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Busby Marou and Bliss N Eso To Play Aussie BBQ In USA

The annual Aussie BBQ will kick off in Los Angeles on March 11 with Busby Marou, Bliss N Eso, Big Scary and Emma Louise the first acts announced for the show.

Tagged as: Aussie BBQ, Big Scary, Bliss N Eso, Busby Marou, Emma Louise, Sounds Australia, SXSW

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Barry Adamson Forced To Cancel Australian Promo Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Barry Adamson – whose bass skills have been heard in The Bad Seeds and Magazine to name a few – has unfortunately had to cancel his appearances in Melbourne and Sydney next week.

Tagged as: back to the cat, Bad Seeds, Barry Adamson, i will set you free, magazine, promo, therapist, tour

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Ladyhawke Offers Teaser For Her New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Synth-pop breakout artist Ladyhawke offers a teaser trailer for her long-awaited second album.

Tagged as: album, Anxiety, Black, electro, indie, Ladyhawke, New Zealand, rock, sample, second, single, synth-pop, teaser, trailer, White & Blue

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PJ Harvey Singles Out Sexist Gig Review

by Tim Cashmere

PJ Harvey has silently pointed out a review of her Perth show drenched in gender stereotypes and the general feeling that women need to prove themselves worthy of inclusion in the gang of their male counterparts.

Tagged as: ABC, Ian Church, PJ Harvey

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Lior and Gyan Join Brian Cadd and Tim Gaze For Morning Of The Earth

by Paul Cashmere

The new ‘Morning Of The Earth’ tour will have something never done before for the soundtrack – a female singer.

Tagged as: Brian Cadd, Gyan, Lior, Mike Rudd, Morning Of The Earth, Spectrum, Taman Shud, Tim Gaze

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Paul Simon Celebrates Graceland Anniversary With Doco And Special Editions

by Andrew Tijs

Commemorative editions and a documentary will honour the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon’s Graceland album.

Tagged as: 25th, album, anniversary, box set, Commemorative, documentary, edition, Graceland, Paul Simon, pop, world music, worldbeat, year

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Judas Priest Plan Mammoth, Career-Spanning Box Set

by Andrew Tijs

Retiring metal legends Judas Priest have announced a 17-CD, career-spanning box set.

Tagged as: box set, career, hard rock, heavy, Judas Priest, live, metal, remastered, Rob Halford

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Jay-Z Vows To Drop The Word “Bitch”

by Tim Cashmere

Jay-Z has sworn to stop using the word “bitch” in his lyrics now that his daughter Blue Ivy Carter has entered the world.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Bitch, Blue Ivy Carter, child, Jay-Z, pregnant

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The Mars Volta Announce Their Sixth Album

by Andrew Tijs

Prog rock space cadets The Mars Volta have announced their sixth album Noctourniquet.

Tagged as: album, At The Drive-In, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, new, Noctourniquet, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, prog, rock, sixth, The Mars Volta

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Ellen Invites Walk Off The Earth On Her Show

by Paul Cashmere

Ellen Degeneres has invited viral sensations Walk Off The Earth to perform their Gotye and Kimbra cover on her ‘The Ellen Show’.

Tagged as: Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, Gotye, Kimbra, Sarah Blackwood, Somebody That I Used To Know, The Ellen Show, Walk Off The Earth

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Katy Perry Sims Game On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Katy Perry is collaborating with Electronic Arts to create a Katy Perry themed Sims game.

Tagged as: EA, Electronic Arts, Katy Perry, Showtime, Sims, Steve Schnur

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Happy 90th Birthday, Betty White!

by Tim Cashmere

Actress, comedian, former model and all round Hollywood legend Betty White has hit the big 9-0 and we at Noise 11 like to wish her a big Happy Birthday!

Tagged as: Betty White, birthday, Golden Girls, Happy Birthday, Luciana, rose

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Busby Marou And Georgia Fair Add FNQ Tour Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Tender folkies Busby Marou and Georgia Fair have added five Far North Queensland dates to their mammoth East Coast tour.

Tagged as: acoustic, Busby Marou, Cairns, Emerald, Far North Queensland, folk, Georgia Fair, live, Mackay, Rockhampton, tour, Townsville

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Big Day Out Pulls Out Of New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand is about to see its last ever Big Day Out.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Kanye West, Ken West, New Zealand, Soundgarden

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Chuck D of Public Enemy. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Public Enemy Promise Two New Albums

by Andrew Tijs

Chuck D of rap instigators Public Enemy has promised two new albums in 2012.

Tagged as: 2012, albums, Chuck D, hip-hop, Most Of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear On No Stamp, new, Public Enemy, rap, The Evil Empire Of Everything, two

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TwitBits: Vanilla Ice, Black Keys, Bootsy Collins, Sia And More

by Andrew Tijs

Vanilla Ice praises MLK (sic), Black Keys wanna game with cranky tweens, Bootsy Collins looks rad, Sia’s makin’ hits, and heaps more.

Tagged as: 30 Seconds To Mars, Ben Lee, Black Keys, Bootsy Collins, Municipal Waste, Old Man River, Richard Marx, Russell Simmons, Sia, Tommy Lee, TwitBits, twitter, Vanilla Ice

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Strike Hard Bookings Shuts Up Shop

by Paul Cashmere

Wollongong’s Strike Hard Bookings is closing its doors and the founders are moving on to bigger things.

Tagged as: Backtrack, Daniel Misztal, Iron Mind, Strike Hard Bookings

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Lana Del Rey Savaged After Saturday Night Live Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Saturday Night Live fans taken to Twitter and Facebook to shitcan the performance by Lana Del Rey on the weekend.

