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David Bowie Blackstar
David Bowie Did Not Consider Blackstar His Farewell Album

Musician Donny McCaslin - who worked with David Bowie on his final record 'Blackstar', which was released just two days before his death in January 2016 - has dismissed the idea the LP was a "farewell".

January 10, 2021
Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Queen’s Brian May Releases Fragrance For Charity

Queen rocker Brian May is taking on the fragrance market with his own scent, Save Me.

January 10, 2021
Lil Nas X C Is For Country
Lil Nas X Releases Kids Book

Lil Nas X is aiming to change the world for the better with his new children's picture book by encouraging kids and their families to celebrate individuality.

January 10, 2021
David Bowie by Ros O'Gorman
David Bowie Dylan and Lennon Covers Officially Released

Two widely bootlegged David Bowie covers, Bob Dylan’s ‘Trying To Get The Heaven’ and John Lennon’s ‘Mother’ have been officially released.

January 10, 2021
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman Awarded $450000 From Nicki Minaj Rip-Off

Singer Songwriter Tracy Chapman has been awarded $450,000 after rapper after the ‘famous for being famous’ Nicki Minaj ripped off Tracy’s ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ for her 2018 hit ‘Sorry’.

January 10, 2021
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink Outs Himself As A Fuckwit

American singer songwriter Ariel Pink (aka Ariel Rosenberg) has outed himself as a right proper fuckwit.

January 10, 2021
Metallica, Lars Ulrich, photo by Ros O'Gorman
Lars Ulrich Recalls First Metallica Gig

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who made his debut on stage with Metallica in 1982, has reflected on the buzz he felt getting behind his kit on that fateful night.

January 10, 2021
Jamiroquai photo by Ros OGorman
Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay Distances Himself From Domestic Terrorist Jake Angeli

Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay has released a video to explain he was not part of the American domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol Building in Washington.

January 8, 2021
James Hetfield, Metallica. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Miley Cyrus Records Metallica Classic With Elton John

Miley Cyrus has recruited old pal Elton John for a cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters.

January 8, 2021
Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Noise11
Queenscliff Music Festival Adds Geyer, Seymour and Skye To Its Pelican Bar

Renee Geyer, Mark Seymour, Charlie Owen, Alice Skye, Kee’ahn and a Brooklyn Nine One One Trivia night have been added to the Queenscliff Music Festival’s Pelican Bar.

January 7, 2021
Bruce Springsteen and Nils Lofgren perform at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Bruce Springsteen Writes Off Touring For 2021

Bruce Springsteen doesn't anticipate touring until 2022 - but he does have "a big surprise" in store for fans in the meantime.

January 7, 2021
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman
Neil Young Sells 50% of his Catalogue For $150 million

Neil Young has sold 50 per cent of his music catalogue said to be worth an estimated $150 million (£UK110 million/$AU192 million).

January 7, 2021
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line Deny They Have Split

Florida Georgia Line have put an end to rumours circulating suggesting they have split up.

January 7, 2021
Mike Garson
Mike Garson Says He Had A Telepathic Connect With David Bowie

David Bowie's longtime keyboard player, Mike Garson, says they shared a "telepathic connection".

January 7, 2021
2017 Record Store Day Ambassador Anthony Albanese (aka Albo) at Red Eye Records handing over the Ambassadorship to the current ambassadors. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Albo Casts His Votes For Triple J’s Hottest 100

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese has voted early and voted often for the Triple J Hottest 100.

January 6, 2021
John Fogerty photo by Ros O'Gorman
John Fogerty Debuts New Music For 2021 ‘Weeping In The Promised Land’

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty has a new song ‘Weeping In the Promised Land’. The song is about political protest and Black Lives Matter. In 'Weeping in the Promised Land' John Fogerty is articulating the last four years of America with lyrics like "poisoned with lies" and "Out in the street, on your neck with a knee. All the people are crying your last words 'I can't breathe.'

January 6, 2021
Hoodoo Gurus Dave Faulkner, photo by Ros OGorman
Red Hot Summer Swan Valley is A Sell-Out

Red Hot Summer’s Swan Valley event at Sandalford Wines in April has sold-out.

January 6, 2021
2021 Grammy Awards Postponed Until March

The Grammy Awards have been postponed from 31 January to 14 March 2021 citing Covid-19 as the reason for the delay.

January 6, 2021
The KLF
The KLF Are Now Streaming

Electronica innovators The KLF have made their music available on streaming services for the first time.

January 6, 2021
Berlin
Terri Nunn Apologizes For Performing Berlin At Mar-A-Lago

Berlin singer Terri Nunn has apologized to fans after performing at the Mar-A-Lago hotel in Florida on New Years Eve.

January 6, 2021
Dr Dre
Dr Dre Suffers Brain Aneurysm

Dr Dre has been admitted to hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm on Monday.

January 6, 2021
Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Lindsey Buckingham Song Catalogue Sold

Lindsey Buckingham's entire music catalogue has been acquired by Hipgnosis Songs Fund.

January 6, 2021
John Butler
John Butler To Appear At Western Australia’s WA Forests Event

John Butler will perform live at the WA Forest event in Western Australia showing the movie ‘Cry of the Forests’.

January 6, 2021
Geoff Stephens
Grammy Award Winning Songwriter Geoff Stephens Dies From Covid-19

Geoff Stephens, the Grammy Award winning songwriter who wrote hits from The Hollies, Hermans Hermits, Boy George and Tom Jones, has died from Covid-19 at the age of 86.

January 5, 2021
Guitarist Alexi Laiho from Bodom After Midnight at a promo shoot. March 1st, 2020, Helsinki Finland. Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen.
Children of Bodom Singer Alexi Laiho Dead At 41

Alexi Laiho of Finnish metal band Children of Bodom / Bodom After Midnight has died at his home in Helsinki, Finland at age 41.

January 5, 2021
Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Watch Alice Cooper Sing A Song For Zak Nilsson In His End of Life Stage of Cancer

Alice Cooper called into the YouTube show Coffee Talk with ADIKA Live’ to sing Zak Nilsson, the son of Harry Nilsson a special song.

January 5, 2021
Peter Black photo by Alec Smart
Former Hard-Ons Peter ‘Blackie’ Black To Play Shows In Victoria and Queensland

Peter ‘Blackie’ Black of The Hard-Ons has lined up solo shows in Victoria and Queensland over coming months.

January 5, 2021
Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman
ANNOUNCEMENT: South Australia’s Summer Sounds Festival To Go Ahead

Secret Sounds, Five Four Entertainment and Groove today confirm that their forthcoming concert series, Summer Sounds Festival, will proceed with the first shows taking place this weekend.

January 5, 2021
Warren McLean
Ex-Divinyls Drummer Warren McLean Dies

Warren McLean, a one-time drummer for Divinyls and I’m Talking, has died in Bali.

January 4, 2021
Gerry and the Pacemakers (Gerry Marsden centre)
RIP Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers Dead At 78

Gerry Marsden, lead singer of UK Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died in the UK at the age of 78.

January 4, 2021