Ahead of the Australia The World Is A Vampire tour with The Smashing Pumpkins and Amyl and the Sniffers, Paul Cashmere of Noise11.com spoke with Perry Farrell and Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction.

Jack Jones has had a busy year. He formed the "supergroup" the Fabulous Caprettos with Russell Morris, Rai Thistlethwayte and Daryl Braithwaite, he has filled in the shoes of the great Stuart Fraser in Noiseworks and he will join Russell Morris, Robin Laou and Steve Balbi for a tribute to the Sgt Pepper album.

Billy Corgan is preparing for his ninth Australian tour, one solo and eight with The Smashing Pumpkins.

Richard Clapton released his first album in November 1973. 2023 marks his 50th anniversary.

In 1979 Rickie Lee Jones connected with the world with her debut album and song ‘Chuck E’s In Love’. In 1989 she released ‘Flying Cowboys’ and another song ‘The Horses’ because a classic in Australia as a number one hit for Daryl Braithwaite.

For the first time in 28 years Tim Finn and Andy White have recorded together again as AT.

Punk band Amyl and the Sniffers formed in Melbourne in 2016 and defied all odds to have become one of the most successful Australian acts internationally in recent years.

David Kirkpatrick comes from Australian music royalty. His father and mother are Slim Dusty and Joy McKean and his sister Anne Kirkpatrick.

It has been 20 years since The Go Set formed in Geelong. The band regularly tours the European festival circuit and is now eight albums deep with the new record ‘The Warriors Beneath Us’ out now.

In 1974 former lead singer of Australia's The Groop Ronnie Charles, worked with recording industry legend Lou Reizner to work on 'Prestidigitation', a bold recording featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and The English Chamber Choir.

March 2023 and John Schumann reflects on the 40th anniversary of Redgum's 'I Was Only 19'. The song about the Vietnam War was released in March 1983.

Country, Bluegrass, Americana artist Jim Lauderdale has released over 30 albums.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra are celebrating 20 years with the best of '20 Years Young', a new song 'Something Strong' and a national tour.

The Poor released High Price Deed in 2023, their first album in 13 years.

JD Smith has been a member of The Ten Tenors, he was a main part of the Australian cast of Wicked for four years and now he has a solo album 'Soul Searchin'.

Since meeting in 2007 and becoming The Long and Short of It, Patsy Toop and David Baird have created a catalogue of albums, most recently ‘Midnight Choir’ and multiple awards including a Tamworth Songwriters Award, the Gold Medallion Award and Most Popular Independent Country Duo three times from Indie Country Music Australia.

In 1999 Tim Rogers and The Twin Set released a country album full of personal observations, 'What Rhymes With Cars and Girls'.

10cc’s Graham Gouldman was an established songwriter before 10cc came along. He wrote ‘For You Love’ by The Yardbirds, ‘No Milk Today’ for Herman’s Hermits, ‘Bus Stop’ for The Hollies.

The Angels’ co-founders John and Rick Brewster (aka The Brewster Brothers), will perform Angels rarities over April.

Guitarist Simon Hosford will perform the third Yngwie Malmsteen album 'Trilogy' in full from start to finish at the Melbourne Guitar Show on 4 March, 2023.

James Ryan and Jimmy Cupples formed King Canyon at a time in 2020 when there was nothing else to do.

Joshua Batten has released two albums since the pandemic began. 2020's The City Within was completed just as the lockdowns began and then came 2022's 'Learn To Live Again', a concept album inspired by both the lockdowns and Mental Health.

Former Fiction Plane frontman Joe Sumner will release his debut solo album soon.

As The Stranglers approach 50 years since they formed in Surrey, UK in 1974, the legacy of the band continues with the heart and soul founding member Jean-Jacques Burnel and stalwart guitarist since 2000 Baz Warne.

Del Amitri's songs have gone from hits in the 80s and 90s to Classic Hits in the 2020's.

James Morrison will perform for Sydney's Twilight At Taronga on February 26, 2023 at Taronga Zoo.

Phil Manning is one of Australia's greatest blues guitarists. As a founder of Chain, he gave us 'Judgement', 'Black and Blue' and that iconic album 'Towards The Blues'.

The absence of Dale Ryder and sudden withdrawal of Boom Crash Opera over the last couple of years happened for a reason.

The 2023 season of Twilight At Taronga will kick off with The Living End on 10 February 2023.

Chino Moreno and Shaun Lopez of Crosses ††† catch up with Noise11.com's Paul Cashmere.