Sydney indie-dance trio RÜFÜS look set to take the No.1 albums spot this week with their debut album “Atlas”, a brilliant sounding mix between Coldplay, Cut N’ Copy and The Presets (in my opinion).

One of Australia’s most famous Underbelly identities Mark ‘Chopper’ Read will appear on stage at Melbourne’s Athenaeum in September.

The line-up for the 24th Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival has been revealed with Russell Morris and Jazz Bell Award winner Mick Nock on a list of artists from Australia, USA, The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Austria.

Lady Gaga will showcase her new album ARTPOP with an hour-long performance of new music at London’s iTunes Festival n September.

Lanie Lane has announced a series of dates to play new music from her upcoming second album.

After a decade of crooning, it's easy to forget that Rod Stewart is one of the great rockers.

Influential country singer/songwriter Tompall Glaser has died in Nashville on Tuesday of an undisclosed cause at the age of 79.

There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the 20th anniversary edition of Nirvana's swansong, In Utero, but most didn't see the amazing list of tracks coming that were announced on Tuesday.

Carlton Dry is the new sponsor for The Independent Music Awards.

Jon Brookes, the drummer and founding member of UK indie rock band The Charlatans, has passed away at the age of 44 after a battle with brain cancer.

Katy Perry has released a lyric video for her new song ‘Roar’.

Megan Washington will return to the stage in September to showcase songs from her second album.

Cosmo Jarvis has announced shows up and down the east coast of Australia in October with Lime Cordiale joining him as special guests.

The Room8 production ‘At Last: The Etta James Story’ will continue its record run with a return visit to where it all started, Melbourne in November.

Australian supergroup The Dead Daisies have started its first US tour as part of the Uproar Festival with Alice In Chains and Jane’s Addiction.

Lady Gaga has rush released her new song ‘Applause’. Apparently she is the victim of some internet conspiracy to force fans to hear the song one week earlier than planned.

Sydney singer/songwriter Lucy Mason has won a 2013 UK Songwriting Contest with her song ‘Sirens’.

Foreigner is returning to the U.K. next April and bringing along Sweden's Europe and FM (aka FMUK).

Traditionally one should ponder the question of how many Marc Bolans there were in his career but, as this box set shows, there really was only one.

Chic has been nominated seven times for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and their vinyl efforts will be celebrated with a new collection.

Perennially popular for their song I Know What Boys Like, the rest of the Waitresses' catalog has been long unavailable.

After taking 22 years off between their second and third full length albums, Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine seem to have the itch to record again.

Elvis Presley's entire catalog of albums released in the 50's have been remastered specifically for iTunes and are now available for the service.

Adelaide’s Wolf & Cub have debuted the video for ‘I Need More’, the first taste of their upcoming ‘Heavy Weight’ album.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last week and played the first single from their new album, Any Weather.

Mark Knopfler's latest album, Privateering, is being released in the U.S. on September 10, one year and one week after it was originally issued in the U.K. and Australia, and he is planning just four shows to promote it.

The upcoming Ministry live album ‘Enjoy The Quiet - Live At Wacken 2012’ will be a tribute to guitarist Mike Scaccia, who collapsed on stage and died in December, 2012.

Chicago are recording their next album one song at a time and releasing each song as it is finished. When there are enough songs for an album, the physical disc will be released.

The Falls Festival has secured the return of the Violent Femmes for this year’s event.

Usher will remain the primary legal guardian of his two young sons.