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Billy Idol Photo by Karen Freedman

Billy Idol Has A Busy Year Ahead

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Billy Idol is looking at a very busy 2013 and an even busier 2014.

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Sting photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sting Writes New Album And Possible Broadway Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After ten years of live albums, reimaginings of his catalogue and lute music, Sting is finally returning to the studio to record a new material.

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Paul Weller: Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Paul Weller To Do Some Small Dates In The US

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Weller is coming to U.S. in July because “I just fancied playing a few American shows.”

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Debbie Harry, Blondie

Debbie Harry Pleased One Direction Covered Blondie Track

by Music-News.com

Debbie Harry is “flattered” One Direction chose to cover a Blondie song.

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Lemmy of Motorhead. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Motörhead And Saxon Confirm UK Dates

by Music-News.com

The loudest band in rock n roll, have confirmed that their annual run of UK dates will, as always, be taking place this November and this time they’re bringing the mighty Saxon with them.

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Nilsson Flash Harry

Harry Nilsson’s Final Album To Get The Reissue Treatment

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Harry Nilsson’s sixteenth and final album, Flash Harry, was never released in the United States, only seeing the light of day in the U.K. and Japan in 1980.

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Iron Maiden. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Iron Maiden Begin Maiden England Tour In Spain

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Iron Maiden opened their European portion of their Maiden England tour on Monday night at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Barakaldo, Spain.

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Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Bruce Dickinson Will Cycle The Final 25 Miles To The Download Festival For Charity

by Music-News.com

Following the recently announced news of the ‘Heavy Metal Truants’ charity bike ride to Download Festival at Castle Donington, it has now been announced that Maiden’s lead singer Bruce Dickinson will be flying in specially from Germany so he can join the HM Truants in cycling the final 25 mile leg of the bike ride

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Kathy Valentine

Go-Go’s Try To Lower Kathy Valentine’s Share In The Band

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It has never been clear why Kathy Valentine is no longer with the Go-Go’s, but it’s obvious that she is not happy about the situation as the other members are allegedly trying to shut her out of the band financially.

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Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy To Release Youth-Produced Solo Album Next Year

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Peter Murphy is hoping to release a new solo album early in 2014.

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Richie Sambora: Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Richie Sambora Says He Has No Major Problems In His Life Right Now

by Music-News.com

Richie Sambora says his bandmate Jon Bon Jovi is ‘making it very difficult’ to reunite.

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George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

George Michael Remains In Hospital

by Music-News.com

George Michael is being “kept in hospital” following his car crash.

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Jon Bon Jovi, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Jon Bon Jovi Recalls Worst Moment As A Dad

by Music-News.com

Jon Bon Jovi says getting the call his daughter had overdosed was his ‘worst moment’ as a father.

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George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

George Michael Fell Out Of Car At 70mph

by Music-News.com

George Michael was ‘lucky he didn’t die’ during his recent car crash.

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Philip Chevron of The Pogues, Noise11, Photo

Pogues Guitarist Has ‘Lethal Cancer’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Philip Chevron, the guitarist for the Pogues and Radiators From Space, announced his medical condition on the Pogues website with the headline “This time the cancer is lethal.”

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Richard Branson

Virgin Records Celebrate 40 Years With A Series Of Events

by Music-News.com

2013 is the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records, the revolutionary British record label launched by Richard Branson in 1973. To mark the event there will be a series of events taking place this autumn celebrating the label’s rich history and ability to ‘disrupt the status quo’.

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OMD

OMD Release New Dresden Single

by Music-News.com

OMD distil their trailblazing electronic sound into a brand new single, ‘Dresden’, which is out May 27th on 100% Records and which is taken from their new LP ‘English Electric’, out now.

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Gary Numan, music news, noise11.com

Gary Numan Announces Short US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Gary Numan has announced a short run of six shows for the west coast of the U.S. starting on August 28 in Sacramento, CA and ending September 4 in Santa Ana, CA.

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Foreigner, Noise11, Photo

Lou Gramm Doesn’t See Foreigner Reunion Happening

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Lou Gramm has once again pulled back from talk of a Foreigner reunion, telling Dave Bassner of the VH1 Radio Network that he may retire “sooner than you think.”

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Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Vince Neil Hints At the End Of Mötley Crüe

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In early 2012, Vince Neil told a number of sources that Mötley Crüe’s days were numbered.

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Julian Lennon and Steven Tyler noise11.com photo image

Julian Lennon Releases Video From New First Album In 15 Years

by Music-News.com

Julian Lennon Goes “Lookin’ 4 Luv” On mesmerizing ballad from new album Everything Changes.

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Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bruce Springsteen Still Can’t Believe Plug Was Pulled On Him And Sir Paul

by Music-News.com

Just a few weeks ahead of an expected triumphant return to the UK, Bruce Springsteen says he still can’t believe health and safety officials pulled the plug on him and Sir Paul McCartney at Hyde Park last year.

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Midge Ure by Karen Freedman

Midge Ure Returns To Melbourne After A 28 Year Break

by Karen Freedman

“Thanks for coming. Next time bring a few friends,” greeted Midge Ure from the compact stage at the intimate Billboard venue Friday night, as he began his first Melbourne show since 1985 with ‘I See Hope (In The Morning Light)’.

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Rebecca McBrain

Iron Maiden Drummer’s Wife Arrested On Assault Charges

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rebecca McBrain, the wife of Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain, was arrested back in early March on battery charges over an incident that happened in their home in Boca Raton, FL.

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Jackson children

Godfather Of Michael Jackson’s Children Worries About Them

by Music-News.com

Michael Jackson’s children might be turned into ‘performing monkeys’, their godfather has warned.

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Prince at SXSW, Noise11, Photo

Prince Plays Deep Cuts And New Songs At Vancouver Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tickets were $250 (although those that waited until the day of the show paid as low as $50) and what the fans got for their money was a little over 1-1/2 hours of mostly new music.

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Todd Rundgren Adds 2nd Melbourne Show

The first Todd Rundgren Melbourne gig has sold out, and a second show has been added for Tuesday 30 October at the John Curtin Hotel.

August 4, 2018
Todd Rundgren, Trak, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Todd Rundgren And Todd-A-Roo Coming To Australia

Great news for fans of the uber-talented Todd Rundgren. In 2008, for a week on the glorious isle of Kauai, in Hawaii, about 300 fans from all over the world joined the Rundgrens at their incredible home to celebrate his 60th birthday. This became known as ToddStock; a week of camping, drinking, singing and celebrating.

July 4, 2018
Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo
Aretha Franklin Medical Mystery

Aretha Franklin has been going through something serious medically the last few years, but nobody but her closest confidants know what it is.

August 22, 2013
Cassidy Mug Shot
David Cassidy Arrested For Drink Driving

David Cassidy was arrested early Wednesday morning outside of Albany, NY for driving while intoxicated.

August 22, 2013
Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera In Idaho Wildfire Nightmare

Peter Cetera's home in Ketchum, ID is currently being threatened by the wildfires that have spread to 126,000 acres in the area.

August 21, 2013
Paul Simon, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Paul Simon 15 CD Complete Album Collection Coming In October

The solo career of Paul Simon is chronicled on the upcoming 15-CD set The Complete Album Collection, due on October 15 via Legacy.

August 21, 2013
Queen, Noise11, Photo
The Freddie Mercury Show Must Go On Without Sacha Baron Cohen In Lead Role

Sacha Baron Cohen had one vision for the biopic of Freddie Mercury while the other members of Queen had another.

July 23, 2013