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Boomtown Rats
Boomtown Rats Reform For Australian And U.K. Dates

The original Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts, are reforming for a world tour.

April 15, 2013
Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton’s Guitar Festival Kicks Off At Madison Square Garden

Eric Clapton's fourth Crossroad's Guitar Festival kicked off on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York with an acoustic set by the host and built through the evening with an amazing lineup of talent.

April 15, 2013
Yusuf Islam - Image By Ros O'Gorman
Yusuf Islam Issues Statement In Support Of Manila Elephant

Yusuf Islam, the acclaimed British-born musician and humanitarian formerly known as Cat Stevens, has issued a statement to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia in support of Mali the elephant's transfer from the Manila Zoo to a sanctuary. Mali is kept in solitary confinement ' which experts say is extremely cruel to elephants, who are highly social ' and is in constant pain from her foot ailments.

April 15, 2013
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne
Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne Spark Rumours Of Split

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have sparked speculation their marriage is going through a tough path.

April 15, 2013
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Brian Wilson Autobiography Set For 2015 Release

Brian Wilson will publish his autobiography in the Fall of 2015.

April 15, 2013
Black Sabbath 13
Black Sabbath Publish Final Artwork For 13 Album

Black Sabbath continues to leak out more and more information on their upcoming album, 13, which is due out on June 11.

April 15, 2013
Engelbert Humperdinck - image by Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11
Engelbert Humperdinck Announces Australian Tour

Engelbert Humperdinck will return to Australia for shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle in July.

April 15, 2013
Tracy Morgan, Noise11, Photo
Comedy Fans Abandon Tracy Morgan After Sexist Rant

Comedy Festival fans vacated the performance by American comedian Tracy Jordan at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Sunday night when it quickly became clear that instead of a comedy set Morgan was just delivering a sexist, racist rant.

April 15, 2013
The Wizard of Oz, Photos, Noise11
BBC Refuses To Play Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead In Countdown

The BBC has confirmed that it will not play ‘Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead’ in its weekly countdown this week because it finds the motive behind the sales “distasteful”.

April 14, 2013
Russell Morris, Sharkmouth, Noise11, Photo
Russell Morris Sharkmouth Is The Biggest Australian Album Again

Aussie rock veteran Russell Morris has the number one Australian artist album on the ARIA chart for the second week in a row.

April 14, 2013
Renee Geyer Swing, Noise11, Photo
Renee Geyer Set To Swing For Her 25th

Australian singing legend Renee Geyer will release her 25th album next Friday, April 19.

April 14, 2013
Chi Cheng, Deftones, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Chi Cheng Of Deftones Dies At Age 42

The family of Chi Cheng of Deftones have confirmed that the bass played died in the early hours of Saturday morning.

April 14, 2013
Matt O'Donnell, Tarmac Adam, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Tarmac Adam Release You As Me Video

Tarmac Adam have released a video for their new song ‘You As Me’ following the release of ‘The History Effect’ album in the USA.

April 14, 2013
Guy Sebastian, Noise11, Gerry Nicholls, Photo
Guy Sebastian Set To Hit Regional Australia

After Guy Sebastian completes his current Get Along tour of Australia’s capital cities he is going to get along to regional areas that seldom see a performer of his calibre.

April 14, 2013
Bleecker Bob's Records, Noise11, Photo
New York’s Iconic Bleecker Bob’s Records To Shut

New York’s iconic music store Bleecker Bob’s Records will close in May.

April 14, 2013
FilmLife Somebody That I'll Never Know winning video, Noise11, Photo
Gotye Parody Video Wins FilmLife Awards

A parody of Gotye’s global hit ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has won the FilmLife Awards.

April 14, 2013
Paramore by Paramore, Noise11, Photo
Paramore Tops ARIA Album Chart

Paramore land their second consecutive No.1 album in Australia, as their fourth, self-titled album debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart becoming the eighth consecutive No.1 debut at the top.

April 14, 2013
Passenger, Noise11, Photo
Passenger Let Her Go Australia’s No 1 Song For Third Week

The top three singles in Australia this week hold steady from last week, with Passenger spending a third week at No.1 with “Let Her Go”.

April 14, 2013
Prince Photo Credit: Madison Dubé Copyright NPG Records 2013
Prince Releases New Single And Hints At New Album

Prince released a new single on Friday called 'Fix Ur Life Up', with his new band, 3rd Eye Girl, on the eve of their "Live Out Loud" North American tour.

April 13, 2013
Psy, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Music, Future Music, Photo
Psy’s New Single Draws Attention Away from North Korea

Psy released 'Gentleman', his first new single since 'Gangnam Style', this week and it seems to be generating more interest in his home country than the growing tension in North Korea.

April 13, 2013
Tim Carr, Noise11, Photo
Capitol Records A&R Executive Tim Carr Murdered In Thailand

Record company executive Tim Carr has been murdered in Thailand.

April 13, 2013
The Wizard of Oz, Photos, Noise11
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead Is Now No 3 Overall In England

The 1939 Wizard Of Oz classic ‘Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead’ could end up being the biggest selling song in England this week.

April 13, 2013
Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses, Melbourne, Australia, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Guns N’ Roses 3D Live Concert Trailer Released VIDEO

Guns N’ Roses will release their first concert movie in 21 years soon.

April 13, 2013
Russell Morris, Sharkmouth, Noise11, Photo
Russell Morris Sharkmouth Leaps To 6 On ARIA Chart

‘Sharkmouth’, the “labour of love” Aussie rock legend Russell Morris, will be the number 6 album when the ARIA chart is updated tomorrow.

April 13, 2013
Jonathan Winters, Noise11, Photo
Comedy Legend Jonathan Winters Dead At 87

Comedy legend Jonathan Winters has passed away in his home in Montecito, California at age 87.

April 13, 2013
Todd Rundgren, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Todd Rundgren To Play Todd Rundgren On Australian Tour

Despite coming to Australia three times before, Todd Rundgren says he is aware that he has never done his own show and will make up for it on his coming tour.

April 12, 2013
The Dead Daisies Richard Fortus and Jon Stevens, Noise11, Photo
The Dead Daisies Release Footage From ZZ Top Gold Coast Show

The Dead Daisies have released video footage from their show on the Gold Coast with ZZ Top.

April 12, 2013
Paul McCartney photo by Karen Freedman, Noise11, Photo
Paul McCartney Records Second Song With Nirvana

Paul McCartney is reported to have recorded a second song with Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear for his upcoming album.

April 12, 2013
Michael Jackson and Bubbles
Bubbles The Chimp Abandoned By The Jacksons

Michael Jackson's beloved pet chimpanzee is surviving on public donations.

April 12, 2013
Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole To Release New Album In June

Lloyd Cole will release his new album 'Standards' on 24th June '13 on Tapete Records.

April 12, 2013