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Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen photo by Ros O'Gorman
Eddie Van Halen To Be Honored With Guitar Collection

Eddie Van Halen's own brand - which bares his initials - has announced the release of nine guitars for the reimagined 5150 series.

January 13, 2021
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Azealia Banks Shocks Fans With Vile Pet Abuse Video

Azealia Banks has become a trending topic on Twitter after posting videos of herself boiling her dead cat.

January 13, 2021
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Catherine Britt Goes Full Tilt Indie With ‘Home Truths’

Australian Country star Catherine Britt will release new music for 2021 on Friday 15 January. Here new album is ‘Home Truths’.

January 12, 2021
Ringo Starr photo by Ros OGorman
Ringo Starr Wants To Do It In Road

Ringo Starr has been spending the Covid-19 lockdown recording music, painting and keeping fit at the Los Angeles home he shares with his wife, former Bond girl Barbara Bach, 73, but he's ready to play some shows with his All Star Band now.

January 12, 2021
Robbie Williams Heavy Entertainment Tour at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 24 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Are Robbie Williams And Kylie Minogue Planning New Duet?

Robbie Williams has confirmed reports suggesting he and Kylie Minogue are in talks to record a secret new track, revealing he has "big plans" for the song.

January 12, 2021
Dr Dre
Dr Dre Still In Intensive Care After Brain Aneurysm

Dr. Dre is reportedly still in intensive care, a week after suffering a brain aneurysm.

January 12, 2021
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Sex Pistols Biopic Goes into Production

FX has ordered Pistol, a six-episode limited series about the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, it was announced today by Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment.

January 12, 2021
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Diddy Property Burgled

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has called in the police after one of his Los Angeles homes was burgled.

January 12, 2021
Barry Gibb at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman
Barry Gibb On Track For No 1 UK Album

Barry Gibb is on track for his very first UK Number 1 as a solo artist with Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook (Vol. 1).

January 12, 2021
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Gary Barlow Updates His Crooner Sessions

Gary Barlow's The Crooner Sessions have made a welcome comeback, following the huge success of the starry duets last year.

January 12, 2021
Duran Duran in Austin Texas photo by Ros O'Gorman
Duran Duran Cover David Bowie’s ‘Five Years’

Duran Duran have released their version of David Bowie’s ‘Five Years’ to mark the 5th anniversary of Bowie’s passing.

January 11, 2021
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Marty Stuart Pays Tribute To His Late Father-In-Law Johnny Cash with ‘I’ve Been Around’

Country legend Marty Stuart has honored his late father-in-law and, Johnny Cash with a newly released music video for the song ‘I’ve Been Around’.

January 11, 2021
David Bowie by Ros O'Gorman
Bowie Music Added to Tik Tok

David Bowie - who died in 2016 after a secret cancer battle - will now be available for TikTok users to incorporate into their videos.

January 11, 2021
Taylor Swift photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: Taylor Swift ‘evermore’ Spends Another Week At No 1

Taylor Swift secures a fourth straight week at No.1 with her ninth album "evermore", which equals the four weeks her eighth set "folklore" (TW-7) achieved in August of 2020.

January 10, 2021
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