Kent Abbott of Grade then Somehow Hollow has passed away at the age of 21.

Record Store Day is just over 100 days away and over at the Record Store Day Facebook page the question being asked is “what are the 100 favourite albums of all-time?”.

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

Doc Neeson of The Angels is being treated for a brain tumour in a Sydney hospital.

Russell Crowe has finally hit the top of the music charts.

Justin Bieber kicks off 2013 by announcing the release of his new acoustic album, Believe Acoustic, followed by a stint as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

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

The first three Bee Gees Australian albums, before they moved for the UK, will be reissued for the very first time by Warner Music’s Festival label on February 1.

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.

Dave Grohl is plotting another Nirvana reunion and Foo Fighters will be there and Rick Springfield, Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty will be there too.

Wilko Johnson, from Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury and The Blockheads, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

With the release of the 2012 End of Year charts this week, I noticed for the first time that a few high charting hits did not make the biggest selling songs for last year. 

Rock legend Eric Burdon will release his new album ‘Til Your River Runs Dry’ later this month.

MC Freddy E, a 22-year old rapper from Seattle, was found dead on January 5 from an apparent suicide.

The From The Jam Australian tour will kick off in Australia in late January and the support acts have been announced.

Ben Sollee has given his Australian fans four free live downloads as a gift for having to suddenly cancel his Australia tour.

The line-up for the first Deni Blues & Roots Festival has been announced with Chris Isaak headlining the Saturday line-up and Status Quo headlining Sunday.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin will return to the studio towards the end of January to put together additional material for Elton's upcoming album.

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

Pink had the biggest selling album of 2012 in Australia with 'The Truth About Love.

Carly Rae Jepsen 'Call Me Maybe' was the biggest selling song of 2012 on the ARIA chart in Australia.

This came from no-where. David Bowie has snuck out a brand new song called ‘Where Are We Now’ and will release a new album in March.

Motorhead will launch their latest product Motorheadphones at CES, Las Vegas this month today.

The Wiggles are undoubtedly the world's most successful children's act and their iconic nature has earned the charity SIDS and Kids a cool thirty-five grand.

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?”

Prince has uploaded a brand new song titled ‘Same Page Different Book’ to YouTube today.

Seattle supergroup Mad Season will re-reissue an expanded edition of their sole album ‘Above’.

It has been 10 years since Tarmac Adam, originally featuring Paul Hester and Nick Seymour from Crowded House, released their debut album in Australia and now the band is back together for their American debut.

Bette Midler is set to head back to Broadway for the John Logan play ‘I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers’.

Late last month, a new Bob Dylan album hit the market in Europe in limited quantities that would make a fan of the songwriter drool.