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Jackie Barnes, Jimmy Barnes and Keith Urban
Jimmy Barnes Reworks Classics For 30th Anniversary

Jimmy Barnes is working on a new album of his old songs with special guests to mark the 30th anniversary of his first solo record.

March 17, 2014
Snakadaktal, Noise11, Photo
Snakadaktal Set Date For Farewell Show

Snakadaktal have set the date for one final show before breaking up.

March 17, 2014
Marina Prior, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Marina Prior Sets National Tour Dates

Marina Prior will tour Australia in August as part of her The Songbird Tour 2014.

March 17, 2014
Russell Morris Van Diemans Land
Russell Morris and Scott Owen Team For First Van Dieman’s Land Single

Russell Morris has introduced his next album ‘Van Dieman’s Land’ with the blues track ‘Breaker Morant’, featuring Scott Owen of The Living End.

March 17, 2014
Rolling Stones in Perth
The Rolling Stones Touchdown In Perth

The Rolling Stones have arrived in Australia. The band touched town in Perth this morning for the start of the Australian leg of 14 On Fire tour.

March 17, 2014
Scott Asheton, 2006. Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Scott Asheton Of The Stooges Dead At 64

Scott Asheton, the drummer for the iconic punk band The Stooges, has died at the age of 64.

March 17, 2014
Dave Stewart VaVOOM
Dave Stewart Showcases Circus Animal Vanessa Amorosi In LA

Australian singer Vanessa Amorosi was one of Dave Stewart’s main circus act for the ‘VaVOOM Rock & Roll Circus’ event at the El Rey in Los Angeles on Friday night (March 14, 2014).

March 17, 2014
Snakadaktal, Noise11, Photo
Snakadaktal Split

Melbourne band Snakadaktal have broken up.

March 16, 2014
Pharrell Williams, Photo by Ian Laidlaw 2
Six Dead At Future Music Festival Asia, Day Three Cancelled

The Future Music Festival in Malaysia has had its third day cancelled after at six people died from suspected drug overdoses at the event.

March 16, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel at SXSW
Jimmy Kimmel Live Asks SXSW Fans About Bands That Do Not Exist

Jimmy Kimmel Live took to the streets of Austin, Tx this week to ask punters about artists who do not exist … and the crowd was clueless.

March 16, 2014
Kylie Minogue, Image, Ros O'Gorman
Kylie Minogue To Perform At The Logies

Kylie Minogue has been confirmed as a performer for the 56th TV Week Logie Awards in Melbourne on April 27.

March 16, 2014
Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Rolling Stones Play Singapore, Next Stop Perth

The Rolling Stones played their final show in Asia last night in Singapore and this week head to Australia for their first show in Perth on Wednesday.

March 16, 2014
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Jimmy Barnes Reunites With Working Class Man Writer Jonathan Cain

Jimmy Barnes is in Los Angeles and back in the studio working on a new album with Jonathan Cain of Journey leading a hand. Cain wrote Barnes’ signature song ‘Working Class Man’.

March 15, 2014
Pharrell Williams, Photo by Ian Laidlaw 2
Pharrell Williams Is Happy With Top Album In Australia ARIA ALBUMS

Pharrell Williams climbs to No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with his second album “G I R L”, now that his album has had a full week of sales (and the price dropped in some places to under $12), and thanks to his recent appearances at The Future Music Festival.

March 15, 2014
Pharrell Williams, Photo by Ian Laidlaw 2
Pharrell Williams Happy Becomes Equal Longest No 1 Hit Of The Decade ARIA SINGLES

Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” stays put for a tenth week at the top of the ARIA Singles chart, becoming the equal longest running No.1 for this decade, and it is now tied in equal second for longest running for this century.

March 15, 2014
Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Nine Inch Nails, Queens of The Stone Age, Brody Dalle Play Melbourne

Queens of the Stone Age formed in 1996, but Josh Homme had already passed veteran performer stage after forming Kyuss in 1987.

March 15, 2014
Paul McCartney photo by Karen Freedman, Noise11, Photo
Paul McCartney Adds More South American Dates

Paul McCartney has added more South American dates after announcing his first show for 2014 earlier this week.

March 15, 2014
IHeartRADIO launches in Australia, Noise11, Photo
iHeartRADIO Creates Shamrock Radio For St Patrick’s Day

Australia’s iHeartRADIO has developed a uniquely Irish music channel for Tourism Ireland in time for St Patrick’s Day.

March 15, 2014
Prince on New Girl
Prince And Zooey Deschannel Release Song Together

Just weeks ago Prince made a guest appearance on the Zooey Deschannel sitcom ‘New Girl’. This week she has returned the favour, appearing on his new single ‘FALLINLOVE2NITE’.

March 15, 2014
Rashad Owens
SXSW Killer’s Bail Set At $3 Million

The Austin court has made sure SXSW killer Rashad Owens does not do a runner by setting his bail at $3million, something he could not possibly afford.

March 15, 2014
Live Nation
Live Nation Australia And New Zealand Launches Family Division

Live Nation Australia and New Zealand has recruited The Wiggles touring manager Graham Kennedy to set up its new Family Entertainment Division.

March 15, 2014
Blondie photo by Ros O'Gorman
Blondie Launch Ghost Of Download At SXSW

Blondie have cracked the cork on their 10th studio album ‘Ghost Of Download’ with a showcase performance at SXSW in Austin, Tx on Thursday. The SXSW show was the official launch of the album released this week.

March 15, 2014
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Lady Gaga Reveals Her Katy Perry Paranoia At SXSW

Lady Gaga argued she is not a sell-out and has “fuck all to do with Katy Perry” in her “its all about me” SXSW keynote address.

March 15, 2014
Lady Gaga, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Lady Gaga Jumps The Shark At SXSW

Everyone is talking about the vomit stunt at the Lady Gaga SXSW show. No-one is talking about the music. Isn’t SXSW meant to be about music? Lady Gaga showcased at SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference, in Austin, Tx this week and all anyone is talking about is spew.

March 15, 2014
Soundgarden, Chris Cornell - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Soundgarden Perform Superunknown For First Time Ever At SXSW

Soundgarden released their iconic album ‘Superunknown’ on March 8, 1994. This week, 20 years and one week on, they performed it live from start to finish for the first time ever at SXSW in Austin, Tx.

March 14, 2014
Bee Gees
Bee Gees 1987-1991 Repackaged For Reissue

The Bee Gee four albums from 1987-1991 have been repackaged for a box set with bonus tracks to be released in April.

March 14, 2014
Rashad Owens
SXSW Killer Rashad Owens Was A Wannbe Rapper

Rashad Owens, the 22-year old man who killed two people and injured a further 23 in a collision on the streets of Austin during SXSW, wanted to be a rap star.

March 14, 2014
George Donaldson
Celtic Thunder’s George Donaldson Dies At Age 46

George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder has died from a massive heart attack at age 46.

March 14, 2014
Austin police chief Art Acevedo holds press conference
Austin Venues To Stay Open Following SXSW Tragedy

Austin venues Mohawk and Cheer Up Charlie’s will stay open tonight and provide their scheduled entertainment during SXSW in order to avoid more serious safely issues.

March 14, 2014
Jackie Barnes, Jimmy Barnes and Keith Urban
Jimmy Barnes Is Recording With Keith Urban

Jimmy Barnes is recording in the USA this week with Australian country legend Keith Urban.

March 14, 2014