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Last night the Yeah Yeah Yeahs put on one helluva concert at Festival Hall in Melbourne.

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Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yesterday, the Australian music world lost another of its greats, Rose Tattoo guitarist, Mick Cocks when he lost his battle with liver cancer.

Mick Cocks rehearsing with Rose Tattoo in June 2006

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Cocksy was drafted in as the second guitarist when Rose Tattoo formed in 1976 along with singer Angry Anderson, slide guitarist Pete Wells, bass player Ian Rilen and drummer Dallas “Digger” Royal. Sadly Pete Wells and Ian Rilen both also succumbed to cancer in 2006; the same year Rose Tattoo was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Mick also played in a couple of other fine rock n roll outfits, The Illustrated Men with Pete Wells, Ian Rilen and was a founding member of Doomfoxx, a hard rocking Sydney band who are out for world domination (Mick left Doomfoxx in 2007).

In addition to being a fine guitarist whose trademark riffs helped define the Rose Tattoo sound, Mick was an irrepressible rascal, always quick with a smart quip and keen to share a drink, smoke or laugh with those around him.

Vale Cocksy – gonna miss you mate.

Last night Green Day blew the crowd away with a high-octane performance on the Melbourne leg of their 21st Century Breakdown tour. Jet were back to their best and were sounding damned fine too. Click photos below to see full set of shots of each band.

Green Day

Jet

Yesterday, country music super star and Grammy award nominee Keith Urban kicked off the Australian leg of his Escape Together tour at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. Photos from the media conference and sound check can be seen by clicking on the photo below.

Tim Rogers put together a crack band to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the classic live Rolling Stones album Get Yer Yah Yahs out. In addition to the Tim Rogers Rolling Stones super group, Black Cab took the crowd on a wild journey playing most of their Altamont Diaries album with a film backdrop of that infamous concert showing as they performed.  ’twas a sensational night.

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