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Sean Combs Speaks Up After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has spoken out after being accused of sexual assault and rape by four different women.

December 8, 2023
Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Off The Road For Six Weeks

A member of Red Hot Chili Peppers has been injured, forcing the band out of their festive Los Angeles show.

December 8, 2023
Don Walker photo by Ros O'Gorman
Don Walker To Play More Solo Dates in 2024

Don Walker released his solo album ‘Lightning in a Clear Blue Sky’ in 2023.

December 7, 2023
Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert
First Australian Coin With King Charles Was Spent On A Russell Morris Album At Songland Records

The Royal Australian Mint has started circulation of the first coin to feature King Charles III and the first coin was spent a Songland Records in Canberra on the Russell Morris album ‘The Real Thing Symphonic Concert’.

December 7, 2023
Concord Records
R.I.P. TV Producer and Record Exec Norman Lear At 101

Norman Lear, born in 1922, has died in 2023 at age 101.

December 7, 2023
Taylor Swift photo by Ros O'Gorman
Taylor Swift Named Time Person of the Year

Taylor Swift is the Time Person of the Year, beating out Vladamir Putin, King Charles, President Xi Jinping and Barbie.

December 7, 2023
Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo at the Palais Theatre Melbourne 6 December 2023 photo by Lucas Packett
Devo Complete Their ’50 years of De-Evolution’ Farewell Tour In Melbourne

Devo may or may not have played their last show ever in Melbourne. The show on 6 December, 2023 at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda was the last date of the ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ world tour. If this really was their last show ever 50 years certainly ended with little fanfare.

December 7, 2023
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, photo by Ros O'Gorman
J Mascis To Play Two Solo Dates In Australia

J Mascis will play solo dates in Sydney and Brisbane when Dinosaur Jr head down in 2024.

December 7, 2023
SXSW 2024
SXSW Announces Second Round of Artists for 2024

SXSW has announced its second round of showcasing artists for 2024 with 16 from Australia.

December 7, 2023
George Michael MSO
Amanda Pelman To Present George Michael: Freedom With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Producer Amanda Pelman is presenting ‘George Michael: Freedom’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this Saturday night at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

December 6, 2023
Rod Stewart at Rod Laver Arena 14 March 2023 photo Bron Robinson
Rod Stewart and Jools Holland Team Up For Swing Album

Rod Stewart and Jools Holland will release a Swing album together in February, 2024. ‘Swing Fever’s first single is ‘Almost Like Being In Love’.

December 6, 2023
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Foo Fighters Honor Taylor Hawkins and Introduce Josh Freese To Melbourne #REVIEW

Dave Grohl said he had lost count of the number of times Foo Fighters have toured Australia “10, 20, 100”. The answer is actually 13. Foo Fighters first toured Australia on the Summersault Festival in 1995. They were back in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018 and for that one-off show in Geelong in 2022. The early tours were mainly club shows. The biggest they got in those first 10 years (outside festivals) was a Festival Hall show in Melbourne. The first arena show was in 2005 and for the past 10 years it has been stadiums.

December 6, 2023
Wings London Town
Wings and Moody Blues Guitarist Denny Laine Dies At Age 79

Singer, guitarist and composer Denny Laine, the co-founder of Wings with Paul McCartney and also co-founder of The Moody Blues, has died at the age of 79.

December 6, 2023
Melissa Etheridge, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11
Melissa Etheridge, Samantha Fish and Eric Bibb To Perform for Blues on Broadbeach

The mystery of the missing Melissa Etheridge Queensland date has been resolved. Melissa will be performing at Blues on Broadbeach.

December 5, 2023
Wings Band On The Run 50th Anniversary Edition To Be Released

Wings’ classic ‘Band On the Run’ will be reissued in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the album’s release in November 1973.

December 5, 2023
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Massive Attack To Play First UK Show In Five Years

Massive Attack have announced their first live UK show in five years.

December 5, 2023
Jesse Dayton and Samantha Fish Photo credit Jean Frank
Samantha Fish Announces 2024 Australian Dates

Samantha Fish will be back in Australia for a second time following her dates earlier this year.

December 5, 2023
Josh Teskey of The Teskey Brothers photo by Winston Robinson
The Teskey Brothers Sell-Out Melbourne’s Iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl

For any Melbourne act, selling out the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl is on every bucket list. The Teskey Brothers can now cross it off their bucket list.

December 4, 2023
Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 29 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Legendary Engelbert Humperinck Announces His Last Ever Australian Tour

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck will tour Australia in 2024 for the last time.

December 4, 2023
Myles Goodwyn from his Facebook page
Myles Goodwyn of April Wine Dies Aged 75

Myles Goodwyn, lead singer and guitarist for Canada’s April Wine, has died at age 75.

December 4, 2023
Tex Perkins of The Cruel Sea. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
The Cruel Sea Dust Off The Legacy for 2023 Reunion Tour

When Australian bands of the 90s are mentioned The Cruel Sea tend to be down the list or overlooked. Silverchair, You Am I, The Superjesus, Powerfinger, Baby Animals, Spiderbait, Something For Kate and The Living End dominate writings about the era.

December 4, 2023
Ocean Alley
Here Comes The Sun Expands Into Victoria for 2024

Western Australia’s Here Comes The Sun festival will also have a Victoria date for 2024.

December 4, 2023
James Taylor performs with his All Star Band in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 8 February 2017. Ros OGorman
James Taylor To Perform First Australian Shows Since 2017 in 2024

Singer/songwriting legend James Taylor will return to Australia in 2024 for his first tour since 2017.

December 4, 2023
Nathalie Lermitte
Piaf! The Show Is Coming To Australia

‘Piaf! The Show’, France’s biggest musical in years, will tour Australia in 2024.

December 4, 2023
Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Morrissey Blows Out First Australian Show In Perth

Morrissey’s Friday night concert in Perth was cancelled because of “technical difficulties”.

December 3, 2023
Kiss Komplete Kareer In New York City (Or Have They)

Kiss is rock and roll over. After over 2900 shows (they didn’t quite make 3000) Kiss played their final show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday December 2, 2023.

December 3, 2023
Paul McCartney Band On The Run
Mark Christowski To Take Band On The Run On The Run

Empire Touring’s Mark Christowski has revealed his next band on the run will be a band on the run performing ‘Band On The Run’.

December 1, 2023
Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Bron Robinson
By The C Adjusts Torquay Event With Jimmy Barnes Still Out of Action

As Jimmy Barnes is still recovering from bacterial pneumonia, A Barnes supergroup and Jon Stevens have been announced as last minute replacement.

December 1, 2023
Ed Sheeran photo by Ros O'Gorman
Ed Sheeran and James Blunt Perform For Eugenie Windsor

Ed Sheeran and James Blunt performed at the Eugenie Windsor anti-slavery charity gala on Wednesday.

December 1, 2023
The Damned
The Damned To Return To Australia With Original Line-up in 2024

The Damned will be back in Australia in 2024 with the original line-up of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray.

December 1, 2023