There really is a riot going on right now, so what a poignant moment it seems to be to lose a hero I never met, yet a man I often imagined as my soul brother. I worked with many of his alumni (including the man who helped invent him, fellow San Fran disk jockey Tom Donahue), and to say they and he inspired me would be a useless understatement.

The Doobie Brothers have released ‘Walk This Road’, their first album since 1980’s ‘One Step Closer’ 45 years ago to feature Michael McDonald as a full member of the band.

Deep Purple will release a 20th anniversary remix of the largely ignored 2005 album ‘Rapture of the Deep’.

Sly Stone of the legendary Sly & The Family Stone has died at the age of 82.

On 8 December 1975, Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ (Triple Zed) launched one month after the Gough Whitlam Dismissal with announcer John Woods being transmission with The Who ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’.

British singer songwriter Jacob Collier has included three Australian dates for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney as part of the Djesse World Tour.

Sir Ridley Scott will start shooting his Bee Gees biopic in November 2025.

Finneas has claimed that he was tear-gassed by the National Guard at a "very peaceful" protest in Los Angeles.

Kevin Parker aired a new Tame Impala song during a surprise DJ set at Primavera Sound at the weekend.

Taylor Swift has been granted a temporary restraining order against a Colorado man who insisted she's the mother of his child.

Kamilaroi/Tongan singer David Leha (aka Radical Son) has signed a publishing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing.

Olivia Rodrigo stunned fans by bringing new wave legend David Byrne on stage with her at the Governors Ball festival in New York on Saturday night.

After much media speculation in recent weeks, Network 10 has officially announced that the long-running News/Entertainment program The Project has been axed.

Bruce Dickinson is starring in 'Bjorn of the Dead'. Dickinson has been cast in the new movie that centres on an ABBA tribute band who find themselves trapped in a nightclub at the beginning of the apocalypse.

Sir Paul McCartney has popped up for two songs with Bruce Springsteen at his Liverpool concert as part of the Land of Hope and Dreams tour.

Jimmy Barnes has played the first show of the Defiant tour in Adelaide, South Australia, on the day his 21st solo album ‘Defiant’ was released and showcases how ‘Defiant’ is an album from show ready songs to play live.

Wayne Lewis, the singer and songwriter for US R&B, Soul group Atlantic Starr, has died at the age of 68.

Peter Jones, renowned Australian keyboard player who has played on recordings for Little River Band, Crowded House, The Ferrets and John Farnham, has died.

Bob Andrews, the keyboard player for Graham Parker & The Rumour from 1975 to 1979, has died at the age of 75.

Rod Stewart has cancelled more shows as he battles flu. Six shows have been affected by Rod’s illness, with only two of the six rescheduled.

David Duchovny is taking the band back out on tour across America in September.

Zac Brown Band popped out a brand new song on Friday. ‘I Ain’t Worried About It’. It’s the first new music from Zac for 2025.

The Doors live album ‘Live in Vancouver 1970’, released physically in 2010, has been finally added to streaming services.

The Spice Girls now have a Lady Spice, or Lady Posh. With David Beckham’s knighthood this weekend, Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) becomes a Lady.

Airbourne, Warrnambool Victoria’s most famous music act since Smokey Dawson, have released their first song in six years ‘Gutsy’.

Fanny Lumsden’s cover of Gotye’s ‘Something That I Used To Know’ got a lot of attention in 2024. So much so that Fanny has decided to release her version.

Meg Washington has revealed the tracklisting for her next album ‘Gem’. One song ‘Fine’ features Paul Kelly.

Mariah Carey is back to active duty with her first song in seven years ‘Type Dangerous’.

Sara Storer’s new song ‘Worth Your Love’ is a duet with her niece Sammy Storer.

On 28 October 2004, Skyhooks reformed for a fairly secret 30th anniversary show at Pint on Punt in Melbourne.