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Mac Sabbath
Mac Sabbath Reschedule Australian Tour For December

Mac Sabbath have postponed their Australian tour until December.

March 27, 2020
Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.
Jackson Browne Releases new Song ‘A Little Soon To Say’

Jackson Browne has dropped the brand new song ‘A Little Soon To Say’ but don’t get too excited about the title. It has nothing to do with him recently testing positive to Covid-19.

March 27, 2020
Dhani Harrison
Watch Dhani Harrison Cover George Harrison Beatles’ Song The Inner Light

George Harrison’s son Dhani has announced a $500,000 donation to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, Save The Children and Doctors Without Borders and released his own version of his father’s ‘The Inner Light’.

March 27, 2020
Berton and Prescott from The Knack
The Knack Turn My Sharona Into Bye Corona Parody

The Knack’s lead guitarist Berton Averre and bass player Prescott Niles have turned their classic ‘My Sharona’ into ‘Bye Corona’ because as Berton says ‘there aren’t enough of them”.

March 27, 2020
APRA AMCOS
APRA Music Awards To Be Virtual In 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing safety concerns, we’re saddened to announce that the 2020 APRA Music Awards will not be held in the usual live format for this year. The event was due to take place on Tuesday 28 April at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.

March 27, 2020
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Dave Grohl Is Entertaining Fans With Short Stories On Instagram

Dave Grohl has launched a new Instagram page where he plans to share "short stories that will make people smile".

March 26, 2020
Bored!
Former Magic Dirt Guitarist Dave Thomas Dies Aged 56

Dave Thomas, an early member of Magic Dirt as well as Geelong band Bored! has died at the age of 56.

March 25, 2020
Kate Ceberano performs at the APIA Good Times Tour at the Palais in St Kilda on Saturday 28 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman https://www.noise11.com
Memo Music Hall and Renegade Team To Stream Kate Ceberano

Memo Music Hall and RockWiz creators Renegade Films will streak Kate Ceberano & Co from the St Kilda venue on Sunday 5th April 2020.

March 25, 2020
Bill Rieflin and Michael Stipe
R.E.M., King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails Drummer Bill Rieflin Dies Aged 59

Bill Rieflin, drummer for King Crimson and formerly with R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, has died of cancer at the age of 59.

March 25, 2020
Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.
Jackson Browne Tests Positive to Covid-19

Jackson Browne is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after testing positive to Covid-19.

March 25, 2020
Manu Dibango
African Jazz Great Manu Dibango Dies From Covid-19

Cameroon musician Manu Dibango has passed away at age 86 from Covid-19.

March 25, 2020
Eric Weissberg
‘Dueling Banjos’ Eric Weissberg Dies At Age 80

Banjo player Eric Weissberg has died at a nursing home in Detroit after battling Alzheimer’s disease.

March 24, 2020
Deep Purple
Deep Purple Go ‘Whoosh’

Deep Purple have a new album ‘Whoosh’ on the way, their third with producer Bob Ezrin.

March 24, 2020
Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Soundwave, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Billie Joe Armstrong Recorded A Song From His Bedroom For You

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day has used his downtime this week to record a cover of the appropriately titled Tommy James' classic 'I Think We're Alone Now'.

March 24, 2020
Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Billy Bragg Australian Tour Rescheduled

Here are the details for the revised Billy Bragg Australian tour dates.

March 24, 2020
Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic photo by Ros O'Gorman
OneRepublic Perform For The Together At Home Series

OneRepublic and the #TogetherAtHome series.

March 24, 2020
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth’s #TogetherAtHome Series

Charlie Puth' is the latest artist to perform for the #TogetherAtHome series.

March 24, 2020
Madonna, Rod Laver Arena Rebel Heart Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Madonna Slammed For Vile Coronavirus Comment

Madonna has come under fire from fans for calling the coronavirus "the great equalizer" while naked in a bathtub.

March 24, 2020
Fire Fight Concert for National Bushfire Relief
Australian Charts: Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief Is No 1 Album

Two weeks after the initial concert for Fire Relief on March 12th, 2020, the accompanying album called "Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief" debuts at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart.

March 24, 2020
Julia Zemiro from Rockwiz image by Ros O'Gorman noise11.com
Adelaide Festival Cancelled

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020 has been cancelled, following the South Australian Government’s declaration of a public health emergency, and ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 people or more at indoor premises including Adelaide Festival Centre. There are also travel bans in force which affect artists coming from interstate and overseas to South Australia.

March 24, 2020
KOTA The Friend
KOTA The Friend Reschedules Australian Tour For December 2020

Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring wish to advise that KOTA The Friend will be rescheduling the Australian and New Zealand leg of his FOTO Tour to December 2020 (previously scheduled to take place in May).

March 24, 2020
DMAs
DMA’s Delay Album Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

DMA's have delayed the release of their album, 'The Glow', due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

March 24, 2020
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Debuts New Music

Dua Lipa doesn't hold back on her follow-up to her 2017 self-titled debut album.

March 24, 2020
Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Stone Music Festival, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Aerosmith Urge Fans To Engage Online During Pandemic

Steven Tyler and co shared a video comprised of series of previously recorded clips of the band - which is also comprised of Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer - getting up close to each other to highlight the importance of social-distancing and keeping two metres (six feet) apart from everyone to help flatten the curve of the virus.

March 24, 2020
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick Indicates She May Be Ready To Retire

Dionne Warwick, who has been in show-business for almost six decades and has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, has admitted she will only retire if her vocals and looks fade.

March 24, 2020
Dolly Parton photo by Ros O'Gorman
Dolly Parton Talks About Her Friend Kenny Rogers

Dolly Parton says she was devastated to find out her good friend had passed away at the age of 81 from natural causes under the care of a hospice team.

March 22, 2020
GTK
GTK Producer Bernie Cannon Has Passed Away

Bernie Cannon, the man behind one of Australia’s pioneer music shows GTK, has passed away.

March 22, 2020
Lionel Ritchie and Kenny Rogers - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Kenny Rogers Dies At Age 81

Country superstar Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81.

March 21, 2020
Tommy Emmanuel, noise11.com, music news
Blues On Broadbeach Music Festival Cancelled

Broadbeach Alliance has today announced that Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival will not be going ahead on May 14-17, 2020.

March 20, 2020
Dolly Parton photo by Ros O'Gorman
Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Australian Theatre Season Postponed

Producers John Frost, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions are disappointed to announce that the Australian seasons of Dolly Parton’s hit musical 9 TO 5 will be postponed.

March 20, 2020