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Glen Matlock’s Post Pistols Band Rich Kids Was The Group That Never Took Off

After Sex Pistols broke up, Glen Matlock formed a new group Rich Kids with Midge Ure pre-Ultravox on vocals but the band never kicked in, was short lived and broke up after one album.

February 20, 2024
Josh Owen Hold Your Breath
Josh Owen Premiers New Song Hold Your Breath

Josh Owen is not only guitarist for James Reyne but will open for James on the Crawl File tour and no doubt his setlist will include this new song ‘Hold Your Breath’.

February 20, 2024
Hoodoo Gurus photo by Ros O'Gorman
Hoodoo Gurus, GANGgajang and Spys To Tour Brazil

Hoodoo Gurus will tour Brazil in August and take GANGgajang and Craig Bloxom's Spys along for the tour.

February 20, 2024
Madonna performs at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 12 March 2016. This is the first show of the Australian leg of her world wide Rebel Heart Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Madonna Falls During Seattle Show But The Mime Goes On

Madonna suffered a fall during her recent Seattle concert.

February 20, 2024
Taylor Swift at the MCG Melbourne 16 February 2024 Photo Credit TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift Describes ‘Tortured Poets Department’ As a “Life-Line”

Taylor Swift has admitted her upcoming album, 'The Tortured Poets Department', was "really a lifeline for me".

February 20, 2024
Rihanna photo by Ros O'Gorman
Rihanna Album No 9 Is On The Way

Rihanna is "working on" her long-awaited ninth studio album.

February 20, 2024
Noel Gallagher photo by Ros O'Gorman
Gibson Have 20 Noel Gallagher Les Paul Guitars For Sale

Noel Gallagher has teamed up with Gibson to release 20 signed ’78 Les Paul Custom guitars for charity.

February 20, 2024
Peter Freebairn
Here Is Some New Australian Power Pop From Peter Freebairn – I Got Lucky (I Got You)

Melbourne singer-songwriter Peter Freebairn is heading towards that long overdue solo debut album following the 2019 release of the self-titled EP.

February 19, 2024
Taylor Swift at the MCG Melbourne 16 February 2024 Photo Credit TAS Rights Management
Australian Acts Cover Taylor Swift For Triple M

Australian radio station Triple M curated an incredible list of Australian artists performing the songs of Taylor Swift and it really, really works.

February 19, 2024
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at LookOut Torquay photo by Winston Robinson
Queens of the Stone Age Headline Australia’s First Lookout Festival

Australia’s newest music festival Lookout got off to a massive success in Torquay, Victoria on Sunday with headliners Queens of the Stone Age as well as Australia’s The Chats, Spiderbait, Pond, Gut Health and Lola Scott.

February 19, 2024
Amigo The Devil
Amigo The Devil Preps Fourth Album Ahead Of Australian Tour

Amigo The Devil (Danny Kiranos) will tour Australia in April with a unique blend of folk, country, rock and punk metal with themes of death and murder. Its been called Murderfolk and Dark Folk. Whatever the case, you’ll hear a whole new music genre play out before your eyes and ears.

February 19, 2024
Vampire Weekend - photo by Ros O'Gorman.
Vampire Weekend To Head On Tour

Vampire Weekend has announced a 2024 tour.

February 19, 2024
Dukes of Hazzard Star Slammed For Nasty Beyoncé Comment

Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider slammed for 'dog' comparison.

February 19, 2024
Taylor Swift the 2009 Noise11 interview
Taylor Swift Started Out Humble and Remains Humble. Watch The 2009 Noise11 interview

In 2009 when Taylor Swift toured Australia she took time out to join us for an early edition of her story at Noise11.

February 18, 2024
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Ian Amey ‘Tich’ of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dies At Age 79

Ian Amery, the Tich of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, has died at the age of 79.

