It is not unusual for an artist to ask a political candidate, usually of the opposite persuasion from their personal beliefs, to stop playing their recordings during a campaign. R.E.M. has gone a step further and demanded that the Fox News Network stop playing Losing My Religion on their network.

Music fans all over the world will be able to watch Grulkefest streamed live when SXSW pay tribute to the late Brent Grulke on Saturday night (September 8, 2012) from 6pm.

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will head to Tasmania to headline the Mona Foma Festival in Hobart in January.

Less than ten days out from their Australian tour, LA electro hip-hop crew Far East Movement cancel.

The premier Morrissey fansite has posted up three New Zealand and Australian tourdates for the dour one.

Australia’s Alpine has scored an American deal with Votiv Records for the release of their debut album ‘A Is For Alpine’.

Kanye’s new tunes keep coming with the big, bumping ‘Clique’ featuring verses from Jay-Z and Big Sean.

Nu-metal gods Linkin Park book two huge side shows with Stone Sour to accompany their Soundwave sets.

St. Jerome’s Laneway Fest has plugged in the dates for next year’s indie extravaganza and hinted at the line-up.

Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 and his supergroup Angels & Airwaves plan a quadruple-vinyl release of their Love epics.

Irish pop-rockers The Script will appear in Sydney for a single show later in the month.

Folk icon Bob Dylan’s 35th album, and The Presets’ third, kick off a solid week in new releases.

Revived ska-pop hitmakers No Doubt are previewing all the tracks from their comeback album online.

Idol ocker Shannon Noll has augmented his 40-date national tour with another eight shows.

Melbourne community radio announcer Genevieve Blackmore has lost her battle with breast cancer yesterday (September 5).

Scuzzy Melbourne post-punk trio Damn Terran air the first taste of their debut album produced by Regurgitator's Ben Ely.

UK songstress Beth Orton returns with an evocative clip for ‘Magpie’, shot by Sigur Ros collaborators Arni & Kinski.

After three sold-out tours of Australia, R&B legends Boyz II Men return in November.

The pianist from UK retro rockers Jim Jones Revue channels Jerry Lee Lewis on a piano while waiting for a flight.

The Sapphires is by far the most successful Australian movie of the year with news it has now grossed over $10 million at the Australian box-office in four weeks.

Rod Stewart will kick off his new contract with the Verve Music Group with his first holiday album, Merry Christmas, Baby.

Kylie Minogue is about to release ‘The Abbey Road Sessions’, a brand new album including a re-recording of her classic song with Nick Cave.

Singer, songwriter and musician Joe South has passed away in Georgia at the age of 72.

The 35th album from folk icon Bob Dylan is streaming online before its release date.

A host of stars join forces to pay tribute to the life of late Australian pop star, actor and TV host Darryl Cotton.

A number of veteran artists have recently demanded that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan stop using their music at their campaign stops, but now we have the first case where the family member of a late musician has chimed in.

Brisbane’s Sprung Festival has announced it will extend the evening with an after-party featuring M Phazes and Mantra.

Damon Albarn admits his Africa Express shows are like a "24 hour party" due to the train he uses to tour on.

Jay-Z will perform at the Paralympics Closing Ceremony in London with Coldplay and Rihanna.

After the death in mid-August of Bob Birch, the long-time bass player for the Elton John Band, a search was started for a replacement.