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George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

George Michael Had Over 500000 Sales After Death

OfficialCharts.com has confirmed that in the month since his passing, over half a million records by George Michael have been sold and streamed across his Wham! and solo work, as fans reflect on the icon’s impressive catalogue.

Tagged as: 80s, George Michael, pop, UK, Wham

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Neil Diamond performs in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 27 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Neil Diamond Adds 13 European Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Neil Diamond has added a bunch of new dates to his almost forty North American shows already scheduled for “The 50 Year Anniversary World Tour”.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, contemporary, Neil Diamond, pop, USA

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Spiderbait Reveal Their Supports

by Paul Cashmere

Spiderbait have announced their supports acts for the Ivy and the Big Apple tour in March.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Spiderbait

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Listen to New Pond ‘Sweep Me Off My Feet’

by Paul Cashmere

Pond have released ‘Sweep Me Off My Feet’, the first taste of their concept album ‘The Weather’, due in May.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Pond, rock

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Rodney Crowell performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda Melbourne on Thursday 25 June 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Rodney Crowell Gathers His All-Star Friends For ‘Close Ties’

by Paul Cashmere

Rodney Crowell’s famous friends Sheryl Crow and Rosanne Cash will join him on his next album ‘Close Ties’.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Rodney Crowell, USA

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Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Billy Bragg Rewrites Dylan Classic About Demagogue Trump

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Billy Bragg has written new lyrics for Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are a Changing to reflect the current times.

Tagged as: 80s, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, folk, UK

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Brian Canham, Pseudo Echo. Pure Gold Live at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 13 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Pseudo Echo, Charles Jenkins To Play Werribee’s Free Friday Live Series

by Paul Cashmere

Wyndham City will host a series of free music events in February with Pseudo Echo and Charles Jenkins headlining some shows.

Tagged as: Charles Jenkins, music festival, Pseudo Echo, Werribee

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Janis Joplin Biopic Cancelled

by Music-News.com

The planned Janis Joplin biopic starring Amy Adams is no longer being developed.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, Janis Joplin, rock, USA

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The Zombies To Publish 50th Anniversary Memoir

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A lot of people think that the Zombies’ Odyssey & Oracle was released in 1969 because of the heavy airplay that Time of the Season received in that year but it had actually been issued over a year earlier in early-1968.

Tagged as: 60s, rock, The Zombies, USA

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Glenn Hughes Plays London

by Music-News.com

Don’t go looking for Glenn Hughes to be the changeling. He is one of the best vocalists rock music has ever had – the voice of rock – and his audience want him to be the Glenn Hughes they have grown up with and love like demons. And he is happy to deliver just what

Tagged as: 70s, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, Heavy Rock, rock, UK

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R.I.P. Ronald ‘Bingo’ Mundy of The Marcels At 76

by Paul Cashmere

Ronald “Bingo” Mundy, one of the original members of the Marcels, died on Friday from pneumonia at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA at the age of 76.

Tagged as: 50s, Doo Wop, pop, The Marcels, USA

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Sting and Justin Timberlake Nominated For Oscars

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

While it is doubtful that they can beat the juggernaut that is La La Land, both Sting and Justin Timberlake have been nominated in the Best Song category at the Academy Awards.

Tagged as: 00s, 70s, Academy Awards, Justin Timberlake, pop, rock, Sting

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Another Neil Diamond Retrospective To Be Released

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Three years ago, Capitol Records released All-Time Greatest Hits, a compilation of Neil Diamond’s biggest hits and album tracks that went to 14 in the U.S., the highest one of his many hits packages had ever gone.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, contemporary, Neil Diamond, pop, USA

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Chris Brown Gets Pissed Off At Aziz Ansari Over SNL Piece

by Music-News.com

Singer Chris Brown has blasted comic Aziz Ansari for poking fun at him during his Saturday Night Live hosting stint over the weekend.

Tagged as: 10s, Chris Brown, pop, R&B, USA

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Soulja Boy Pleads Guilty To Gun Possession Felony

by Music-News.com

Rapper Soulja Boy pleaded not guilty to two felony gun possession counts on Monday and will return to court next month to fight the charges.

Tagged as: 10s, rap, Soulja Boy, USA

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Bliss N Eso Release Statement About Death Of Johann Ofner

by Paul Cashmere

Bliss N Eso have released a statement following the death of actor Johann Ofner, who died on Monday in a “workplace accident” while filming a video for the trio.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Bliss N Eso, rap

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Courtney Barnett performs in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Courtney Barnett Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett has joined the Bluesfest line-up by personal request from Patti Smith.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, bluesfest, Courtney Barnett, rock

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Daryl Braithwaite performs at One Electric Day at Werribee Park in the grounds of the Werribee mansion on Sunday 29 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Daryl Braithwaite Cancels More Shows This Week

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Braithwaite has had to cancel more shows this week on doctors orders because he is “making slow progress”.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, pop, rock, Sherbet

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John Mellencamp New Music ‘Easy Target’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

John Mellencamp has released his first new music in 2-1/2 years with the new song Easy Target.

Tagged as: 70s, John Mellencamp, rock, USA

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Sir Ray Davies To Release First Album In 9 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Ray Davies’ first new album in over nine years, Americana, will be released on April 21 via Legacy Recordings.

Tagged as: 60s, Ray Davies, rock, The Kinks, UK

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R.I.P. Jaki Liebzeit of Can 1938-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jaki Liebezeit, the influential German drummer from the band Can, died on Sunday (January 22) after suffering from pneumonia. He was 78.

Tagged as: 70s, Can, Electronic, Germany, Jaki Liebezeit

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New Edition Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s a big week for New Edition as their three-night biopic premieres tomorrow on BET and they received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Tagged as: 80s, dance, New Edition, pop, R&B, rap, USA

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R.I.P. Joey Powers 1935-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Joey Powers, who hit the U.S. top ten in 1964 with Midnight Mary, died on Friday at Washington Hospital in Washington, PA at the age of 82.

Tagged as: 60s, Joey Powers, pop, USA

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Rod Stewart - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11. Photo

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper To Tour US Together

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Two of the most popular solo artists of the last four decades are combining forces for a summer 2017 tour.

Tagged as: 70s, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Man Shot Dead During Bliss N Eso Video Session In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

A man in his 20s has been shot dead during the filming of a Bliss N Eso video in a Brisbane bar.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Bliss N Eso, rap

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John Farnham Red Hot Summer Mornington. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Summer 2017 Is Officially Australia’s Most Loved Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer festival has grown to become one of Australia’s most appreciated music festivals.

Tagged as: Australia, Black Sorrows, Duane mcDonald, James Reyne, John Farnham, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Shannon Noll, Taxiride

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Jimmy Barnes Adds 2017 Working Class Boy Encore Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has added ‘Encore’ dates to his Working Class Boy tour with new regional and additional Sydney and Melbourne dates on the way.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Working Class Boy

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Aziz Ansari Likens Trump Voters To Chris Brown Fans

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian Aziz Ansari has focused his Saturday Night Live monologue American demagogue Donald Trump and likened some of his supporters to Chris Brown fans.

Tagged as: Aziz Ansari, comedy, Donald Trump, Saturday Night Live, USA

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Australian Charts: The xx I See You Is No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The third album for the English trio The xx becomes the band’s first No.1 album on the ARIA Albums chart, as “I See You” debuts in the pole position this week.

Tagged as: 10s, dance, Electronic, pop, The xx, UK

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