Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran and Heather Small of M People have received King’s Birthday Honors in the UK.

Painted Shield is Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Matt Chamberlain also of Pearl Jam, Brittany Davis, folk singer Mason Jennings and Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan, Duff McKagan, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls). Their third album is coming in July and you can listen to another new song ‘Window’ now.

In April 1974 Paul McCartney and Wings gathered at Abbey Road Studios in London for the filming of a documentary and release of a live album to be called ‘One Hand Clapping’. The album was finally released this week, 50 years later on 14 June 2024.

Alison Moyet has reworked her classics for a new album ‘Key’ and will head out on a world tour.

The four members of R.E.M. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry, reunited for their first interview together in 30 years for CBS Television this week ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Eagles will do a run of dates at the Sphere in Las Vegas in September and October.

Adam Lewis, a founding member and bass player for Fenix TX, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 45.

Samples of Wu-Tang Clan’s one-off ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ album are now available as NFT.

Mark James, composer of the Elvis hits ‘Always On My Mind’ and ‘Suspicious Minds’, has died in Nashville at age 83.

Taylor Swift has officially announced when her Eras Tour will wrap up.

Placebo announce the release of their second feature-length documentary called This Search For Meaning. This intimate and enlightening film explores the ideas that inhabit the lyrics and subject matter of Placebo’s songs, whilst charting their evolution as a group and as human beings. It is a fearless, truthful and forthright exploration of the creative process and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, along with its inevitable consequences.

Sam Smith is set to release a new song as part of a 10th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’.

David Beckham has shut down rumours of a Spice Girls reunion.

Tim Freedman will perform the entire ‘Love This City’ album live with The Whitlams from October.

Scumbag, disgraced pill lord and convicted felon Martin Shkreli is being sued for breaking copyright of the one-off Wu-Tang Clan album he once owned ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’.

When The Church went to record their second ‘The Blurred Crusade’ in 1982, legendary producer Bob Clearmountain signed on as their producer. Noise11 talks to Steve Kilbery about working with Bob Clearmountain, why Capitol Records hated the record and dropped them and also why their version of Paul Simon’s ‘I Am A Rock’ is missing a verse.

The Police lead guitarist Andy Summers will tour Australia as a solo artist in September.

The Beatles played their first Australian show in Adelaide on 12 June 1964 and keep in mind this was just 15 months after their first record was released in Australia.

When the John Lennon ‘Mind Games’ box set was announced we were told that the album would contain hidden tracks.

Fiona Boyes, Frank Sultana, Dana Gehrman, Dave Brewer and The Night Owls will open for Charlie Musselwhite at his shows around Australia in September.

French pop singer Françoise Hardy has died at age 80 after a 20 year battle with cancer. Hardy was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2004 and later laryngeal cancer.

For Slash and the Conspirators and Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy will release his third solo album 'The Art of Letting Go' in October and the song ‘Say What You Will’ is out now.

Brisbane’s London based Confidence Man will return home to Australia for the ‘3AM (La La La) tour in October and November.

The Saints founding members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay will reform the band for an Australian tour in November.

Xavier Rudd will perform at Melbourne’s new Live At The Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens in November.

Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce from his wife of seven months, singer Firerose.

After selling out 16 shows last week Cold Chisel have announced six for shows The Big Five-O 50th anniversary tour.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play three shows each in Portugal, Lithuania, Spain, Greece and Bulgaria in 2025.

Saltburn star Barry Keoghan plays a prisoner in Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Please Please Please’ video.

Coldplay premiered an unlisted new song called ‘All My Love’ at their show in Athens, Greece this week.