Singer songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke called the Australian Prime Minister “uninspiring” and “crushingly disappointing” on the ABC’s Q&A program last night.

Wunderkind, the new label from former Festival Mushroom Managing Director Michael Parisi, has signed a joint venture deal with Michael Gudinski’s The Mushroom Group.

The funeral service for Edith Bliss will take place in the Sydney suburb of Normanhurst tomorrow (Wednesday, May 9, 2012).

Speculation is mounting of a Rolling Stones Saturday Night Live performance on May 19 with unconfirmed reports on the Stones forum iorr.org that the band is rehearsing in New York City.

A bizarre allegation has surfaced today that Michael Jackson once ordered his brother Randy to be killed.

Adam Horovitz thanks well-wishers and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fun, and more pay tribute to fallen Beastie Boy Adam Yauch.

Garage pop act Best Coast and dreamy indie duo Beach House are both streaming their albums online.

Aussie roots hero John Butler will release a double live album from his Tin Shed Tales tour this week.

British experimental electronic outfit Mount Kimbie played to a sold-out crowd at Melbourne’s Hi Fi last Thursday.

One Direction keep dominating, but Norah Jones and Santigold make a good showing on this week’s ARIA chart wrap.

Jim McCrary may hardly be a household name but the artists he photographed are.

Rolling Stones tickets for a Berlin date in September are currently being advertised through The Guardian newspaper’s website in the UK.

Carrie Underwood will tour Australia in June.

The ARIA Awards will remain in Sydney until at least 2014.

So, ‘The Avengers’ has had the second biggest opening day ever? Get real! Every time Hollywood needs to hype a movie it has the perfect vehicle, the opening day figures.

Comic book legend Stan Lee is telling the story of Elvis Presley through a comic book.

Kylie Minogue will release her 8th best of album next month, this one to mark her 25th anniversary.

Coldplay performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles last night and performed an amazing Coldplay version of Beastie Boys 'Fight For Your Right To Party' for Adam Yauch.

The Billy Thorpe memorial plaque at Diggers Rest overlooking the site of the legendary Sunbury Music Festival has been stolen.

Steve Poltz has reached Sydney on his 12th national Australian tour for his first show tonight at The Basement.

The revival of Young Talent Tim was a ratings disappointment for Network TEN with the final show attracting less than half the audience it started with at the beginning of the season.

James Blunt will be waking today to news of his death after yet another Internet hoax went viral.

The term ‘Heart Attack’ was trending on Twitter after Trey Songz uploaded his new music video today.

Right-wing rocker Ted Nugent has once again lost it in an interview telling the CBS reporter interviewing him that he’ll  s*ck his d*ick and the female producer “I’ll f*ck you”.

‘Hot Cakes’ is the title of the third album for The Darkness.

The long-awaited No Doubt album will be released on September 25.

The music community is speaking out through social media about the passing of Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch in New York today.

The Beastie Boys website has been updated with the following statement on the death of co-founder Adam Yauch (MCA).

Adam Yauch, the 47-year old founder of Beastie Boys, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 47.

Adam Launch, the 47-year old founder of Beastie Boys, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 47.