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Slim Dusty’s Grandson Jim Arneman Is The Third Generation of “The Family Business” As Small Town Romance

Slim Dusty’s grandson Jim Arneman and partner Flora Smith have taken the Kirkpatrick family business into a third generation.

February 13, 2025
Spandau Ballet perform at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 19 May 2015; photo Ros O'Gorman
Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp Was Inspired To Make Solo Album After Touring with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason

Spandau Ballet’s co-founder and principal songwriter Gary Kemp says that the last three years touring the world with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason in Saucerful of Secrets was the catalyst for his third solo album ‘This Destination’.

February 13, 2025
Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman
Neil Young Completes 46th Album and Preps April Release

Neil Young has completed what is at least his 46th album (because that isn’t counting the albums with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, live albums, compilations, archive series records or box sets). (Spoiler alert: there are over 100).

February 13, 2025
INXS Listen Like Thieves 40th anniversary
INXS 40th Anniversary Edition of ‘Listen Like Thieves’ To Be Released

INXS will release a mega 3CD edition of the iconic fifth album ‘Listen Like Thieves’ to mark the album’s 40th anniversary.

February 13, 2025
Joe Cocker 2011 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 14 2025 Nominees

14 acts have made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations for 2025 with one band nominee member, Liam Gallagher of Oasis, immediately posting “Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of BUMBACLARTS".

February 13, 2025
George Thorogood and The Destroyers photo by Ros O'Gorman
George Thorogood To Play Red Hot Summer Sideshows

George Thorogood & The Destroyers will play two stand alone sideshows during the Red Hot Summer Australian dates.

February 13, 2025
Falls Festival site for sale
The Site of The Falls Festival For Sale For $2.5 Million

The site for the once magnificent Falls Festival in Lorne is up for sale for $2.5 million.

February 12, 2025
Green Day, Soundwave 2014, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Aussie Punk Band Private Function To Open For Green Day

Australian punk band Private Function have been chosen to open for Green Day’s 2025 The Saviors Australian tour.

February 12, 2025
Paul McCartney The Bowery
Paul McCartney Plays 575 Capacity The Bowery In New York City

Paul McCartney sprung a sudden gig at the 575 capacity The Bowery in New York City on Tuesday night 11 February 2025.

February 12, 2025
David Johansen, New York Dolls - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
New York Dolls’ David Johansen Is Being Treated for Stage 4 Brain Cancer

New York Dolls’ singer David Johansen has revealed he is suffering from Stage 4 brain cancer.

February 12, 2025
Kanye West 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Kanye West Dropped By Talent Agency For Being a Racist Twit

Kanye West has been dumped by his talent agent after he spouted explicit antisemitic comments.

February 11, 2025
Noel Gallagher photo by Ros O'Gorman
Noel Gallagher Calls Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Appearance Nonsense

Noel Gallagher has slammed Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance and called it "absolute nonsense".

February 11, 2025
Elvis Presley, noise11.com, Photo
Priscilla Presley On Her Split From Elvis

Priscilla Presley has set the record straight on the end of her relationship with music icon Elvis.

February 11, 2025
Kid Rock performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on 7 December 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kid Rock Chucks A Tanty And Storms Off Stage In Tennessee

Kid Rock has thrown a tantrum and stormed off the stage during a performance at Jon Bon Jovi's Nashville bar.

February 11, 2025
Last Quokka
WA’s Last Quokka To Release Take The Fight To The Bastards

Western Australia’s Last Quokka are heading out around Australia for shows with DZ Deathrays ahead of a new album in March.

February 11, 2025
Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Plane Owned By Vince Neil Of Motley Crue Crashes In Arizona

A plane owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has crashed in Scottsdale, Arizona killing the pilot. Neil was not on board the plane.

February 11, 2025
Patti Smith performs her last Australian show at Festival Hall in Melbourne on Thursday 20 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Patti Smith To Perform Horses Album Live

Patti Smith is set to play a pair of London Palladium shows as part of a tour performing her seminal debut album 'Horses' in full.

