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David Cassidy is withdrawing from public life to clean up his act.

Culture Club have new music on the way.

David Crosby has been forced to postpone some of his solo dates to promote his new album Croz after doctors recommended he go through a cardiac procedures.

Colin Hay will perform a comedy show for the Melbourne Comedy Festival in April.

Bruce Springsteen treated fans in Melbourne to a complete live performance of his 1975 classic ‘Born To Run’ album on Sunday night.

Melbourne’s iconic music venue The Espy has a price on its head. The Esplanade Hotel, aka The Espy is for sale.

Sydney’s Dead In A Second and Melbourne’s Jericco have teamed for dates under the banner Swarm Fest.

Australian supergroup The Dead Daisies’ debut album has been an immediate success on the ARIA chart with the self-titled album entering the Australian Artist chart at number 13.

INXS climb to the No.1 spot with their compilation “The Very Best”, which hits the chart pinnacle in its 77th week within the Top 100, the longest climb to the top on the ARIA Albums chart, ever!

Pharrell Williams is back at number one on the ARIA Singles chart.

Eddie Vedder singing AC/DC with Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello is about as good as it can get on an Australian stage.

Paul Simon and Sting opened their “On Stage Together” tour on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX with a show that proved they were serious when they said they would be collaborating on their music.

Morrissey has written an open letter slamming Prince William on a hunting trip the day prior to his launching a campaign to save endangered animals.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 14th February, 2014 (unless otherwise noted below).

The INXS mini-series aired its first half last Sunday night to 2 million+ viewers, which has stimulated most of their albums this week, plus their current No.45 single “Never Tear us Apart” could leap into the higher end of the Top 30 this weekend.

Eminem has added M-Phazes to the Australian tour that gets underway in Melbourne next week.

Cloud Control have released an acoustic version of their ‘Dream Cave’ album.

The Dead Daisies, the Australian supergroup featuring members of Gun N Roses, The Cult, Thin Lizzy and Noiseworks will play their first ever Melbourne pub gig this Sunday night.

SXSW meet-ups will take place in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this week.

Del Amitri wrapped up their reunion shows in London.

Paul Rodgers has had a career that most would envy. In the 70’s, he was the lead singer of Free and Bad Company.

The IRS has served notice that the estate of Michael Jackson severely understated worth and income and is demanding $700 million in back taxes and penalties.

Eddie Vedder shed Pearl Jam and stayed back in Australia after Big Day Out for his own solo tour.

Megadeth have pulled out of Soundwave blaming the speeding of false information about Dave Mustaine’s relationship with Jason Newsted as the reason for the withdrawal. However, promoter AJ Maddah has a different view of the situation.

Bruce Springsteen channelled the hometown sounds of Perth last night when he opened his third Australian show with AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’.

Simon Cowell’s American X Factor has been terminated.

MKTO has topped the ARIA Australian album chart.

A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera has replaced Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’ at the top of the ARIA singles chart.

Former Metallica bass player Jason Newsted is heading to a St Kilda pub. Newsted will perform with his band Newsted at The Espy St Kilda with Testament also on the bill.