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Orbital Book Australian Tour And Prep New Album

by Andrew Tijs

UK electro veterans Orbital have booked an Australian tour for May to show off their reunion album.

Tagged as: album, Australian, Brisbane, club, dance, electro, Melbourne, Orbital, Sydney, tickets, tour, UK, Wonky

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Jake Gyllenhaal Goes On Killing Spree In New Video

by Andrew Tijs

Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal slaughters pretty young things in a new video from French act The Shoes.

Tagged as: clip, duo, electro, EP, French, Jake Gyllenhaal, new, single, The Shoes, Time To Dance, video

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Frank Turner Adds NT and FNQ Shows

by Andrew Tijs

UK punk rock troubadour Frank Turner has added shows in Cairns, Townsville, Alice Springs and Darwin.

Tagged as: 2012, Alice Springs, Australian, Cairns, Darwin, Frank Turner, Groovin The Moo, punk, rock, solo, tour, Townsville, UK

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Adele Clocks Up Another Week Atop The ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Adele scores her 31st week at the top, but we have a new number one single from Fun with Janelle Monae.

Tagged as: Adele, album, ARIA, Bob Seger, Bon Iver, chart, Every Time I Die, Fun, Gym Class Heroes, Jessie J, Last Dinosaurs, One Direction, Passenger, single, Taylor Swift, The Wombats, Troy Cassar-Daley

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Hilarious. Matt Lauer Asks One Direction About 5 Year Plan

by Paul Cashmere

How funny. NBS’s Today Show host Matt Lauer asked One Direction if they had a 5 or 10 year plan. Hilarious, especially coming from the guy who just signed a $25 million a year contract to stay with NBC.

Tagged as: bowling alley, Matt Lauer, NBC, One Direction, Today Show

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Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball Tops UK Chart

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The new Bruce Springsteen album Wrecking Ball has debuted at no. 1 in the UK.

Tagged as: Austin, Austin Convention Center, Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band, SXSW, Wrecking Ball

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Oprah Winfrey Interviews Whitney Houston’s Daughter

by Paul Cashmere

Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has spoken publicly for the first time with Oprah Winfrey.

Tagged as: Bobbi Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick, Oprah Winfrey, OWN, Whitney Houston

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Steve Prestwich of Cold Chisel. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

New Cold Chisel Album Features Final Steve Prestwich Recordings

by Paul Cashmere

The new Cold Chisel album ‘No Plans’ features the final recorded moments of Steve Prestwich.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Cold Chisel, No Plans, Steve Prestwich

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Jack White Plays His First Solo Gig

by Paul Cashmere

Jack White took to the stage for a solo artist for the very first time this week playing for the third birthday of his Third Man Records birthday in Nashville.

Tagged as: Jack White, Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes

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Al Gore To Discuss New Media With Sean Parker At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Former US Vice President Al Gore will speak at SXSW in Austin on Monday.

Tagged as: Al Gore, Apple, Google, Napster, Plaxo, Sean Parker, SXSW

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Ian Turpie Loses Cancer Battle At 68

by Paul Cashmere

Australian 60s pop star and later game show host Ian Turpie has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 68.

Tagged as: cancer, Ian Turpie, The Price Is Right. music news

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Leo Sayer Reviews Nile Rodgers and Chic For Noise11.com

by Paul Cashmere

In the 70s and 80s, the name Nile Rodgers together with partner Bernard Edwards built the foundations of dance music today through disco and the band Chic.

Tagged as: Bernard Edwards, Chic, Leo Sayer, Nile Rodgers, Sydney

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Bob Dylan Recording At Jackson Browne Studio

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has been working on his next album at Jackson Browne’s studio in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Los Lobos

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John Mayer Cancels All Shows Including SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

John Mayer has had to pull out of all of his upcoming performances including his SXSW showcase for next Saturday, March 18 citing health reasons.

Tagged as: cancels, granuloma, John Mayer, SXSW

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Kimbra Announces National Tour With Daniel Merriweather

by Andrew Tijs

The busiest girl in indie-pop Kimbra announces a sly national tour for May.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, Brisbane, Daniel Merriweather, indie, Kimbra, Melbourne, National Tour, Perth, pop, soul, Sydney

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Pennywise Announce Their Tenth Album All Or Nothing

by Andrew Tijs

So-Cal punk heroes Pennywise launch their tenth album with a new track.

