INXS hold for a third week at No.1 with their “Very Best of” collection, becoming their second longest running chart-topping album behind “The Swing” (TW-34) which stayed atop for five weeks from April 1984.

Pharrell Williams holds for an eighth non-consecutive week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with “Happy”, the song also climbing to the top of the US chart this week too.

Soundwave, Australia’s yearly metal-fest, wrapped up its Melbourne leg at Flemington Racecourse on February 28th.

Green Day’s setlist at Soundwave Melbourne often came across sounding like classic hits radio station Gold 104 on Friday.

Bruce Springsteen’s show in Auckland, New Zealand tonight may just very well be the scene of a System of a Down appearance for Serj Tankian. Tankian is also in Auckland and he has been hanging out with Tom Morello.

Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has confirmed that Perth will not be treated to the metal music festival in 2015.

Richie Sambora is playing a decent slab of Bon Jovi on his current Australia tour as well as a few well-placed covers by Prince, Hendrix and INXS.

Damon Albarn has released a new solo song 'Lonely Press Play'.

Franz Ferdinand release a new single, Fresh Strawberries, on Monday April 7th 2014.

will.i.am's latest venture is eye-wear.

Mike Love was the honoree at the 21st Ella Awards put on by the Society of Singers.

Brian Eno and Karl Hyde come together with a new album to be released this May on Warp Records.

Production for the Gregg Allman's biopic 'Midnight Rider' has been placed on hold.

Dave Davies, lead guitarist and founding member for The Kinks, will perform his first show in 13 years in the UK in April.

Elaine Paige OBE says that at age 65 it is time for her to retire from touring.

Beck is expected to score his first-ever number one album in the UK next week.

David Guetta thanks his 50 million fans on Facebook by premiering 'A Party 424 Meters Under the Sea' video.

Soundgarden has just been added to the iTunes Festival at SXSW.

Megan Washington will perform two intimate shows in April to road test new material in the lead-up to her next album.

Lou Reed will be given a musical send-off with a tribute in his honour at SXSW in March.

Pharrell Williams leads this week's new music releases with 'G I R L'.

Melanie Safka, who rose to fame via Woodstock, is heading to Australia for national dates in June.

Australia’s John Butler Trio together with Jack Johnson, Kanye West and Manic Street Preachers will play Fuji Rock in Japan this year.

Alex Lloyd has reconstructed his song ‘Coming Home’ as ‘Coming Home (To Richmond)’ for the Richmond Football Club in Melbourne.

Kate Ceberano has spent the past year putting her life into words for her autobiography ‘I’m Talking’.

Bruce Springsteen has opened his final Australian show in Brisbane with a homage to Brisbane’s own The Bee Gees.

The Rolling Stones have played the second show of their 14 On Fire tour taking the stage in Tokyo last night (February 27, 2014).

Oasis sent fans into a flurry earlier today with a cryptic post alluding to some big news. Calm down. Oasis are not reforming. They are just reissuing their first three albums.

Billy Joel will release his Russian recordings in May.

Oasis might be working towards a reunion, at least that is what a mysterious Instagram post is suggesting. Then again, maybe they are just getting fans ready for an anniversary.