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Wagons at SXSW. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
SXSW Aussie Band Submissions Last Days

Australian acts wanting to apply to showcase at SXSW 2013 have until November 7 to do so.

October 24, 2012
James Taylor: Photo Ros O'Gorman
James Taylor Taking The Year Off To Write New Album

It has been a decade since James Taylor released an album of original material, all the way back to 2002's October Road.

October 24, 2012
Keane: Photo Ros O'Gorman
Keane Win Best Video At Q Awards

Yesterday, multi-million selling British band Keane won 'Best Video' at the Q Awards for their critically acclaimed horror movie music video for 'Disconnected', directed by 'The Orphanage' and 2012 blockbuster 'The Impossible' directors JA Bayona and Sergio G. Sanchez and taken from their Number 1 album 'Strangeland'.

October 24, 2012
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Crosby Stills And Nash 80-Date US Tour Comes To An End

Crosby, Stills and Nash closed their 80-date summer tour with a landmark show at the Beacon Theatre on Monday night.

October 24, 2012
Chris Moyles
BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles Releases Star-Studded Second Album

Chris Moyles - radio DJ, stage performer, TV presenter and recording artist extraordinaire ' will release his sophomore album The Difficult Second Album on 5th November, through Mercury Records.

October 24, 2012
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Glen Campbell Boston Review

It is impossible not to admire Glen Campbell.

October 24, 2012
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Adele Bails Out Of Bond Premiere To Stay In With New Son

Adele will not attend the Skyfall premiere as she 'can't bear' to be away from her son.

October 24, 2012
One Direction - image by Ros O'Gorman
Tattooist Reveals All About One Direction’s Body Art

Tattoo artist Kevin Paul reveals that the body ink of One Direction group members are 'all pretty different'.

October 24, 2012
Kylie Minogue, Image, Ros O'Gorman
Kylie Daydreams About Her Retirement

Kylie Minogue fantasises about her retirement - and there is "not a false eyelash in sight".

October 24, 2012
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick Reminisces About The Beatles

Dionne Warwick once went 'a little bit ballistic' when The Beatles were refused entry to her show.

October 24, 2012
Neil Young. image by Ros O'Gorman
Neil Young To Tweet With Fans

Neil Young will jump on Twitter and answer questions from fans this week.

October 24, 2012
Lee Ranaldo at Pure Pop photo by Marty Williams
Lee Ranaldo Questioned By Tim Rogers At Pure Pop

Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo did something special this week in Melbourne. He performed at iconic Pure Pop Records in St Kilda and was then quizzed by You Am I’s Tim Rogers.

October 23, 2012
Depeche Mode, Noise11, Photo
Depeche Mode New Album Details

A day before a major press conference, Depeche Mode announced that they will have a new album in the spring which they will support with a European tour followed by one around North America.

October 23, 2012
Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger To Produce James Brown Biopic

The story of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, is coming to the big screen thanks to the producing duo of Mick Jagger and Brian Grazer along with Victoria Pearlman of Jagged Films and Erica Huggins of Imagine Entertainment.

October 23, 2012
Morrissey. images by Ros O'Gorman
Morrissey Cancels Dates To Be With Sick Mother

Morrissey has been forced to postpone four shows so he could fly back to England where his mother is said to be hospitalized.

October 23, 2012
James Blunt. image by Ros O'Gorman
James Blunt Joke Fools Media

James Blunt has not quit music as reported by that bastion of credibility the Daily Mail.

October 23, 2012
SXSW 6th Street Photo Ros O'Gorman
Stuart Coupe To Present Wild About You Panel At SXSW

Stuart Coupe, the well-known music journo, broadcaster, label owner and artist manager, will present ‘Wild About You’, a panel about the history of Australian and New Zealand music at SXSW in 2013.

October 23, 2012
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr and Jon Spencer Lead Golden Plains Line-up

The line-up for Golden Plains 7 is out and Dinosaur Jr and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion lead the line-up following on from the already announced Cat Power and George Clinton.

October 23, 2012
Blind Boys Of Alabama photo by Ros O'Gorman
Blind Boys of Alabama, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Bonnie Raitt And Mavis Staples Bluesfest Sideshows

Blind Boys Of Alabama and Sweet Honey In The Rock have announced sideshows around Bluesfest 2013.

October 22, 2012
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Arlo Guthrie, Gurrumul To Play Port Fairy Folk Music Festival

Arlo Guthrie and Gurrumul lead the first round of artist announcements for the Port Fairy Folk Music Festival.

October 22, 2012
Hit Factory Live Christmas Cracker
Hit Factory Live Christmas Cracker To Take Place At London’s 02

Live Nation have announced details of the Hit Factory Live - Christmas Cracker and our very own Dean 'Midas' Maynard found out more...

October 22, 2012
Jackson Bad25 Documentary
Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson : Bad25 Doco To Air In US On Thanksgiving

ABC will show the new documentary by Spike Lee on Michael Jackson's Bad album on Thanksgiving night starting at 9:30 PM (EST).

October 22, 2012
Jimmy Barnes at the Berklee College of Music
Jimmy Barnes Goes Back To School

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has gone back to school. He is attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

October 22, 2012
Elvis Presley, noise11.com, Photo
Elvis Presley Tops List Of UK Best-Selling Male Artist

The Official Chart Company in the U.K. are gearing up for next month's 60th anniversary of their first published chart with countdowns of some of the biggest artists of the era.

October 22, 2012
Macy Gray, music news, noise11.com
Macy Gray Records Talking Book As A ‘Love Letter’ To Stevie Wonder

Grammy-Award winning R&B/Soul singer-songwriter, Macy Gray, will be releasing a new album called "TALKING BOOK" on October 30th, 2012.

October 22, 2012
Aerosmith
Aerosmith Release New Video Ahead Of New Album

On November 6, Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums) will release MUSIC FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION on Columbia Records.

October 22, 2012
Memphis Music Hall Of Fame
Memphis Music Hall Of Fame To Induct Initial 25 Artists

There are dozens of music halls of fame that have sprung up around the country.

October 22, 2012
Black Country Communion, Noise11, Photo
Tension In The Black Country Communion Camp

Black Country Communion has had a pretty active career, especially for a group that has so many musicians active in other areas.

October 22, 2012
Ke$ha To Release Her Crazy Beautiful Life Journal
Ke$ha To Release Her Crazy Beautiful Life Journal

Ke$ha has announced that she will publish an illustrated photo journal and scrapbook entitled My Crazy Beautiful Life, with Touchstone on November 20, 2012.

October 22, 2012
Jack and Ozzy Osbourne
Jack Osbourne Says Everyone Is Spoiling His New Baby

Jack Osbourne declined baby gifts for his daughter Pearl.

October 22, 2012