Paul Cashmere

Jon Stevens is about to embark on a Dead Daisies American tour with his leg in plaster. Stevens broke his leg and dislocated his thumb just a week before the tour was to begin.

Porcupine Tree founder Steven Wilson will play solo east coast dates in Australia in October.

Pitbull and Ke$ha have teamed up for a double header tour of Australia.

Martha Davis and the Motels will return to Australia in November.

Neil Young’s next instalment from his archives will be The Washington, DC concert ‘Live At the Cellar Door 1970’.

M-Phazes, the Melbourne based hip-hop producer and performer, has remixed Davey Lane’s ‘You’re The Cops, I’m The Crime’.

Sydney hip-hop duo Jackie Onassis has signed with Sony Music.

Stereophonics will release a Volume two of their current album ‘Graffiti on the Train’ and there may even be a third album as well.

Wendy Matthews is about to release ‘The Welcome Fire’, her first album of new, original material in over 10 years.

The Australian Radio Network (ARN) has today launched digital music service iHeartRADIO in Beta in Australia.

Friends of Stevie Wright have gathered to show their support for the now bedridden rock star who has left hospital for respite but whose health is continuing to fail him.

Richard Clapton will return to Sydney’s State Theatre in November for his sixth annual concert this year titled ‘The Best Years Of Our Lives’.

Believe it or not Katy Perry is the biggest album seller listed to still release a new album in 2013.

The soundtrack for the movie about iconic New York nightclub CBGB will include many of the acts who made their name at the venue including Blondie, Talking Heads and The Ramones.

Jimmy Barnes will make a special guest appearance at the Concert For Cambodia to be held in Sydney in September.

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Harry Wayne Casey (a.k.a. KC from KC and the Sunshine Band) has written a brand new song for Village People.

Promoter Michael Chugg’s new music division Chugg Music has scored its first platinum success with Brisbane band Sheppard.

Models have been back in the studio recording new music.

New dub-disco collective Passerine released their debut single ‘Ready To Begin’ this week.

The Beards will perform for World Beard Day in Sydney on September 7.

Jason Singh, founding member, lead singer and songwriter for Taxiride has signed with Robert Rigby’s Ambition Records for the release of his solo debut.

Shahrukh Khan, the King of Bollywood, is coming to Australia to visit the Parramasala Festival in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta.

Remote Control, the Australian independent label and home of Adele, Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend and The National, has launches a new publicity division Recon Music.

Paul Kelly and James Ledger have made the shortlist for the ‘Work Of The Year: Vocal/Choral’ category for the APRA Art Music Awards.

Ohio MC Machine Gun Kelly will tour Australia for the first time in September.

Soulfly have invited their metal mates into record with them on their upcoming ‘Savages’ album.

Korpiklanni, described as a “folk metal band”, will tour Australia in October.

The petition to have a Melbourne laneway named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has been officially presented to Melbourne City Council. Melbourne City Council has voted unanimously to seek a city laneway to name after the late singer.

Big Day Out has announced one of its biggest line-ups ever with Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Arcade Fire and Blur announced headliners for the 2014 tour.