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On the verge of their second album, epic indie rockers The Temper Trap announce some odd tour dates.

Bruce Springsteen has pipped Adele on the Billboard chart, tying with Elvis for third most number one albums.

Sydney’s Vivid LIVE arts festival has announced its line-up, including Florence + The Machine, Karen O, PVT, Amon Tobin, and Seekae.

Hyped Sydney indie rockers Deep Sea Arcade stream their debut album Outlands and start Children Collide tour.

Alternative hip-hoppers Atmosphere will bring a full live band, and Dilated Peoples’ Evidence, to Australia.

A 2004 Carnegie Hall live performance by David Byrne and Caetano Veloso finally gets a release and samples go up online.

The Beth Ditto-fronted Washington indie-soul act Gossip prepare their fifth album A Joyful Noise.

UK mod legend Paul Weller is streaming his new album Sonik Kicks online.

Dionne Warwick says she believes Whitney Houston’s “heart just gave out.”

Members of R.E.M., The Posies, The Replacements and more perform Big Star’s Third album on the second anniversary of Alex Chilton’s death.

Soulful jazz-belter Patti Austin and legendary pianist McCoy Tyner head up a fantastic line up of local and international jazz for the Melbourne Jazz Festival, 2012.

Dr Drew really scrapped the bottom of the barrel tonight. The celebrity shrink preyed on Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Brown.

Swedish rock royalty The Hives tease their new song ‘Go Right Ahead’ with some dapper videos.

Revered Melbourne groove collective The Bamboos prepare a new single with You Am I’s Tim Rogers on vocals.

Rufus Wainwright previews his new Out Of The Game album with a teaser for the title track single.

Daryl Hall is welcoming Cee Lo Green as his guest on the 52nd edition of Live From Daryl’s House.

UK electro veterans Orbital have booked an Australian tour for May to show off their reunion album.

Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal slaughters pretty young things in a new video from French act The Shoes.

UK punk rock troubadour Frank Turner has added shows in Cairns, Townsville, Alice Springs and Darwin.

Adele scores her 31st week at the top, but we have a new number one single from Fun with Janelle Monae.

How funny. NBS’s Today Show host Matt Lauer asked One Direction if they had a 5 or 10 year plan. Hilarious, especially coming from the guy who just signed a $25 million a year contract to stay with NBC.

The new Bruce Springsteen album Wrecking Ball has debuted at no. 1 in the UK.

Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has spoken publicly for the first time with Oprah Winfrey.

The new Cold Chisel album ‘No Plans’ features the final recorded moments of Steve Prestwich.

Jack White took to the stage for a solo artist for the very first time this week playing for the third birthday of his Third Man Records birthday in Nashville.

Former US Vice President Al Gore will speak at SXSW in Austin on Monday.

Australian 60s pop star and later game show host Ian Turpie has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 68.

In the 70s and 80s, the name Nile Rodgers together with partner Bernard Edwards built the foundations of dance music today through disco and the band Chic.