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Simply Red Reform

Simply Red are reforming to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

November 4, 2014
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Roxy Music Split

Roxy Music have officially disbanded.

November 4, 2014
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Fake 360 Fools 3AW Shock Jock Tom Elliott

3AW shock jock Tom Elliott has once again been fooled by a fake identity, this time by someone claiming to be rapper 360.

November 4, 2014
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ALP’s Daniel Andrews And Martin Foley Back Music In Victoria

Australian Labor Party leader Daniel Andrews and Shadow Minister for Arts and Youth Affairs Martin Foley have promised a $22.2 million funding package for the local music industry in Victoria.

November 4, 2014
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Mark Holden Dresses As Homey The Clown To Sing About Keith Richards

Mark Holden has a song about Keith Richards. ‘If I Was Keith Richards’ is one of the new songs from the Holden family’s ‘Holden Brothers Travelling Circus’.

November 4, 2014
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Bob Starkie, Jane Clifton To Launch Warner Carlton Compilation

Bob Starkie of Skyhooks will join Jane Clifton (ex-Stilleto, Jo Jo Zep) for the launch of ‘(When The Sun Sets Over) Carlton, the new 2 disc compilation put together by David Laing of Warner Music.

November 4, 2014
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Rolling Stones Open Voting For Melbourne

The Rolling Stones are taking votes for their request slot for the Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday night.

November 4, 2014
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Prince Plays Saturday Night Live VIDEO

Prince made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live since 2006 this weekend.

November 3, 2014
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Taylor Swift 1989 Is Fastest Selling Album Of 2014

Taylor Swift’s new album ‘1989’ has outperformed her last album ‘Red’ in Australia with only three days of sales to become the fastest selling album of 2014.

November 3, 2014
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Paul Kelly To Take His Merri Old Souls On The Road

Paul Kelly will tour the Merri Soul Sessions from January.

November 3, 2014
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A Whole Lotta Bluesfest Sideshows Announced

Bluesfest acts The Gipsy Kings, David Gray, Jimmy Cliff, Jake Shimabukuro, Michael Franti, The Beat, Mavis Staples and Angelique Kidjo will perform sideshows around Australia.

November 3, 2014
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Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell Updates His Cancer Situation

Def Leppard's guitarist, Vivian Campbell, is in the hospital for his scheduled stem cell transplant to try and do away with his lymphoma once and for all.

November 3, 2014
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Jeff Beck And Joss Stone Record Song For Poppy Appeal

Jeff Beck and Joss Stone have teamed up to record a version of the song No Man's Land (Green Fields of France) for this year's annual Poppy Appeal.

November 3, 2014
Five Mile Sniper
Former Motor Ace, Icecream Hands Members Become Five Mile Sniper

Melbourne’s Five Mile Sniper is a new band made up of members of lots of old bands.

November 2, 2014
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Do They Know Its Christmas Gets A 30th Anniversary Make-Over

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure are believed to be working on a 30th anniversary version of the classic Christmas pop song ‘Do They Know Its Christmas’.

November 2, 2014
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The Rolling Stones Play Rarity Loving Cup In Perth

The Rolling Stones dished up an extreme rarity when ‘Loving Cup’ from the 1972 classic album ‘Exile On Main Street’ was given an airing.

November 2, 2014
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Taylor Swift 1989 Tops ARIA Albums

Taylor Swift scores her third No.1 album in Australia this week as her fifth studio set entitled “1989” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week, the first of three debuts within the top three this week.

November 1, 2014
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Ed Sheeran Tops ARIA Singles For Third Week

Ed Sheeran is at the top of the ARIA Singles chart for a third week with his second No.1 in Australia “Thinking Out Loud”.

November 1, 2014
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan Adds Sinatra Cover To Live Set

Things have changed in the Bob Dylan setlist. Bob has closed his last four shows with a cover of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Stay With Me’.

November 1, 2014
Chocolate Starfish perform Bat Out Of Hell at Crown Casino
Chocolate Starfish Make Bat Out of Hell Their Own

Chocolate Starfish reformed in their hometown Melbourne on Halloween night to do something Meat Loaf has been incapable of doing in years … sing Meat Loaf songs.

November 1, 2014
The Rolling Stones Perth
Perth, The Rolling Stones Are Taking Your Order

The Rolling Stones have opened voting for tonight’s Perth show for songs from ‘Some Girls’, ‘Emotional Rescue’ and ‘Exile On Main Street’.

November 1, 2014
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Foo Fighters Release Congregation With Zac Brown Band

The new Foo Fighters song ‘Congregation’ is a collaboration with the Zac Brown Band.

October 31, 2014
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James Blunt Debuts When I Find Love Again VIDEO

James Blunt has released a new and expanded edition of his platinum album ‘Moon Landing’.

October 31, 2014
Heloise performs for Melbourne Music Bank
Heloise Wins Melbourne Music Bank Contest

Heloise has been named the winner of the 2014 Melbourne Music Bank contest with Oakleigh hip-hop artist NT coming in a very close second.

October 31, 2014
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Led Zeppelin, Neil Young And Cat Stevens New Music Releases For October 31, 2014

More from Led Zeppelin back catalogue, new Neil Young, Calvin Harris, Annie Lennox and Yusuf / Cat Stevens leads the week's new music releases.

October 31, 2014
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Hunting Grounds Split

Ballarat’s Hunting Grounds will break-up after three more shows.

October 31, 2014
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Peking Duk Cover Kylie Minogue For Like A Version

Peking Duk have done their bit for Ausmusic Week with a cover of Kyliue Minogue's 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' for Triple J's Like A Version.

October 31, 2014
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iHeartRadio Music News October 31, 2014 Playlist

Daniel Lanois joins iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com this week to talk about his work producing U2 and his new record Flesh & Machine.

October 31, 2014
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Afghan Whigs Release Lost In The Woods VIDEO

The Afghan Whigs have new music and a video for their track 'Lost In The Woods'.

October 31, 2014
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Boy George Says He Has No Gaydar

Boy George says that people are always coming out to him, but don't ask him if he thinks someone is gay. George says he has "no gaydar".

October 31, 2014