Tagged as: Lana Del Rey, Saturday Night Live

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Brian Ritchie Puts Violent Femmes Supergroup Together For Mona Foma

by Paul Cashmere

The Mona Foma Festival in Hobart this week has had a last minute addition. Festival Director Brian Ritchie has put together a Violent Femmes supergroup featuring members of Dresden Dolls and PJ Harvey’s band.

Tagged as: Amanda Palmer, Brian Ritchie, Dresden Dolls, John Parish, Mick Harvey, Mona Foma, PJ Harvey, Violent Femmes

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Mos Def’s First Track As Yasiin Bey Parodies Jay-Z And Kanye

by Andrew Tijs

Mos Def has changed his name to Yasiin Bey and released a ‘reinterpretation’ of the Watch The Throne track ‘Niggas In Paris’.

Tagged as: hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mos Def, Niggas In Paris, Niggas In Poorest, parody, rap, reworking, satire, Top 40 Underdog, track, Watch The Throne, Yasiin Bey

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Download Angus Stone’s Solo Song For Free

by Andrew Tijs

Angus Stone, of Angus & Julia fame, has made his new solo song ‘Broken Brights’ available for download.

Tagged as: acoustic, album, Angus & Julia Stone, Angus Stone, Australia, Broken Brights, download, folk, free, solo, track

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Funk Icon Jimmy Castor Dies At 64

by Tim Cashmere

New York born funk legend Jimmy Castor has died at the age of 64 in Nevada.

Tagged as: dead, Dies, funk, Grandmaster Flash, Jimmy Castor, Kanye West, Kool Keith, NWA, sample, troglodyte, Ultramagnetic MCs

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Counting Crows, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey Added To SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW put its initial artist schedule together today and more names have hit the list. Counting Crows, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey and Jimmy Cliff are three more acts to add to the SXSW schedule.

Tagged as: Counting Crows, DAMNDOGS, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey, SXSW

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Mark Seymour Tops Harvest N Graze Festival

by Andrew Tijs

Mark Seymour, Deborah Conway, Michael Spiby, Angie Hart and more play Harvest N’ Graze’s gourmet day out.

Tagged as: 90s, adult, Angie Hart, Caulfield Racecourse, contemporary, Deborah Conway, February, festival, food, Harvest N’ Graze, Mark Seymour, Michael Spiby, wine

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Bono Plays Timbukto As Terrorist Threats Curb Mali Festival

by Andrew Tijs

Bono has performed in Timbukto but terrorist threats have been keeping foreigners away from the Mali music festival.

Tagged as: al Qaeda, Bono, desert, festival, Mali, Terrorism, Timbukto, U2, world music

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The Beards Launch Third Beard Concept Album With National Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Adelaide’s surprise success The Beards deliver new single ‘I’m In The Mood… For Beards’, prep their third album and book a national tour.

Tagged as: 'I'm In The Mood... For Beards', Adelaide, album, cock, cult, folk, launch, national, new single, rock, The Beards, third, tour

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Madonna. photo by Kevin Mazur from madonna.com

Madonna Wants Elton John To Forgive Her

by Music-News.com

Madonna wants to kiss and make-up with Elton John after beating him to an award at the Golden Globes yesterday.

Tagged as: Elton John, Golden Globe Awards, Madonna

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David Furnish Goes To Town On Madonna

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

David Furnish has slammed into Madonna after she beat his partner Elton John to a Golden Globe Award.

Tagged as: David Furnish, Elton John, Golden Globe Awards, Madonna

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Paul Weller Has Twins Bowie and John Paul

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Weller and his wife Hannah have welcomed twin sons Bowie and John Paul to the world.

Tagged as: Paul Weller, Sonik Kicks, The Jam, The Style Council

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John Fogerty Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

John Fogerty is just one of the names added to Bluesfest 2012.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Candi Staton, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Richard Clapton, The Audreys, Ziggy Marley

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The Black Crowes, Southern River Band, Thursday 2nd April 2026, The Forum

There’s nothing like an Easter long weekend to bring out seasoned music fans, and on this mild autumn Good Friday eve, the punters were out in droves at the Forum.

April 7, 2026

Byron’s Easter Music Takeover Rebuilds After Bluesfest Collapse

With The Wailers, The Living End and Taj Farrant leading a decentralised program, Byron Bay pivots to a venue-wide live music takeover following the cancellation of Bluesfest 2026

March 31, 2026

The Wailers Announce Intimate New South Wales Run After Bluesfest Cancellation

The Wailers will bring their 50 Years Of Positive Vibrations Tour to New South Wales this April, reshaping their Australian plans after the Bluesfest fallout

March 21, 2026

The Pogues and Sublime Tours To Proceed After Bluesfest Collapse

The Pogues will press ahead with their long-awaited Australian tour, celebrating the landmark album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, with a new Brisbane show added as live music regroups in the wake of the Bluesfest fallout.

March 20, 2026

Bluesfest Touring Update Sees Wave Of Cancellations As Industry Fallout Deepens

The latest Bluesfest Touring update confirms multiple cancellations, with several international acts withdrawing Australian sideshows as the impact of the Bluesfest collapse continues to unfold.

March 20, 2026

Counting Crows Add Brisbane Show To Complete Sweets! Tour Following Bluesfest Disruption

Counting Crows expand their 2026 Australian run with a new Brisbane date, reinforcing that their Live Nation tour remains unaffected by the Bluesfest cancellation

March 19, 2026

The Living End To Play Hotel Brunswick After Bluesfest Cancellation

The Living End step in with a last minute headline show at Hotel Brunswick, giving fans a live fix over the Easter weekend after Bluesfest was called off.

March 19, 2026