Tim Cashmere

St. Vincent, a.k.a. Annie Clark is planning a trip to Sydney that will take in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this March.

After the depressing news about the East Brunswick Club and the uncertain future of the Prince Bandroom it’s nice to know that there is a new venue opening its doors in 2012 – The Regal Ballroom.

The closed off society of North Korea has been in the spotlight following the death of their “dear leader”, Kim Jong-Il and we thought we’d have a listen to the music of North Korea to mark the occasion.

The rumours are true. The East Brunswick Club will be closing its doors for the final time in March.

Byron Bay’s Bluesfest has been beefed up a little more with the addition of ten more bands to their already huge lineup.

EMI have created a Christmas ad showing off their Australian roster, hosted by Wagons and starring Ricki-Lee, 360, Oh Mercy and Papa vs. Pretty, who have their first taste of egg-nog.

Gil Scott-Heron’s autobiography will see a release this January, eight months after he passed away.

Former Getaway Plan tour manager John Zimmerman (26) has been sentenced to sixteen years with a minimum of twelve in the big house for crimes including rape and stalking.

Kid Rock has bought 1200 meals which will be distributed to Detroit’s needy this holiday season.

Blowfly may well be the filthiest rapper that ever lived, but his career encompasses so much more than childish rewordings of classics songs and now that has been captured in a documentary on his life.

Sublime have recently announced a reformation tour with new singer/guitarist Rome and now Australian dates have been added to the list.

Underage music festival Push Over is heading to Abbotsford in 2012 where some of the best local acts will play to the crowd for a freaking bargain.

Melbourne alt-country singer/songwriter Van Walker will hit 2012 running with a big Australian tour, it was announced today.

Canadian hardcore outfit Cancer Bats have dropped a hint at how their fourth album might sound.

Michael Rother of brilliant krautrock pioneers NEU! Will head to Australia in March for a string of shows around the country.

The Black Keys are the latest in a long list of artists who are refusing to supply their music to streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora, but drummer Patrick Carney explained their reasoning in a way that is difficult to argue with.

Remember Dev Hynes? He was in the lol-aliciously titled Test Icicles and then released a couple of albums as Lightspeed Champion, but now he has reinvented himself again as Blood Orange and is planning on bringing his new incarnation to Australia to show us what he’s all about.

R&B superstar Rihanna will take the honour of being the most “liked” artist on Facebook for 2011.

JB Hi-Fi have launched their unique method of selling music, at least in beta form, to customers willing to take the plunge into the world of cloud computing.

Metallica celebrated their 30th anniversary on the weekend with some shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco and the celebration continues with the release of Beyond Magnetic – a four song EP of songs you probably haven’t heard.

Sinead O’Connor is gearing up for the release of her ninth studio album.

The Meredith Music Festival has turned 21 years old with another dusty year of killer music and hazy memories and Noise11 were there to soak it all in.

Heading to the Meredith Music Festival tomorrow? So am I. So while I’m running around my house like a headless chicken today, I thought I’d share some preparation tips with you.

Australia’s newest favouritest boutique festival Boogie has returned for the sixth year running.

The mighty Cold Chisel have been confirmed as headliners of the already impressive Byron Bay Blues Festival in April 2012.

Lucinda Williams has announced headline shows in both Melbourne and Sydney around her appearance at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival.

The Roots’ drummer ?uestlove has said he regrets playing Lyin’ Ass Bitch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann walked on.

Dirty Three are heading out on the road playing some of the biggest headline shows of their twenty year career.

Shock Records have launched a new imprint known as Permanent Records, which has been set up to focus their attention on local independent music and they’re launching it with Steve Smyth.