Jimmy Barnes enticed old pal Steve Van Zandt into the studio to help him out on a new song this week.

Eminem has arrived in Australia and he kicked off the first show for his curated Rapture tour at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Cat Empire will celebrate their 1000th show with a free concert in hometown Melbourne on March 21.

Bruce Springsteen’s first Sydney concert on Wednesday night was a Australian Oz Rock classic feast with covers from The Easybeats, INXS as well as his previously recorded Saints cover and a Johnny O’Keefe classic.

Robbie Williams will return to Australia for dates in September but once again Adelaide has been left out of the tour.

Lady Gaga will visit Australia in August but Adelaide has not been included on the tour.

INXS look like having the number one album again this week with thanks to the Never Tear Us Apart TV documentary.

Ella Hooper will take the songs from her first solo album ‘In Tongues’ on the road.

Newsted is the latest act to pull-out of Soundwave.

A Push Over Pop Up Stage during Melbourne’s Moomba has been announced to replace the cancelled Push Over Festival.

Devo founder and guitarist Bob Casale has died at the age of 61 of a heart attack.

Kylie Minogue is facing the first major flop of her career after her single ‘Into The Blue’ stiffed on the Australian charts.

Shannon Noll has been forced to cancel his ‘Invincible’ tour because of an ear infection.

The Aussie BBQ in Los Angeles has been locked in for March 9, 2014 with Gossling and Lime Cordiale confirmed to perform.

Kanye West will return to Australia in May for Live Nation.

Mondo Rock will get back together to perform their classic ‘Chemistry’ album live in June.

Paul Stanley of Kiss is threatening to boycott the Kiss Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in April.

AC/DC was officially forty years old on the last day of 2013, so the band figures it is appropriate to celebrate their anniversary with a new album and a tour.

David Cassidy is withdrawing from public life to clean up his act.

Culture Club have new music on the way.

David Crosby has been forced to postpone some of his solo dates to promote his new album Croz after doctors recommended he go through a cardiac procedures.

Colin Hay will perform a comedy show for the Melbourne Comedy Festival in April.

Bruce Springsteen treated fans in Melbourne to a complete live performance of his 1975 classic ‘Born To Run’ album on Sunday night.

Melbourne’s iconic music venue The Espy has a price on its head. The Esplanade Hotel, aka The Espy is for sale.

Sydney’s Dead In A Second and Melbourne’s Jericco have teamed for dates under the banner Swarm Fest.

Australian supergroup The Dead Daisies’ debut album has been an immediate success on the ARIA chart with the self-titled album entering the Australian Artist chart at number 13.

INXS climb to the No.1 spot with their compilation “The Very Best”, which hits the chart pinnacle in its 77th week within the Top 100, the longest climb to the top on the ARIA Albums chart, ever!

Pharrell Williams is back at number one on the ARIA Singles chart.

Eddie Vedder singing AC/DC with Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello is about as good as it can get on an Australian stage.

Paul Simon and Sting opened their "On Stage Together" tour on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX with a show that proved they were serious when they said they would be collaborating on their music.