February 11, 2025
The Small Faces, music news, noise11.com
There’s A Small Faces Box Set On The Way

A new boxset from legendary drummer Kenney Jones features unreleased and rare versions of Small Faces songs.

February 11, 2025
Morrissey. images by Ros O'Gorman
Morrissey Reactivates For UK Dates

Morrissey has announced his only UK and Ireland tour dates of 2025.

February 11, 2025
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Becoming Led Zeppelin John Bonham Interview Tape Was Discovered In Australia

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’, the first authorised documentary of Led Zeppelin premiered around the world this past weekend but did you know Australia played a massive role in the telling of the story. The previously unheard John Bonham interview was found discovered at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.

February 10, 2025
Bob Dylan at the Hollywood Bowl 31 July 2024 photo with thanks to Richard Gilkerson
Why Bob Dylan Doesn’t Do Interviews

If you’ve wondered why Bob Dylan interviews are so rare there is a very good reason. So many dickheads have interviewed him over the years that Bob has just given up on the media.

February 10, 2025
The Wombats by Julia Godfrey supplied by Face To Face
The Wombats To Headline Summersalt 2025

The Wombats will return to Australia in 2025 for Summersalt.

February 10, 2025
Kendrick Lamar
WTF Was That Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Performance All About?

Has Kendrick Lamar outdone Black Eyed Peas for the most woeful Super Bowl performance ever? Black Eyed Peas had their WFT moment in 2011 but Kendrick Lamar has delivered WTAF.

February 10, 2025
The Black Keys
The Black Keys Premiere The Night Before And Announce 2025 Dates

The Black Keys have a new song, brand new music for 2025 titled ‘The Night Before’.

February 10, 2025
You Am I 2025 photo supplied
You Am I’s ‘Hi Fi Way’ Is About To Turn 30

You Am I will celebrate 30 years since the February 20, 1995 release of ‘Hi Fi Way’ with an Aussie tour playing the entire album as well as the ‘Hourly Daily’ in full.

February 10, 2025
Robbie Williams at A Day On The Green Geelong 2023 photo by Winston Robinson
Robbie Williams Spends £20,000 On Eric Morecombe’s Glasses

Robbie Williams has achieved a childhood dream by buying beloved British comedian Eric Morecambe's glasses and pipe at auction.

February 10, 2025
Bryan Adams at Rod Laver Arena 6 Feb 2024 photo by Richard Nicholson supplied by Frontier Touring
Bryan Adams Treats Adelaide To The World Premiere of ‘Roll With The Punches’, Perth Cancelled Last Minute

Bryan Adams premiered a brand-new song ‘Roll With The Punches’ for the first time for Adelaide on Friday night but for Perth it was a different story on Sunday. The show was cancelled at the last minute.

February 10, 2025
Andrea Bocelli photo supplied TEG
Andrea Bocelli To Play One Australian Show Only In Sydney April 3

Tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform one Australian show only in Sydney April 3.

February 10, 2025
John Lennon Imagine Ram pose
Historic John Lennon Recording To Be Released On Record Store Day

On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, backed by Elephant’s Memory, and joined by special guests, headlined two historic One to One Benefit Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. These performances included an afternoon matinee and an evening performance, to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising more than $1.5 million to support children with special needs, including children from the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, N.Y, a state-supported institution for mentally handicapped children that gained national infamy after the horrible conditions and questionable medical practices the children endured were exposed to the public.

February 10, 2025
Bryan Adams at Rod Laver Arena 6 Feb 2024 photo by Richard Nicholson supplied by Frontier Touring
Bryan Adams Is So Happy It Hurts In Melbourne #REVIEW

A Bryan Adams show is a party for 14000. The first night of the Australian So Happy It Hurts tour was held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Adams had the fans at song one.

February 7, 2025