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Ed Sheeran, 2013, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Ed Sheeran Announces World Tour Dates

Set to be one of the most highly-anticipated tours of 2017, Ed Sheeran has announced an array of worldwide tour dates for the UK & Ireland, Europe, Mexico and Central & South America, kicking-off in Italy on March 17 and running through to June.

January 27, 2017
Robbie Williams noise11 Photo by Mary Boukouvalas
Robbie Williams Sexual Harassment Case Drops

A sexual harassment lawsuit filed against singer Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field has been thrown out of court.

January 27, 2017
Cyndi Lauper at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Cyndi Lauper Criticises Madonna Women’s Day Speech

Cyndi Lauper has slammed Madonna for her controversial speech at the recent Women's March.

January 27, 2017
Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Bruce Springsteen Adds Some Nebraska For Second Australian Show

As expected Bruce Springsteen gave Perth a totally different show at his second Australia show with the 1982 solo album Nebraska getting a workout.

January 26, 2017
One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday 27 November 2016 with Russell Morris, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes.
Jimmy Barnes, Paul Kelly, Nick Cave Receive Australia Day Honours

Rock icons Jimmy Barnes, Paul Kelly and Nick Cave have received the Officer of the Order of Australia honours as part of the 2017 Australia Day list.

January 26, 2017
Butch Trucks
R.I.P. Butch Trucks 1947-2017

Butch Trucks, who played drums for the Allman Brothers Band from 1969 to 2014, died Tuesday in West Palm Beach, FL at the age of 69. No cause of death has been announced.

January 26, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore
R.I.P. Mary Tyler Moore 1936-2017

Television icon Mary Tyler Moore has died at age 80.

January 26, 2017
Paul Stanley - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Paul Stanley Cancels Gig After Suffering Concussion

All four currently scheduled shows for Paul Stanley's side project, Soul Station, have been cancelled after the KISS member suffered a concussion while skiing.

January 26, 2017
Culture Club Encore Tour at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Sunday 11 December 2016. Culture Club headlined the show after support bands Wa Wa Nee, Pseudo Echo, Eurogliders and Real Life performed their sets. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Boy George Talks About George Michael

George Michael "really kept people out" during his final years, according to pal Boy George.

January 26, 2017
Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse To March On Washington

Insane Clown Posse has been talking about putting together a march in Washington since last summer but recent events have triggered firming up of plans.

January 26, 2017
George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
George Michael Had Over 500000 Sales After Death

OfficialCharts.com has confirmed that in the month since his passing, over half a million records by George Michael have been sold and streamed across his Wham! and solo work, as fans reflect on the icon's impressive catalogue.

January 26, 2017
Newtown Social Club
Newtown Social Club To Close In April

Another Sydney music venue is to close when the Newtown Social Club shuts in April.

January 25, 2017
Neil Diamond performs in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 27 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Neil Diamond Adds 13 European Shows

Neil Diamond has added a bunch of new dates to his almost forty North American shows already scheduled for "The 50 Year Anniversary World Tour".

January 25, 2017
Spiderbait
Spiderbait Reveal Their Supports

Spiderbait have announced their supports acts for the Ivy and the Big Apple tour in March.

January 25, 2017
Pond
Listen to New Pond ‘Sweep Me Off My Feet’

Pond have released ‘Sweep Me Off My Feet’, the first taste of their concept album ‘The Weather’, due in May.

January 25, 2017
Rodney Crowell performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda Melbourne on Thursday 25 June 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Rodney Crowell Gathers His All-Star Friends For ‘Close Ties’

Rodney Crowell’s famous friends Sheryl Crow and Rosanne Cash will join him on his next album ‘Close Ties’.

January 25, 2017
Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Billy Bragg Rewrites Dylan Classic About Demagogue Trump

Billy Bragg has written new lyrics for Bob Dylan's The Times They Are a Changing to reflect the current times.

January 25, 2017
Brian Canham, Pseudo Echo. Pure Gold Live at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 13 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Pseudo Echo, Charles Jenkins To Play Werribee’s Free Friday Live Series

Wyndham City will host a series of free music events in February with Pseudo Echo and Charles Jenkins headlining some shows.

January 25, 2017
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin Biopic Cancelled

The planned Janis Joplin biopic starring Amy Adams is no longer being developed.

January 25, 2017
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The Zombies To Publish 50th Anniversary Memoir

A lot of people think that the Zombies' Odyssey & Oracle was released in 1969 because of the heavy airplay that Time of the Season received in that year but it had actually been issued over a year earlier in early-1968.

January 25, 2017
Glenn Hughes, Kings Of Chaos, Noise11, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Glenn Hughes Plays London

Don’t go looking for Glenn Hughes to be the changeling. He is one of the best vocalists rock music has ever had – the voice of rock – and his audience want him to be the Glenn Hughes they have grown up with and love like demons. And he is happy to deliver just what they want.

January 25, 2017
The Marcels
R.I.P. Ronald ‘Bingo’ Mundy of The Marcels At 76

Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, one of the original members of the Marcels, died on Friday from pneumonia at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA at the age of 76.

January 25, 2017
Sting photo by Ros O'Gorman
Sting and Justin Timberlake Nominated For Oscars

While it is doubtful that they can beat the juggernaut that is La La Land, both Sting and Justin Timberlake have been nominated in the Best Song category at the Academy Awards.

January 24, 2017
Neil Diamond performs in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 27 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Another Neil Diamond Retrospective To Be Released

Three years ago, Capitol Records released All-Time Greatest Hits, a compilation of Neil Diamond's biggest hits and album tracks that went to 14 in the U.S., the highest one of his many hits packages had ever gone.

January 24, 2017
Chris Brown, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Chris Brown Gets Pissed Off At Aziz Ansari Over SNL Piece

Singer Chris Brown has blasted comic Aziz Ansari for poking fun at him during his Saturday Night Live hosting stint over the weekend.

January 24, 2017
Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy Pleads Guilty To Gun Possession Felony

Rapper Soulja Boy pleaded not guilty to two felony gun possession counts on Monday and will return to court next month to fight the charges.

January 24, 2017
Bliss N Eso photo by Ros O'Gorman
Bliss N Eso Release Statement About Death Of Johann Ofner

Bliss N Eso have released a statement following the death of actor Johann Ofner, who died on Monday in a “workplace accident” while filming a video for the trio.

January 24, 2017
Courtney Barnett performs in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Courtney Barnett Added To Bluesfest

Courtney Barnett has joined the Bluesfest line-up by personal request from Patti Smith.

January 24, 2017
Daryl Braithwaite performs at One Electric Day at Werribee Park in the grounds of the Werribee mansion on Sunday 29 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Daryl Braithwaite Cancels More Shows This Week

Daryl Braithwaite has had to cancel more shows this week on doctors orders because he is “making slow progress”.

January 24, 2017
John Mellencamp - Image By Ros O'Gorman
John Mellencamp New Music ‘Easy Target’

John Mellencamp has released his first new music in 2-1/2 years with the new song Easy Target.

January 24, 2017