February 18, 2024
Brian Wilson performs Pet Sounds at the Palais in St Kilda on Sunday 3 April 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Brian Wilson Is Suffering From Dementia

Just weeks after the death of his wife Melinda, Brian Wilson’s family has revealed that the iconic singer, songwriter for The Beach Boys is suffering from dementia.

February 18, 2024
Billy Joel at the MCG 10 December 2022 photo by Bron Robinson
Billy Joel’s AI Video for ‘Turn The Lights Back On’ – Creepy or Innovative?

The video for Billy Joel’s new song ‘Turn The Lights Back On’ is equally parts innovative and creepy. The video, directed Warren Fu and the song’s co-writer Freddy Wexler is an idea of Wexler’s.

February 17, 2024
Taylor Swift at the MCG Melbourne 16 February 2024 Photo Credit TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift Performs First Australian Show For The Eras Tour In Melbourne

Reporting a first-hand account of the Taylor Swift phenomenon was not something I was expecting but when I was invited to attend the first Australian show of The Eras Tour my interests piqued. This will truly be the biggest music event in Australia for 2024. The Eras Tour is breaking records all over the world. It is major news.

February 17, 2024
Sonic Animation
Corey Glover of Living Colour Reveals His New Band Sonic Animation

Corey Glover of Living Colour has formed Sonic Animation, a new band featuring Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), bassist Booker King and drummer Taykwuan Jackson.

February 16, 2024
Neil Young Premieres New Recording of Over and Over titled Broken Circle

Neil Young has a new nine-minute recording of ‘Over and Over’ titled ‘Broken Circle’ from his upcoming ‘Fu##in’ Up’ album.

February 16, 2024
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Fun Lovin’ Criminals Kick Off Australian Tour

Fun Lovin’ Criminals are now two shows down on the Australian tour after commencing in Wollongong on Wednesday and then playing Sydney last night before hitting Brisbane tonight.

February 16, 2024
The Dandy Warhols
Slash Helps Out The Dandy Warhols on ‘I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem’

Slash features on the new song for The Dandy Warhols, ‘I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem’.

February 15, 2024
Bill Mumy
Bill Mumy Has a New Song ‘Pay No Attention To That’

Bill Mumy, the singer songwriter who as an actor played Will Robinson in Lost In Space, has a new song and an album on the way.

February 15, 2024
Art Alexakis of Everclear
Art Alexakis Is Preparing for Everclear’s Upcoming 30th Anniversaries

Everclear were a platinum selling band in Australia in the 90s and the three big albums are all coming up for the 30th anniversaries in coming years.

February 15, 2024
Billy Joel at the MCG 10 December 2022 photo by Bron Robinson 2
Billy Joel Reveals His Dream Supergroup To Howard Stern

Howard Stern has enticed Billy Joel’s dream supergroup out of Billy.

February 15, 2024
Taylor Swift, Etihad, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Taylor Swift vs The Beatles Ticket Price – Australian Bureau of Statistic Compares

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has compared the cost of The Beatles 1964 Australian tour ticket to that of the 2024 Taylor Swift ticket price and there are some interesting facts.

February 15, 2024
Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman
Brian May Is Finding Bohemian Rhapsody Difficult To Perform

Brian May struggles to play the complex ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ guitar riff on stage.

February 15, 2024
Brian Wilson performs Pet Sounds at the Palais in St Kilda on Sunday 3 April 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Lost Brian Wilson Country Album To Be Released

Brian Wilson's lost 1970s country album is finally set to be released.

February 15, 2024
Bruce Dickinson (PHOTO BY JOHN MCMURTRIE supplied by BMG)
Bruce Dickinson Is Enjoying “The Silliness” Away From Iron Maiden

Bruce Dickinson has enjoyed "playing like children" away from the strictness of Iron Maiden.

February 15, 2024
Usher at the Super Bowl 2024
TV Show Based On Usher Music In The Works

A new drama series based on Usher's music is in the works.

February 15, 2024