uncertainty of young love. Oates explained that the song was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (655+ words) by Paul Cashmere on September 2, 2026 The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Seventh Wonder will present Fleetwood Mac Orchestrated at Hamer Hall in April 2027, marking 50 years of Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album. Released in February 1977, Rumours became a defining album of its era…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (344+ words) by Paul Cashmere on September 2, 2026 Suede’s third album, Coming Up, celebrates its 30th anniversary on September 3, marking the record that reset the band’s direction and became its biggest commercial success of the 1990s. The American story was markedly different. Coming Up was…...