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Michelle Shocked, Noise11, photo
Audio From Michelle Shocked’s Tirade Surfaces

Most of those that attended said that Michelle Shocked melted down, spewing homophobic comments about the gay community and gay marriage.

March 21, 2013
Dick Clark
Dick Clark To Be Honoured At Country Music Awards By Garth Brooks And George Strait

The ACM Awards on April 7 will have a very special performance as the organizations last two Artists of the Decade, George Strait and Garth Brooks, will perform together for the first time and it's all for the late Dick Clark.

March 21, 2013
Streisand Live
Barbra Streisand Announces European And U.K. Dates

Barbra Streisand is bringing her live show to Europe in June with dates that include first time appearances in Cologne and Amsterdam.

March 21, 2013
Music Victoria City of Melbourne, Noise11, Photo
Melbourne Claims Live Music Capital Of Australia Title

Melbourne has claimed the Live Music Capital of Australia title following a live music census.

March 21, 2013
Bruce Springsteen - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Bruce Springsteen Debuts Last To Die In Sydney

Bruce Springsteen has performed ‘Last To Die’ from his 2007 album ‘Magic’ for the first time since the Wrecking Ball tour began in Austin a year ago.

March 21, 2013
The Jacksons, Melbourne, Australia, 2013, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
The Jacksons Cancel New Zealand Date

The Jacksons New Zealand date for next week has been cancelled.

March 21, 2013
David Allen Coe, Noise11, Photo
David Allan Coe In Hospital Following Road Accident

Country singer David Allan Coe was injured when he ran a red light in his SUV and was hit by a tractor-trailer.

March 21, 2013
Paul McCartney photo by Karen Freedman, Noise11, Photo
Paul McCartney Is Getting Out There Again

Paul McCartney is going back on the road. McCartney is expected to mount an extensive tour for 2013 and, on Wednesday, he christened it with a name and the first two dates.

March 21, 2013
Michelle Shocked, Noise11, photo
Michelle Shocked Issues Two Statements Explaining Her Rant

Michelle Shocked has released not one, but two separate statements through her publicist trying to explain her actions at Yoshi's in San Francisco on Sunday night.

March 21, 2013
Michelle Shocked, Noise11, photo
Michelle Shocked Shows Cancelled After Homophobe Rant

Clubs around the western and central U.S. were quick to react to Michelle Shocked's anti-gay tirade at Sunday night's show at Yoshi's in San Francisco. Of the eleven future dates on her schedule, ten have been cancelled by the venue.

March 21, 2013
Moody Blues Timeless Flight, Noise11, photo
Moody Blues To Release 17 Disc Collection

Moody Blues fans are about to be treated to the ultimate collection. A 17-disc set containing all of their albums as well as live concert DVDs and collectibles.

March 21, 2013
Howard Jones, Noise11, photo
Howard Jones Preps 30th Anniversary Gigs

Howard Jones will play two special U.K. concerts in November that will combine a look back at his career along with the premier of a new, long-form, work.

March 21, 2013
The Chords, Noise11, photo
R.I.P. Floyd ‘Buddy’ McRae, Last Surviving Member Of The Chords

Floyd "Buddy" McRae, the last surviving member of the 50's Doo Wop group The Chords, died on Tuesday afternoon at Montifiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

March 21, 2013
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Bowie Outsells Bowie In America

Bon Jovi beating David Bowie in the USA was to be expected but Bowie outsold Bowie.

March 20, 2013
Eminem, Noise11, Photo
Eminem, Neil Young And The xx Announced For Pukkelpop 2013

Eminem, Neil Young and indie English pop group, The xx, are set to headline the Belgian festival Pukkelpop in August.

March 20, 2013
Bloc Party
Bloc Party And Kraftwerk To Headline U.K. Latitude Festival

This evening Latitude Festival unveiled the headliners and line ups for the 2013 festival with Bloc Party, Foals and Kraftwerk to headline the Suffolk Festival that runs from 18th - 21st July.

March 20, 2013
Christine Anu - Image By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Bluesfest Adds New Venue The Lotus Palace

Just over a week out from Bluesfest 2013 the award winning music festival has added an extra stage and new performers.

March 20, 2013
Shakira
Shakira Says She’ll Be Understanding On The Voice

Shakira insists her rise to stardom hasn't been a "path of roses".

March 20, 2013
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undergroundLOVERS To Release First Album In 14 Years

The reunited Melbourne band undergroundLOVERS have downed tools on their first studio album in 14 years. The album ‘Weekend’ will be released in April.

March 20, 2013
Bruno Mars, Noise11, Photo
Bruno Mars Struggles With His Songwriting

Bruno Mars says writing a "big" song is one of the "hardest things to do".

March 20, 2013
Madonna at the GLAAD Media Awards, Noise11, Photo
Madonna Wears Boy Scout Uniform To Protest Gay Ban

Madonna called out the Boy Scouts, Vladimir Putin and spoke of wanting to start a revolution, all while dressed as a boy scout at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night.

March 20, 2013
Peter Banks of Yes, Noise11, Photo
Body Of Yes Guitarist Peter Banks Still Being Held By Coroner

The body of Peter Banks, the original guitarist for Yes who died two weeks ago, is still being held by the coroner but that is finally about to change.

March 20, 2013
Carole King, The Plenary, Melbourne, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11
Carole King Willie Nelson And Annie Lennox To Receive Honorary Doctorates

The Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA will bestow Honorary Doctor of Music degrees to Carole King, Willie Nelson and Annie Lennox at their commencement on May 11 at the Agganis Arena at Boston University.

March 20, 2013
Bob Marley Kaya
35th Anniversary Of Bob Marley’s Kaya Released

It was 35 years ago that Bob Marley and the Wailers released their album Kaya and Island/Tuff Gong will celebrate on April 22 with a deluxe two-CD set.

March 20, 2013
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy In Custody After Hit-And-Run In Los Angeles

Peter Murphy of the veteran band Bauhaus has been arrested in Los Angeles for a hit-and-run incident that occurred on Saturday.

March 20, 2013
Rod Stewart - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11. Photo
Sneak Peek At New Rod Stewart Album

Rod Stewart returns with his first album of original songs in almost twenty years with Time, coming May 7 from Capitol Records.

March 20, 2013
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The Flaming Lips, Chvrches, Haim Win Inaugural SXSW Grulke Prize

The Flaming Lips have been named winners of the inaugural Grulke Prize by SXSW along with Glasgow’s Chvrches and US act Haim.

March 20, 2013
Hoodoo Gurus - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Hoodoo Gurus Add Tumbleweed To Dig It Up Sydney, New Christs To Melbourne

The Hoodoo Gurus ‘Dig It Up has added Wollongong’s own Tumbleweed to next month’s line-up.

March 20, 2013
David Bowie The Next Day, Noise11, photo
Bon Jovi Beats Bowie On US Chart

Bon Jovi ‘What About Now’ outsold David Bowie ‘The Next Day’ by around 16,000 units in the USA to take the top spot this week on the American chart.

March 20, 2013
Guy Sebastian - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
It’s Official Guy Sebastian Quits X-Factor

Guy Sebastian has confirmed that he will not be returning as a judge on Australia’s X Factor this year.

March 19, 2013