Yesterday’s “leaked” Madonna 2012 tour dates were a hoax.

Outkast rapper Big Boi has taken a plea on his August drug charges and tweeted about it.

Joe ‘Taz’ DiGregorio, a member of The Charlie Daniels Band for over 40 years, died in a car accident in Tennessee on Wednesday (October 12, 2012).

Radiohead have revealed that they have new songs and studio time booked.

Hyped LA retro rock artist Hanni El Khatib has announced New Year sideshows.

The Department of Fair Trading is now investigating the Rewind 80s festival after the promoter not only switched venue but also switched cities and won’t give refunds less than two weeks out from the event.

Lou Reed and Metallica have released a trailer for their upcoming collaboration ‘Lulu’.

Foo Fighters mainman Dave Grohl continues his lifelong career of coolness by drumming for Cage the Elephant.

The Rewind 80s festival is going down the S bend fast with punters angry that organisers have changed cities and won’t give a refund one week out from the show.

Jarvis Cocker has accepted a job as a book editor for Faber and Faber.

The Rewind 80s festival has been downsized and moved to Sydney.

The Damned will return to Australia in January.

Sydney quartet The Jezabels scored two awards at the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards last night.

Madonna will tour Australia in April, 2012 according to a leaked Live Nation document.

Last night Melbourne rocked when the friends of Chocolate Starfish guitarist Zoran Romic gathered for the Concert for Zoz.

Icehouse will perform in a small, intimate environment for the Entertainment Assist gala variety dinner fund-raiser ‘Gotta Have Heart’ on October 28.

Vampy Californian indie pop sensation Dum Dum Girls book sideshows for the New Year.

Adele has scored big with four AMA nominations, followed by Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Rihanna.

Elton John played his 3,000th show on Saturday night at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace during the current run of his show The Million Dollar Piano.

Dolly Parton once went to a Gay Bar in Los Angeles and entered a contest. Who did she dress up as and lose?

Indie rap king Aesop Rock and anti-folk hero Kimya Dawson add more guests to their extra-special Australian shows this week.

Gotye, Boy & Bear and Drapht have picked up seven nominations each for the 2011 ARIA Awards.

18-year old country singer and 2011 American Idol winner Scott McCreery will debut atop the US album chart later this week.

Village Sounds and The Atlas Agency, two of Australia’s biggest music agencies, have merged. The combined company will be known as Village Sounds.

Hyped retro sylph Lanie Lane from Sydney kicks off an interesting week for new releases.

New York Dolls will release a DVD of footage shot in the 70s by rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya.

John Farnham’s first two Sydney shows have been rescheduled for later this month.

A doco of the year after the release of Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album will air in Europe this week.

Jon Spencer has spoken about writing new, aggressive music for his Blues Explosion.

Pajama Club, the offshoot band for Neil and Sharon Finn, popped out a third single this week.