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Brisbane’s Emma Louise has premiered the video for her new song ‘West End Kids’ ahead of her Australian tour in October.

Ronnie James Dio was back in his old band at the Wacken Festival in Germany on the weekend.

Norah Jones has released a video for ‘Carry On’, the first taste of her upcoming album ‘Day Breaks’ due in October.

Mike Nesmith was back with The Monkees on Friday night and this time on stage.

Killing Heidi will reform for their first shows in 10 years to mark their 20th anniversary.

The Stone Roses will perform their final world tour shows at Sydney’s iconic Opera House in December.

Last year, Todd Rundgren toured playing some of his best known songs. Included was a stop on December 15, 2015 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT where he recorded the show for release.

Bondi Beachfest will return for 2016 with Icehouse topping the bill.

Like the singles chart this week, the No.1 position is stable; as the Human Nature album “Gimme Some Lovin’: Jukebox Vol.II” stays at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

The X Factor Australia have released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming season, featuring Adam Lambert as a judge.

Sometimes vagueness in a press release can be an annoyance. An artist will have “special guests” on their album, but who? Tickets go on sale “soon” but when?

Major Lazer’s ‘Cold Water’ featuring Justin Bieber and MØ is once again Australia’s no 1 song this week.

The trio of Tony Orlando, Thelma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent will reunite for two nights this week for the first time in 23 years.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bass player Flea has had a verbal bash at veteran actor Clint Eastwood who mouthed a racist rant this week.

Courtesy of The Postal Museum and Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, The UK’s Largest Stamp Exhibition Stampex (14th – 17th September 2016) is bringing boy hood collections by John Lennon and Freddie Mercury together for the first time.

The Melbourne Guitar Show will return to Caulfield Racecourse this Saturday and Sunday.

When the Bay City Rollers were at the top of their popularity, singer Les McKeown would sit around in hotel rooms composing new music and recording it on a cassette recorder.

Beyonce, Jay Z, and Usher will join U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday to help him celebrate his last birthday at the White House.

Ringo Starr has passed the milestone 1,000,000 Twitter followers and celebrated with a special Peace & Love fruit salad.

Melbourne 90s guitar pop band The Earthmen have recorded four new songs for an upcoming compilation.

Original Monkees member Mike Nesmith will perform live with the band again tonight in Monterey.

Having detailed the rise and fall of ‘Madchester’ in The Haçienda and Joy Division’s short career in Unknown Pleasures, legendary bassist Peter Hook tells the third, arguably the most important and certainly the most controversial part of his story: the New Order years.

David Bowie received a posthumous nomination for the Mercury Prize.

Conor Oberst, sometimes known as frontman for Bright Eyes, at other times under his own name, will release his seventh solo album ‘Ruminations’ in October.

Comedian Rosie Waterland has rescheduled her Australian tour after postponing because of the death of a close friend.

R&B star Brian McKnight will return to Australia and New Zealand in October.

Britney Spears and some very undressed male dancers pranked Jimmy Kimmel at home this week.

Southbound 2016 is heading west in December with a line-up set to be different from Falls Festival for the first time.

Holy Holy have a new song ‘Darwinisn’.

It was a big show Monday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as Barbra Streisand took the stage for the first of nine shows on her current tour.