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John 'Brad' Bradbury, The Specials. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
R.I.P John Bradbury of The Specials 1953-2015

The Specials drummer John Bradbury has died at the age of 62.

December 30, 2015
Motorhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Motorhead Officially Splits Following Death Of Lemmy

Motorhead will hang up its rock and roll shoes with the death of lead Lemmy Kilmister.

December 30, 2015
Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman
Brian May Pays Tribute To Lemmy

Brian May of Queen has paid tribute to Lemmy Kilmister following the death of the metal muso this week.

December 30, 2015
Motorhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Lemmy Was Given Fours Months To Live Two Days Before He Died

Motorhead rocker Lemmy Kilmister was given "two to six months to live" when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer on Saturday (26Dec15), two days before his death.

December 30, 2015
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner Seeks Legal Advice Over Brazen Abbot Release

Nikolo Kotzev recently released a CD/DVD combo celebrating twenty years of the Belgian band Brazen Abbot.

December 30, 2015
Nicki Minaj photo by Gerry Nicholls
Nicki Minaj Turns to Fans For Wedding Advice

Rapper Nicki Minaj has asked her millions of Twitter followers for guidance on the perfect wedding setting.

December 30, 2015
Skrillex, Noise11, Photo
Skrillex Used Mother’s Death As Inpsiration

Music producer Skrillex transformed the pain of his mother's death into musical inspiration.

December 30, 2015
Demi Lovato. music news, noise11.com
Demi Lovato Mourns Her Dog

Pop star Demi Lovato and her boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama have been plunged into mourning after one of their beloved dogs died on Saturday (26Dec15).

December 30, 2015
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth Used To Pretend He Was His Own Manager

Marvin Gaye singer Charlie Puth used to pretend to be his own manager to try and score a record deal.

December 29, 2015
Adele 25, music news, noise11.com
Adele Continues Her Billboard Domination

Adele is continuing to reign over the U.S. albums chart after notching up a record-setting third week of million-plus sales for her hit release 25.

December 29, 2015
Courtney Love Noise11, melbourne music photo, festival hall
Courtney Love Declares Her Love For Kurt Cobain

The turbulent world of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love evidently had some very nice moments and Love has relived one of those on her Instagram for Christmas.

December 29, 2015
Motorhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Lemmy Peers Pay Tribute To The Motorhead Singer

Ozzy Osbourne, David Coverdale, members of Kiss, Aerosmith and Nirvana have paid tribute to Lemmy Kilmister, who lost his battle with an aggressive cancer today at age 70.

December 29, 2015
Motorhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Motorhead Release Statement On The Death Of Lemmy

Motorhead have released a statement following the death of lead singer and found Lemmy at 70.

December 29, 2015
Lemmy of Motorhead. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
R.I.P. Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead 1945-2015

Lemmy Kilmister, the pioneering frontman for Motorhead, has died at the age of 70.

December 29, 2015
Guns N Roses Logo
Guns N Roses Tease Reformation

The Guns N' Roses website has been updated with a rather familiar looking logo.

December 28, 2015
Stevie Wright at the Moser Room South Yarra for the Launch of the Book, Hard Road on 5 August 2004. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11
R.I.P. Easybeats Legend Stevie Wright 1947-2015

Stevie Wright, the lead singer of legendary Australian band The Easybeats, has died at age 68.

December 27, 2015
Elton John by Ros O'Gorman
Elton John Publicist Reflects On 35 Years With The Singer

Sir Elton John’s former PR specialist has thanked the star for the “memorable experiences” they shared.

December 27, 2015
The Pogues
Shane MacGowan Confirms Its Over For The Pogues

The Pogues are sick of touring and are, in fact, no longer active, at least according to Shane MacGowan.

December 27, 2015
The Weeknd, Noise11.com, music news
The Weeknd Splits With Supermodel Bella Hadid

Singer The Weeknd and supermodel Bella Hadid have reportedly put an end to their monogamous relationship.

December 27, 2015
Hozier, music news, nosie11.com
Hozier Tweets Phone Number So He Can Talk To Fans

Musician Hozier got used to speaking to terrified fans after posting his cell number online, because most of them couldn't believe it was really him.

December 27, 2015
Russell Morris Red Dirt Red Heart
Russell Morris Red Dirt Red Heart Continues Blues Chart Dominance

‘Red Dirt Red Heart’, the third part of the Russell Morris blues trilogy, has spent seven of the last nine weeks at the top of ARIA Blues and Jazz Chart and ends the year as Australia’s no 1 blues album of 2015.

December 27, 2015
Nazz with Carson Van Osten right
R.I.P. Carson Van Osten Of Nazz 1945-2015

Carson Van Osten, a one-time member of US rock band Nazz, has died at age 70.

December 27, 2015
Justin Bieber in Sydney
Scooter Braun Feared Justin Bieber Would Die

Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun feared the pop star would die if he continued to let him work.

December 27, 2015
Richard Marx wedding
Richard Marx Marries Daisy Fuentes

Singer Richard Marx and TV host Daisy Fuentes are married.

December 27, 2015
R.I.P. William Guest of The Pips 1941-2015

William Guest, one of the founding members of Gladys Knight and the Pips, died on Thursday in Detroit from congestive heart failure. He was 74.

December 27, 2015
The Beatles, music news, noise11.com
The Beatles Top 10 Streaming Hits

The Beatles allowed fans to hear their music via streaming services for the first time on Christmas Eve 2015 and already the first Beatles Streaming Top 10 has been compiled.

December 27, 2015
Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Radiohead Recorded A Theme For Spectre And Bond Producers Reject It LISTEN

Radiohead were asked to write and record a theme for the new James Bond movie Spectre but the producer’s of the movie rejected it, instead going with Sam Smith.

December 26, 2015
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
Falls Festival Lorne Moved To Mt Duneed Winery Geelong

The Falls Festival for Lorne has been relocated to the Mt Duneed Winery in Geelong as a result of the Victorian bush fires raging out of control along the Great Ocean Road.

December 26, 2015
Adele 25, music news, noise11.com
ARIA Albums: Adele ’25’ No 1 For Fifth Week

Adele remains at the top of the ARIA Albums chart for a fifth straight week with “25”, but the first week without a new certification, although with it being Christmas week, not everything is back on track and I’m sure we will see a new certification in the new year.

December 26, 2015
Justin Bieber in Sydney photo by Ros O'Gorman, music news, noise11.com
ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber ‘Love Yourself’ Stays No 1

Justin Bieber remains at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a third week with “Love Yourself”, but he also moves back up to No.2 with “Sorry” which has already notched up four weeks at that position, after which it spent four more weeks at No.3, and now this week it racks up a fifth week in the second position.

December 26, 2015