Tagged as: album, All Or Nothing, California, new, Pennywise, punk, rock, song, stream, US, Zoli Teglas

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Garbage Reveal Album Cover And Tracklisting

by Paul Cashmere

Garbage have announced the tracklisting for their reunion album ‘Not Your Kind Of People’ and unveiled the cover artwork.

Tagged as: Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Garbage, Not Your Kind Of People, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, STUNVOLUME

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Dougy, The Temper Trap - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

The Temper Trap Deliver New Song And Album Tracklist

by Andrew Tijs

The Temper Trap offer the first sounds from their second, self-titled album.

Tagged as: album, Australia, Need Your Love, new, Rabbit Hole, self-titled, single, song, SXSW, The Temper Trap, tour

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Hilltop Hoods Lead This Week’s New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

The Hilltop Hoods and Bruce Springsteen kick off the new releases for this week.

Tagged as: album, Bruce Springsteen, Chiddy Bang, Fun, Gary Clark Jr, Hilltop Hoods, Lyle Lovett, new releases, Rowland S Howard, Steve Earle, The Decemberists, VCMG, White Rabbits

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Airbourne To Release Third Album On Roadrunner

by Paul Cashmere

Airbourne’s third album will be released worldwide by Roadrunner.

Tagged as: Airbourne, Roadrunner Records

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Robyn Loau Covers Kate Bush Classic

by Paul Cashmere

Robyn Loau has recorded a cover of the Kate Bush classic ‘Wuthering Heights’.

Tagged as: Kate Bush, Robyn Loau, Wuthering Heights

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Tumbleweed Have 20 New Songs

by Paul Cashmere

The original and reformed Tumbleweed have been busy writing. The band has 20 new songs.

Tagged as: Paul McKercher, Tumbleweed, Wollongong

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Tenacious D Talk About Their New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of mock metallers Tenacious D reveal details of their third album Rize Of The Fenix.

Tagged as: acoustic, album, Jack Black, Kyle Gass, metal, Rize Of The Fenix, rock, Tenacious D, third, track listing

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Dan Bradley Reignites The Australian Music Quota Debate

by Paul Cashmere

Dan Bradley has reignited the ongoing debate over the Australian radio Australian content quota.

Tagged as: Commercial Radio Australia, Dan Bradley, Joan Warner, Michael Chugg, Radio Today, radiotoday.com.au

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REVIEW: Sam Sparro Showcases His New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Post-‘Black And Gold’, pop prince Sam Sparro finds his groove thing during a showcase set in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, disco, electro, funk, live, Melbourne, pop, Return To Paradise, review, Sam Sparro, showcase, soul, The Toff In Town

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James Hetfield, Metallica. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Metallica 3D Film To Be Directed By Nimrod Antal

by Paul Cashmere

Nimrod Antal, the director of Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2, will direct the Metallica 3D movie project.

Tagged as: 3D, Metallica, movie, Nimrod Antal

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Whitney Houston Leaves Everything To Her Daughter

by Andrew Tijs

Whitney Houston’s will has been filed, leaving everything to her daughter Bobbi Kristina.

Tagged as: Bobbi Kristina, daughter, death, Whitney Houston, will

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Billy Gibbons, Fair Suck Of The Sauce Bottle

by Paul Cashmere

In Australia we use the saying “fair suck of the sauce bottle” as a protest against unreasonableness. Now we can say the same thing for ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons but with a totally different meaning. Gibbons has just launched his own brand of sauce.

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The Jezabels Win Seventh Australian Music Prize

by Andrew Tijs

Melodramatic Sydney indie-pop quartet The Jezabels have won this year’s Australian Music Prize for their album Prisoner.

Tagged as: 2012, AMP, Australian Music Prize, indie, Prisoner, rock, Sydney, The Jezabels, win

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Simple Plan Return To Australia With We The Kings

by Andrew Tijs

Canadian pop-punks Simple Plan will return to Australia nine months after their last visit with We The Kings.

Tagged as: Australian, Canada, pop, punk, Simple Plan, The Never Ever, tickets, tour, We The Kings

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ARIA Midweek Report: Delta And Gurrumul Could Be No 1

A week after the reconciliation week, and week in which we lost his former band mate from Yothu Yindi; Geoffrey Gurrumul and Delta Goodrem’s rendition of his song “Bayini” could be headed for a No.1 debut this week in Australia.

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