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Keith Urban Adds More Shows

Keith Urban’s home state of Queensland will now be treated to three shows when Keith kicks off his world tour in January.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Chugg Entertainment, Keith Urban

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Watch: Video For The New Presets Single ‘Youth In Trouble’

by Andrew Tijs

Dance duo The Presets are finally back with a new single and a video that will detach your retinas.

Tagged as: dance, electro, Pacifica, The Presets, Youth In Trouble

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Green Day Release ¡TRÉ! Trailer

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day have revealed the trailer for ¡TRÉ!, the third album in their upcoming trilogy.

Tagged as: Dos, Green Day, trailer, Tre, Tre Cool, Uno

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Tim and Eric’s Tim Heidecker Talks Comedy With Noise11

by Tim Cashmere

Tim and Eric were a surprise success. Their bizarre and unexpected style of humour was a huge hit around the world with the TV show Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job lasting five seasons, which was followed by Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.

Tagged as: comedy, Tim and Eric

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Joanna Newsom Plays New Song Live

by Andrew Tijs

Harpist and cult star Joanna Newsom has performed a new song during a benefit show with Philip Glass.

Tagged as: harp, Joanna Newsom, Philip Glass, The Diver's Wife

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Chris Cornell Plays ‘Outshined’ With A Fan

by Andrew Tijs

A UK fan has got up onstage with Chris Cornell to perform the Soundgarden classic ‘Outshined’, all captured on video.

Tagged as: Chris Cornell, grunge, Outshined, Soundgarden

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Tame Impala Reveal New Music In Teaser Trailer

by Andrew Tijs

Globetrotting Perth psych rockers Tame Impala have posted a teaser trailer for the next album featuring new sounds.

Tagged as: Lonerism, psych, rock, Tame Impala

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Lana Del Rey Plays Jackie Kennedy In New Clip

by Andrew Tijs

The new Lana Del Rey video features her as Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, A$AP Rocky as JFK, and the assassination.

Tagged as: A$AP Rocky, Jackie Kennedy, JFK, Lana Del Rey, Marilyn Monroe, National Anthem

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Rod Stewart - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11. Photo

Rod Stewart Signs With Universal

by Paul Cashmere

After a decade Rod Stewart has left J. Records and has a new home at Universal Music.

Tagged as: J. Records, Rod Stewart, Universal Music

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R. Kelly Rushed To Hospital

by Paul Cashmere

R&B star R. Kelly has had to suddenly cut short a promo tour when he was rushed to hospital today for emergency medical treatment.

Tagged as: R. Kelly, Soulacoaster

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Florence + The Machine Working On Dance Side Project

by Andrew Tijs

Florence + The Machine have a dance side project, called Side Project, and have already recorded a house track.

Tagged as: dance, Florence + The Machine, house, side project

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Sam Sparro To Do Live Q&A Online Tonight

by Andrew Tijs

Disco-pop prince Sam Sparro will do a live Q&A from Paris tonight through Facebook.

Tagged as: disco, funk, pop, Q&A, Sam Sparro, soul, UStream

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The Amity Affliction Announce Their Biggest Australian Tour Yet

by Andrew Tijs

Queensland post-hardcore outfit The Amity Affliction take international acts around the nation in September.

Tagged as: A Ghost Inside, Architects, Buried In Verona, Chasing Ghosts, The Amity Affliction

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Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones (photo by Ros O'Gorman)

Charlie Watts Remakes Route 66

by Paul Cashmere

Charlie Watts has recorded a new version of ‘Route 66’, the Bobby Troup song also made famous by The Rolling Stones in the 1960s.

Tagged as: B, C & D of Boogie Woogie, Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones, The A

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Justin Bieber Believe Is Year’s Biggest Debut In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Justin Bieber ‘Believe’ sold 374,000 units in its first week in America last week giving it the highest selling first week sales of the year.

