Talking with PP Arnold is like talking to a music encyclopaedia and it talking right back at you. PP Arnold lived music history. She was there with The Small Faces, had songs produced by Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton and written by Barry Gibb. One of her songs was a duet with Rod Stewart in a band featuring Keith Richards and Ron Wood.

Major new titles coming this week from: Neil Young, George Ezra, Jack White, Dami Im, Rick Parfitt, Led Zeppelin (re-issue), Preoccupations, Don McLean and a new So Fresh compilation.

Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators will return this fall with their as-yet-untitled third studio album. The group, Slash (Guitar), Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums), Todd Kerns (Bass & Vocals) and Frank Sidoris (Guitar & Vocals), has entered the studio with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Alter Bridge, Iggy Pop, Incubus). Expect the group to announce a full North American tour for the fall.

Steve Mandell, the guitar player who joined Eric Weissberg on the hit instrumental "Dueling Banjos" from the film Deliverence died on Wednesday, March 14 at the age of 76. He had been suffering from prostate cancer.

An auction of Kirk Pengilly’s musical items generated $228,323 in sales in Sydney this week.

Sydney six-piece Winston Surfshirt is now with BMG.

Pattie Boyd, the former wife of George Harrison and then Eric Clapton, will appear in speaking engagements in Sydney and Melbourne in May.

Loverboy lead guitarist Paul Dean will release his first solo work in 21 years.

Sting revisited some familiar territory in more ways than one on Monday (March 19) in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.

Before he is done, Bruce Springsteen will have played on Broadway for over a year.

Justin Timberlake has cancelled his Wednesday night (March 21) concert at New York's Madison Square Garden due to the city's snowstorm.

Singer Celine Dion has announced the cancellation of a month of shows from her Las Vegas residency so she can deal with a medical condition.

The producers of the Broadway concert Rocktopia are thrilled to announce that multi-platinum Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robin Zander, lead singer of Cheap Trick, will make his Broadway debut as a special guest vocalist in the show for the final week of its limited engagement, April 23 - 29, 2018.

‘No Vans Mary’, a 2009 unreleased album by Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie, has been made available for a limited time.

Anthony Albanese MP and 2017 Ambassador for Record Store Day Australia has officially passed to baton to 2018 ambassadors Michael Chugg, Amber Lawrence and Dan Sultan.

The City of Melbourne has revealed a bold three-year strategy to build on the $1billion music industry.

Ringo Starr is officially Sir Richard Starkey MBE with thanks to a tap on the shoulder from future King William.

Announced on March 20, the 49th wedding anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Lennon, from May 2018, the Museum of Liverpool will show a ground-breaking exhibition, exploring the personal and creative chemistry of this iconic couple and their ongoing Imagine Peace campaign.

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival has a lot of surprises for 2018 including a collaboration called The Others pairing jazz geniuses Paul Grabowsky and James Morrison with Rock God Kram from Spiderbait.

Steven Tyler has announced that The Sisterhood, featuring Rod Stewart’s daughter Ruby, will be the opening act for his solo tour.

Sydney’s Vivid Live has revealed its 2018 line-up marking the 10th anniversary of the event.

The music line-up at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix will feature the largest number of acts the event has ever seen including members of the Black Eyed Peas doing a DJ set.

Police have dismissed a connection between a man who emailed a bomb threat shutting down a concert by The Roots at SXSW to the three other bombings in Austin this past week.

Palms Casino Resort and Live Nation present Grammy-nominated trio blink-182's first-ever Las Vegas rock residency "Kings of the Weekend" at the newly renovated Pearl Concert Theater.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler will go out solo on the road for most of the summer.

Melbourne music businessman James Young has announced he will put his name forward to run for Lord Mayor in the City of Melbourne.

Jane Gazzo’s old band Rubher is getting back together.

Don McLean says Sydney is the inspiration behind his new song ‘Botanical Gardens’.

A concert by The Roots was cancelled in Austin on the weekend following a bomb threat at the venue.

British India are inviting fans to contribute to the video for their new single ‘Midnight Homie’.