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James Cotton, Noise11, Photo
James Cotton Blues Band Add Bluesfest Sydney Sideshow

James Cotton, the Grammy Award winning and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will perform his own show at Sydney’s The Basement during his first Australian visit in April.

December 17, 2013
Beyonce. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo, https://www.noise11.com
Beyoncé Is iTunes Fastest Ever Seller

The new Beyoncé album is the fastest selling album on iTunes ever.

December 17, 2013
Morten Harket, A-Ha, Noise11, photo
Morten Harket Of A-Ha To Play Solo Dates

A-Ha singer Morten Harket will perform solo shows in Europe in May.

December 17, 2013
Elen Levon at Noise11.com
Elen Levon Has A Hit In Italy

Elen Levon, the 19-year old Sydney singer, has made it into the Top 20 in Italy this week.

December 16, 2013
Dirty Jeans
Early Australian Rock Documented With Dirty Jeans

The birth of alternative Australian rock has been documented in ' Dirty Jeans: The Rise of Australian Alternative Rock', the latest heritage compilation from Warner Music.

December 16, 2013
The Rolling Stones, Noise11, Photo
The Rolling Stones Sell-Out Australia In 10 Minutes

The Rolling Stones tickets for the upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour have sold out.

December 16, 2013
Taylor Swift, Etihad, Frontier Touring, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Taylor Swift, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, December 14, 2013 REVIEW

Taylor Swift is the first female artist to play stadiums in Australia since Madonna 20 years ago in 1993. This is the big time for the 24-year old star.

December 16, 2013
Ros O'Gorman, Photo, The Dead Daisies
The Dead Daisies Shortlisted By Classic Rock Magazine

The Dead Daisies 2013 song ‘Lock N Load’ has been shortlisted by the UK’s Class Rock Magazine as one of the Songs of the Year.

December 16, 2013
Birds of Tokyo, Noise11, photo
Birds Of Tokyo Announce First 2014 Dates

Birds of Tokyo have locked in some very different shows for their first dates for 2014 in February.

December 16, 2013
KISS, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, 2013 Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11 music news
Ace Frehley House Goes Up In Smoke

Ace Frehley, the former guitarist for Kiss, lost his house in a fire on the weekend.

December 16, 2013
Foo Fighters. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
Foo Fighters Return To Active Duty

Foo Fighters are officially out of hiatus. The band played three shows in the past week including two official shows in Mexico City and a secret gig in Moorpark, Los Angeles.

December 15, 2013
Dennis Wilson, Beach Boys
Dennis Wilson Biopic Stopped

Dennis Wilson, the deceased drummer for the Beach Boys, has had his story placed on hold.

December 15, 2013
The Beatles
The Beatles, Kris Kristofferson Receive Grammy Lifetime Awards

The Beatles and Kris Kristofferson are just two music legends announced as recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

December 15, 2013
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, The Who. photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Who Mark 50th Anniversary With Photo Exhibition

The Who will be the next major heritage act to turn 50. The first single for The Who 'Zoot Suit' was released on July 3rd, 1964.

December 15, 2013
Michael Buble Christmas
ARIA Albums: Michael Bublé Christmas Is Top Of The Tree

Michael Bublé creates ARIA Albums chart history by reaching the top for the third consecutive year with his now deluxe re-packaged (with four bonus tracks) album “Christmas”.

December 14, 2013
John Legend, Image, Ros O'Gorman
ARIA Singles: John Legend Stays On Top

John Legend stays at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart for a second week, helped by his current tour alongside Alicia Keys, with the track also picking up a Platinum certification too.

December 14, 2013
Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones images by Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo
Keith Richards Yet To Nail Jumping Jack Flash Live

Keith Richards says he is yet to “nail” ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ live and calls the song “the beautiful challenge”.

December 14, 2013
Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
The Rolling Stones Were A Blues Band, Mick Jagger Tells Lee Simon

The Rolling Stones were initially billed as a blues band but Mick Jagger says they were always really a rock band.

December 14, 2013
The Beatles US albums
The Beatles U.S. Albums To Be Released On CD

The Beatles US album releases will be finally released on CD in January, 2014.

December 14, 2013
Richie Sambora photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Richie Sambora Open To Bon Jovi Reunion

Richie Sambora is maintaining that his departure from the Bon Jovi tour earlier this year was not because of a disagreement with the band but all about family.

December 14, 2013
Martina McBride, Noise11, Photo
Martina McBride Forms Her Own Label

Martina McBride is recognized as one of the greatest voices in country music today, but record companies seem to be more interested in promoting the newcomers than those with proven talent.

December 14, 2013
Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Morrissey, Jake Bugg Perform For Nobel Peace Prize Event VIDEO

Morrissey was in Norway this week to perform for at the Nobel Peace Prize concert. The all-star concert also featured Jake Bugg, Mary J. Blige and James Blunt.

December 14, 2013
Beyonce. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo, https://www.noise11.com
Beyoncé Releases Surprise New Album

Beyoncé fans, you have a brand new album to check out. Without warning Beyoncé has released ‘Beyoncé’, her fifth album.

December 13, 2013
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New Releases For W/C December 13, 2013

A Matt Corby CD, Cold Chisel downloads and Katy Perry on vinyl lead this week's new releases.

December 13, 2013
Dog Trumpet at Noise11, photo
AMP Release Final Longlist Additional Artists

AMP, The Australian Music Prize, released the final 10 artists for the Longlist.

December 13, 2013
Boston Release First Christmas Song LISTEN

Boston have given a new take to an old Christmas song with the release of ‘God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen’.

December 13, 2013
The Wailers
Bluesfest Sideshows For War, Wailers, KC & The Sunshine Band

Bluesfest have added more sideshows for The Wailers, War and KC & The Sunshine Band.

December 13, 2013
Troy Cassar Daley and Adam Harvey The Great Country Songbook
CMAA President Dobe Newton Addresses Cassar-Daley, Harvey CMAA Withdrawal

Country Music Association of Australia President Dobe Newton has weighed in on the public debate that has lead to country stars Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey withdrawing their hit album from the Country Music Awards.

December 13, 2013
The Prodigy photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Prodigy To Play Antarctica

The Prodigy will join Iron Maiden and Metallica as the third headline artist to be announced for an historic Sonisphere festival in 2014.

December 12, 2013
Troy Cassar Daley and Adam Harvey The Great Country Songbook
Troy Cassar Daley and Adam Harvey Withdraw From CMAAs

Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey have withdrawn from the CMAA Awards because of criticism about the Americanisation of their album.

December 12, 2013