Tagged as: Believe, Billboard, Justin Bieber, US chart

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Mumford And Sons Book Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

British folkies Mumford And Sons book an Australian tour with buddies Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros.

Tagged as: Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, folk, Mumford and Sons, UK, Willy Mason

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Gallows Offer Free New Song And Announce Next Album

by Andrew Tijs

UK hardcore punks Gallows off their first single as a free download and announce their self-titled third album.

Tagged as: download, free, Gallows, hardcore, punk, UK

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Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe And Old Crow Medicine Show Plan DVD

by Andrew Tijs

Big Easy Express follows Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show on their train journey.

Tagged as: Big Easy Express, DVD, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, folk, Mumford and Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show

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Nada Surf Announce Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Nada Surf will head back to Australia for the first time in a decade for shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Nada Surf

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Kelly Clarkson photo by Ros O'Gorman noise11.com images

Kelly Clarkson And The Fray Australian Tour Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Kelly Clarkson will return to Australia for a national tour in September with The Fray as her special guest act.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Kelly Clarkson, Sarah De Bono, The Fray

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New Muse ‘Survival’ Is Official London Olympic Games Song – LISTEN

by Paul Cashmere

Muse new song ‘Survival’ is the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Tagged as: Muse, Olympic Games, Survival

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The Rolling Stones Have A 50th Anniversary Logo

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary year is yet to gather any real moment but at least there is some activity. A new logo has been unveiled.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, The Rolling Stones

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Icehouse Anniversary Albums And Catalogue On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

The next round of Icehouse releases will feature special edition anniversary additions of ‘Primitive Man’ and ‘Man Of Colours’ plus reissues of the remainder of the Icehouse back catalogue.

Tagged as: Icehouse, Iva Davies, Man Of Colours, Primitive Man

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Jerry Douglas Offers A New All-Star Album

by Andrew Tijs

Master dobro guitarist Jerry Douglas prepares an album featuring Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Dr John, Mumford & Sons, Alison Krauss and more.

Tagged as: Alison Krauss, Americana, Bela Fleck, bluegrass, Del McCoury, Dr John, Eric Clapton, Jerry Douglas, Keb Mo, Marc Cohn, Mumford & Sons, Omar Hakim, Paul Simon, Sam Bush, Traveler

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Listen: New Lupe Fiasco Song ‘Bitch Bad’

by Andrew Tijs

Lupe Fiasco chides his fellow rappers about misogyny on a new track ‘Bitch Bad’.

Tagged as: Bitch Bad, Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, hip-hop, Lupe Fiasco, rap

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John Taylor Pens His Autobiography

by Paul Cashmere

Duran Duran founder John Taylor will tell all in his first book ‘In The Pleasure Groove’.

Tagged as: Duran Duran, In The Pleasure Groove, John Taylor, Love Death Duran Duran

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Tortoise Announce A National October Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Chicago post-rock pioneers Tortoise have announced a full Australian tour for October.

Tagged as: Chicago, post-rock, This Is Nowhere, Tortoise

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iTunes And Spotify Are Now Highest Income Generators For Labels

by Andrew Tijs

A major music label insider has claimed that their top two sources of income are now iTunes and Spotify.

Tagged as: iTunes, Major Label, Spotify

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Kenny Rogers, Lanie Lane, Kate Miller-Heidke Announced For Darwin Festival

by Andrew Tijs

Country icon Kenny Rogers will join rockbilly chick Lanie Lane, quirk-pop star Kate Miller-Heidke and more at this year’s Darwin Festival.

Tagged as: comedy, country, Darwin Festival, Holly Throsby, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kenny Rogers, Lanie Lane, rockabilly, theatre

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Van Halen Rumoured For Super Bowl Halftime Show

by Andrew Tijs

The Super Bowl Halftime entertainment rumour mill has already begun, and NBC Sports suggest it might be Van Halen’s turn.

Tagged as: Entertainment, Halftime, NFL, rumour, Super Bowl, Van Halen

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