Take out the recent cover of Stevie Wright’s ‘Hard Road’ and the Rose Tattoo setlist was a step back in time to when Aussie rock was in your face.

The Living End treated punters at Red Hot Summer Bendigo on Saturday to the world premiere of a brand new song ‘Alfie’.

Baby Animals new single, their cover of Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’, had its volume turned up to 11 when Chris Cheney of The Living End joined the band to perform the song as the last one of the Red Hot Summer set in Bendigo on Saturday.

We all talk about George Thorogood but you rarely hear the names of The Destroyers mentioned. So lets mention them. Drummer Jeff Simon has been with George since the band’s inception in 1973. Bass player Billy Blough has been in The Destroyers since 1976.

Memorial details have been revealed for the service for Mick Mazzone, the manager of Hoodoo Gurus and former manager of Ian Moss.

David Lowy’s rock collective The Dead Daisies has reached back to John Lee Hooker’s 1962 blues classic ‘Boom Boom’ and put their own slant on the song.

Billy Idol has premiered a very funny trailer for his upcoming album with guest star Avril Lavinge starring as a kleptomaniac, actress and writer Alyssa Sabo as the clueless store customer and a bewildered Billy playing a record store employee.

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has announced his first solo album in 18 years.

UK hip hop act Loyle Carner will performer four shows in Australia in December 2025.

The final studio work for the late Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser of Noiseworks was captured for Horizon. The band features John Farnham band alumni Brett Garsed (guitar) and Angus Burchall (drums) with Stuart of guitar, Lee Bradshaw on vocals and Richard Panaia on bass.

Mick Harvey will join The Cruel Sea on keyboards, percussion and backing vocals for the Straight Into The Sun theatre tour.

Simple Plan will play a one-off headline show in Sydney performing the album ‘Still Not Getting Any’ from start to finish for the very first time ever.

The legendary The Faces have recorded 11 tracks for a new album, their drummer Kenney Jones has confirmed.

Judith Owen has added a second date for Melbourne in June at the Paris Cat Jazz Club.

The Metallica M72 World Tour is officially into its third year with the first date for 2025 now played out of Syracruse, New York.

Peter McIan, the producer for Men At Work’s two classic albums ‘Business As Usual’ (1981) and ‘Cargo’ (1983), has passed away.

Aussie due Holy Holy are about to call it quits bout 14 years. Timothy Carroll and Oscar Dawson have announced a hiatus for Holy Holy with a final album ‘Sweet Bitter Sweet’ on the way.

Snoop Dogg is returning to The Voice for season 28.

Green Day is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2025 American Music Awards with 10 nods.

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, Sony Hall in New York City hosted an electrifying performance by The Wooten Brothers, Victor, Joseph, Regi and Roy. Friend of the band and The Noise Network Chief Operations Officer Nick Kontonicolas was in attendance as an invited guest of the Wootens.

Sophie Payten (aka Gordi) has been selected to open for David Gray’s upcoming Australian tour in November.

Daryl Hall and Glenn Tilbrook have added a stack of new dates which now sees the tour going through to November.

ZZ Top will return to Australia this weekend for their first Aussie shows in 12 years.

How much would you play for a reel-to-reel stereo tape recorder? How about a turntable? What if it was an Alice Cooper branded tape recorder and Alice Cooper branded turntable from Revox? Would you pay 23,487€ for the recorder? How about 7.521€ for the turntable.

Metallica will rock the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Roy Thomas Baker, the legendary record producer behind Queen, The Cars, Motley Crue, Devo, Ozzy Osbourne and Cheap Trick, has died at the age of 78.

Tropical Fu*k Storm have released another preview of the upcoming ‘Fairyland Codex’ album due in June. ‘Dunning Kruger’s Loser Cruiser’ comes with a video by Nespy 5 Euro.

The original Alice Cooper band have regrouped and recorded their first album since 1973’s ‘Muscle of Love’.

The first of the Australian shows for George Thorogood & The Destroyers have kicked off and this weekend the first of the shows for ZZ Top in Australia will also begin with Red Hot Summer in Bendigo on Saturday and Mornington on Sunday.