Rose Tattoo will take the place of The Angels on the upcoming Australian tour for Guns N Roses and ZZ Top.

As hinted last week by Noise11, the original line-up of Happy Mondays will tour Australia for the first time ever in May.

So at 7:45pm tonight I received this text message. It said, “Just played a soccer match with Weezer! Life is good”.

When you head to Big Day Out take note of the Red Hot Chili Peppers backdrop. It will feature digital art from Sea Shepherd Australia.

The xx shows for Sydney and Melbourne sold out within 15 minutes of going on sale this morning. Extra shows have now been added for both cities.

‘At Last: The Etta James Story’ with Vika Bull will premiere in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Theatre in February, just one year after the death of the great Etta James.

The Aussie BBQ is one of SXSW's main attractions and the 2013 date has been set for March 16 at Maggie Mae's in Austin, Texas.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have reached the southern hemisphere and played the first show of the 2013 tour in Auckland last night (January 14).

Mike Scott of The Waterboys will read from his new book ‘Adventures of a Waterboy’ at Readings in Carlton tonight from 6pm.

Limp Bizkit have confirmed an Australian tour for 2013 although no dates have been announced.

Be sure to add Sean Taylor to your artists to see in Australia in March.

The Weezer Australian tour got underway last night, Sunday January 13, in Brisbane.

Jason Mraz will play Bluesfest sideshows around Australia as well as dates for Bluesfest, West Coast Blues N Roots Festival and the Deni Blues & Roots Festival.

The xx will return to Australia in April for more shows in bigger venues that they played on their brief two-date 2012 tour.

Black Sabbath chose January 13, 2013 to announce that the name of their new album will be ‘13’.

Counting Crows will tour Australia and New Zealand around their Bluesfest date.

The Flaming Lips will be releasing their 15th studio album ‘The Terror’ in the second quarter of this year.

Jon Donais of Shadows Falls will play with Anthrax on their upcoming dates including Soundwave.

Tubular Bells For Two, the performance by Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth, will be performed a second time at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

More Australian showcases have been announced for SXSW 2013 with 360, The Audreys and ME! added to the list.

Glenn Frey has announced the special guests for his Australian tour with Ross Wilson and Troy Cassar-Daley added to shows around Australia.

The very first Australian tour for The Waterboys will commence next week in Brisbane.

Black Sabbath will tour Australia and New Zealand with NZ’s own Shihad.

A Day On The Green promoters Mick and Anthea Newton will be celebrating their 300th anniversary with Elvis Costello at the Rochford Winery in the Yarra Valley on January 26.

Pere Ubu will perform their 1978 debut album ‘The Modern Dance’ at I’ll Be Your Mirror’ in Melbourne in February.

Are the Happy Mondays about to announce a May 2013 headline tour of Australia for the first time ever with their definitive full original lineup?”

If you ever fancied yourself in a porn scene but were too embarrassed to try then Melbourne artist Fred Negro will solve your problem this Saturday.

Melbourne band ME will release their debut album ‘Even The Odd Ones Out’ on January 25, as they are showcasing their new music to Big Day Out audiences.

A lot has been made of Mariah Carey's last couple of shows. Her Gold Coast show was plagued with sound problems and poor reviews popped up for both her Gold Coast and Sydney shows. I am here to tell you not to believe the tall-poppy-cutting hype.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have dropped the new video for ‘We No Who U R’ into YouTube.