Tina Arena is backing herself on her upcoming Australian tour, putting her money were her mouth is literally.

Justin Timberlake has doubled dates for his Australian tour adding new shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane in September and October.

The second annual Deni Blues & Roots Festival will he held in Deniliquin, NSW over Easter with an all-star line-up featuring John Mayer, Doobie Brothers, Boz Scaggs, Dr John, Russell Morris and Elvis Costello.

Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age kicked off their Australian tour in Sydney this week with both bands giving a musical snapshot of their entire recorded careers.

The Rolling Stones welcomed Japan’s guitar great Tomoyasu Hotei as their special guest to perform ‘Respectable’ at their final show in Tokyo tonight.

Spandau Ballet will perform at the Lou Reed tribute show at SXSW in Austin, Texas next week.

The Production Company Chairman Jeanne Pratt, Artistic Director Ken Mackenzie-Forbes and Executive Director Rachel Taylor have launched the 2014 season in a lavish function in Melbourne’s historic Raheen mansion.

Tim Rogers and Shane O’Mara will team up across March and April for the Rogers Sings Rogerstein tour.

Frente will reform to mark the 21st anniversary of their first album ‘Marvin The Album’.

Tame Impala have announced further UK shows this summer, following on from recent news of their T In The Park, Benicassim and Latitude sets and London Arctic Monkeys support slots.

Boy George will be in Australia this weekend to headline Big Gay Day in Brisbane.

Coldplay have revealed they will release a new album to be titled ‘Ghost Stories’ in May.

Eric Clapton just may be serious about the whole retirement thing.

Justin Timberlake will return to Australia for his first tour in six years.

Rick Springfield is going to have a very busy 2014. Along with the release of his first novel, Magnificent Vibration, in May, he is also out on his Stripped Down solo tour which is expected to go through the end of the year.

Depeche Mode hailing from Basildon, a few km from my own birthplace, have always had a special place in my heart, but seemingly thousands of Italians too because they have such a massive following here.

Bruce Springsteen opened up his Auckland, New Zealand show with a cover of Lorde’s ‘Royals’ this weekend.

Soundwave, Australia’s yearly metal-fest, wrapped up its Melbourne leg at Flemington Racecourse on February 28th.

Green Day’s setlist at Soundwave Melbourne often came across sounding like classic hits radio station Gold 104 on Friday.

Bruce Springsteen’s show in Auckland, New Zealand tonight may just very well be the scene of a System of a Down appearance for Serj Tankian. Tankian is also in Auckland and he has been hanging out with Tom Morello.

Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has confirmed that Perth will not be treated to the metal music festival in 2015.

Richie Sambora is playing a decent slab of Bon Jovi on his current Australia tour as well as a few well-placed covers by Prince, Hendrix and INXS.

Dave Davies, lead guitarist and founding member for The Kinks, will perform his first show in 13 years in the UK in April.

Elaine Paige OBE says that at age 65 it is time for her to retire from touring.

Soundgarden has just been added to the iTunes Festival at SXSW.

Megan Washington will perform two intimate shows in April to road test new material in the lead-up to her next album.

Lou Reed will be given a musical send-off with a tribute in his honour at SXSW in March.

Melanie Safka, who rose to fame via Woodstock, is heading to Australia for national dates in June.

Australia’s John Butler Trio together with Jack Johnson, Kanye West and Manic Street Preachers will play Fuji Rock in Japan this year.

Bruce Springsteen has opened his final Australian show in Brisbane with a homage to Brisbane’s own The Bee Gees.