After being caught up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York, Lee Ranaldo and his family were without power, running water and heating, luckily for us he still had his guitar.

Frank Sinatra's last studio albums will be combined for a 20th anniversary edition of 'Duets'.

World's End Press and Miley Cyrus lead the album releases this week.

Sir Paul McCartney has worked with both Sir George Martin and his son Giles Martin.

The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat is one of the most confrontational and inspirational second albums ever made by a rock band.

Further details of the Black Sabbath live album and DVD recorded and filmed at their Melbourne show have been revealed.

Sony Music Entertainment Australia have today announced that they have signed the gifted Dewayne Everettsmith, with his album 'Surrender' to be released in March 2014.

The new Elton John album ‘The Diving Board’ has been an immediate hit in the USA and UK but totally stiffed in Australia.

Paul McCartney will take to Twitter for the first time ever this week to chat with fans.

It is a Lorde vs Birdy vs Timberlake vs Haim vs Hunters week this week. A lot of major releases are grid-locked for the ARIA chart.

Following last week's announcement that Kate Miller-Heidke would be releasing her new album ‘O Vertigo!’ independently, the singer-songwriter's crowd-funding campaign with Pledge Music has reached its target in just three days.

In a year that has seen them supporting the likes of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Earth, Wind and Fire, in addition to their appearances at Glastonbury and Spain’s Black Is Back Festival, Melbourne Soul outfit Saskwatch have announced a 12-date East Coast Tour and new single ‘Hands’.

David Bowie's comeback is about to make a comeback. The Next Day will be expanded and reissued in November.

Arcade Fire have debuted three songs in the mammoth celebrity-studded 22-minute Here Comes The Night Time video.

The Frontier Touring Company will bring Tom Odell and his high-energy performances to Australia through December and January supported by Melody Pool.

Melbourne’s World End Press will play shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide to launch their self-titled debut album.

Australia’s The Potbelleez will release their next song ‘Magic Number’ with B.o.B.

Paul Simon's catalog has been ripe for the picking over the years and Legacy will add to that long tradition on October 15 with Over the Bridge of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1964-2011).

Australia’s guitarist Joe Matera will debut his new album ‘Terra Firma’ with some help from The Sweet’s Pete Lincoln and Smokie’s Martin Bullard.

Mary J. Blige will release her first Christmas album ‘Mary Christmas’ for this year’s holiday season.

Anthony Callea sing in the holiday season for you this year. He will release a Christmas album in November.

Georgia punk band Veara are streaming their entire new album ‘Growing Up Is Killing Me’ ahead of their Van’s Warped tour of Australia.

Paul McCartney is amused by that people hearing his new music don’t expect it to be him.

Metallica have given fans a preview of their upcoming ‘Through The Never’ 3D movie with the release of the 8-minute ‘Master of Puppets’ clip.

Eminem has revealed the cover of his new album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ to fans.

With a little under three weeks until we finally hear a full album of music from the four Findlay sisters of the Macedon Ranges, Stonefield have detailed album pre-order options and announced an Australian tour.

After 5 years of gigging and putting together an amazing live show, Melbourne’s The Grand Rapids will release their debut album on October 18th and embark on an East Coast tour.

Following rave reviews at BIGSOUND, Sydney's Tigertown keep the momentum going with the second single off their 'Wandering Eyes' EP, 'Back In Time'.

Paul McCartney has revealed the tracklisting for his next album 'New', his 16th solo album.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 13th September, 2013 (unless otherwise noted below)