Featuring their first original recording in a decade, A Perfect Circle have announced the release of greatest hits collection ‘Three Sixty’.

Paul Dainty will tour Eminem back in Australia in February.

Dave Stewart has released new lyric videos for ‘What Is Wrong With Me’, one of three songs featuring Australia’s Vanessa Amorosi on his new ‘Lucky Numbers’ video as well as the song Satellite’.

Dolly Parton will return to Australia in 2014 and we wonder if her tour bus is coming with her again.

America’s Beth Orton, New Zealand’s Tim Finn and Australia’s Matt Corby lead the first artist announcement for Woodford Folk Festival over the New Years holidays.

The tenth studio album for Pearl Jam entitled “Lightning Bolt” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart and becomes the groups eighth No.1 album in Australia.

Katy Perry holds for an eighth week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with “Roar” (now 5x Platinum).

Daryl Hall and John Oates have lent their 1975 recording of ‘Alone Too Long’ to new Stephen Merchant Comedy, ‘Hello Ladies’.

Protest The Hero have released a lyric video for their new single ‘A Life Embossed’ from their forthcoming album ‘Volition’.

Another round of acts have been announced for the Van Warped Tour Australia including Millencolin, Amity Affliction and Reel Big Fish.

Local punk legends Cosmic Psychos reveal they will play their final Melbourne show for 2013, in support of their ‘Blokes You Can Trust’ DVD.

Eli “Paperboy” Reed will curate and perform at Brooklyn’s Union Pool for ‘Nights Like This’ in November.

Lana Del Rey, Lorde and George Strait among first-time winners of the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) newest digital downloads tally.

Of Mice And Men are busy on their third studio album, the follow up to 2011’s ‘The Flood’.

For the first time ever, the music of the Animals is being assembled into a box set with The Mickie Most Years and More, out November 26 on Real Gone Music.

We Will Rock You stage show creators Ben Elton, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen were in Baltimore on Tuesday for the opening night of their musical which is launching its inaugural North American tour.

‘This is England’ director, Shane Meadows, gives us a never-before-seen insight into the Stone Roses.

ARIA nominee, Mama Kin, will perform a special show created exclusively for the Mullum Music Festival.

Mel B has said that a pop-group featuring the children of Spice Girls members could actually happen.

It's been almost twenty years since Elton John and Tim Rice wrote the music for Disney's The Lion King, now the stage show is about to hit $1 billion.

Cold Chisel will start to release a series of live albums in November beginning with ‘The Live Tapes Vol 1, Hordern Pavilion, April 18, 2012’.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 18th October, 2013 (unless otherwise noted below)

Held at both the Palais and the Prince Bandroom, Melbourne's Sold Out Release The Bats event has just announced its playing times.

One-third of Wilco, John Stirrat and Patrick Sansone, will play SXSW with their side project The Autumn Defense.

Simple Plan will play Perth's Challenge Stadium in December with special guest Tonight Alive!

Alex and Kelly Van Halen divorced over 20 years ago, yet Kelly has kept Van Halen as her surname. Now the company that controls the group's name is suing her for trademark infringement.

Motown's etiquette coach, Maxine Powell, has died at age 98.

Following the recent announcement that A Tribe Called Quest would open for Kanye West during two New York shows in November, the hip hop legends have announced that the shows will be their last.

James Blunt and Busby Marou will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

Six Australian acts have been announced to play SXSW in 2014 including a return to Austin for both Vance Joy and The Chevelles.