‘Good Night’, the debut single by X Factor winner Reece Mastin sold about 32,000 downloads on yesterday (November 23), the day after Reece won X Factor.

Comic duo Jay and Silent Bob, from Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse, tour Australian in 2012.

A Day On The Green has put together a massive line-up of Australian rock with Noiseworks, Ian Moss, Ross Wilson, Richard Clapton, Dragon, Daryl Braithwaite, 1927 and Choirboys will gather for a few gigs.

Andrea True, the singer who made it to the top five in 1976 with More, More, More, passed away on November 7 in Kingston, NY at the age of 68. The cause of death was not made public.

A combination of spine-tingling operatic vocals and retro digitalism may just make Canada’s Austra your new favourite.

Magazine were an arty band that came along at the time of post-punk, but they were even on the periphery of a genre that was already on the periphery of music. Now the band have returned with their first album since 1981, ‘No Thyself’.

Dolly Parton is back in Melbourne for the first time in 25 years and this show is every bit the entertainment you want it to be.

Hip-pop sensation Nicki Minaj has tweeted the name and release date of her follow-up to Pink Friday.

It’s been rumoured for a while, but actress Julie Delpy has been confirmed as the director of an upcoming biopic on the late Clash front man Joe Strummer.

Fishbone get covered on TV, Temper Trap stay at cancerous hotel, Big Boi gets compared to the Beatles, Missy Higgins’ mystery duet and heaps more.

Real Estate and Total Control are the final two bands to be added to the Golden Plains lineup, completing it after the lineup suffered the setback of dreamy band Low’s cancelation.

Club chart-toppers Yolanda Be Cool join Sydney’s Harbour party with Wynter Gordon, Potbelleez and more.

Drake’s ‘Take Care’ album sold like it was the good old days this week.

Moments after Reece Mastin was announced as the winner of X Factor 2011 Sony Music released his debut single ‘Good Night’ via iTunes.

British post-punk cult legends The Fall are set to release their twenty-ninth album since 1976.

‘Old Ideas’ is the title of what will be Leonard Cohen’s first studio album in over eight years and his 12th album since 1967.

No Doubt tweet Cure photos, tUnE-yArDs need spinal care, Bruno Mars sends wellness vibes to Adele, Tom Morello performs with Ben Harper, and heaps more.

Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, the founding members of Depeche Mode, are back working together for the first time since 1981.

Brooklyn alt-hip-hop heads Heems, Kool A.D. and Dap, otherwise known as Das Racist, announce sideshows.

Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners at the American Music Awards this week.

The deluxe edition of Bon Iver’s hit self-titled album will feature ten short films.

Bruno Mars has now had 11 Top 10 hits when you count songs he wrote, recorded, produced or featured on.

Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am releases his first solo single with guests spots from Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez.

Susan Boyle retains the number one position in a strange week on the ARIA charts.

The official word came on Sunday that Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band will, indeed, continue after the untimely death of saxophonist Clarence Clemmons.

Justin Bieber has taken a paternity test despite the woman who claimed he fathered her 3-month old baby dropping her allegations.

“We’re not used to playing in fancy wineries. We used to play in mining towns.” This was the line from Jimmy Barnes that summed up the awkward feeling I had in my guts about seeing Cold Chisel in the picturesque Yarra Valley. Something about it didn’t feel right and while that feeling seemed lost on a fair chunk of the Toorak-tractor-driving upper class wine-sipping crowd, it was refreshing to know that the band were at least aware of it.

Lou Reed and Metallica’s ‘Lulu’ is a complete stiff.

A show co-written by Tim Freedman is about to be work-shopped in Sydney.

Big Day Out has rolled out sideshow dates for Kasabian, My Chemical Romance, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Poyksopp, Odd Future and Cage The Elephant.