Former D:Ream and Jimmy Page Band keyboardist Professor Brian Cox has been particularly excited about the Higgs boson's discovery being confirmed.

Portland instrumental rockers Grails are here for the This Is Nowhere fest and they’ll go up the East Coast.

US music label Razor & Tie has signed a distribution deal with Shock Records in Australia for its rock releases.

Inventive British blues-rock-pop guys Gomez return to Australia once again with setlist requests and after parties.

‘Moonshadow’ featuring the music of Cat Stevens, will finish in Melbourne in August and then head to London’s West End as well as other territories.

Def Leppard have gone back into the studio to rerecord some of their biggest hits in a move to regain control of their music from the record companies.

Rapper Nas collaborated with Amy Winehouse on tracks in 2008 and he has just revealed one titled ‘Cherry Wine’.

Julian Lennon has downed tools on a brand new song he has been working on with Steven Tyler.

Kylie Minogue said during a press conference following the Nordoff Robins Silver Clef awards on Friday that it might be time to wind things down. 

Hooky indie pop kids Loon Lake will deliver their new EP for free, one track every week until their tour.

His birthplace of Warren, Ohio, will honour Foo Fighters and Nirvana legend Dave Grohl with a giant drumsticks sculpture.

Authorities in Prague are keeping Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe in jail for another 10 days instead of allowing him out on bail.

Produced by George Martin, a feature length documentary on the musical genius who crafted the sound of the Beatles and other English acts along with the music of America, will be released on September 11 on DVD and Blu-Ray via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

The new Pet Shop Boys album Elysium is set to be released on September 18.

Whitney Houston's final film, which contains her final recordings, will be released on August 17. The soundtrack album for the film Sparkle will be out on July 31 with Houston singing on two of the eleven tracks.

Smashing Pumpkins 1994 leftovers record ‘Pisces Iscariot’ is going to get a massive 21th anniversary makeover.

Kiss ‘Monster’, the 20th studio album for the band, will be released on October 16 internationally and October 15 in the USA.

Dinosaur Jr. are one of the most distinctive bands to come out of the alternative rock scene of the late 80s and 90s and with their upcoming tenth album I Bet On Sky, things don't seem to have changed.

Liam Gallagher has said that the songs on the as-yet-untitled second Beady Eye album will be “a lot better” and “absolutely bang on”.

Jade McRae has worked with Pnau, The Sleepy Jackson and Katalyst, and now branches out as electro-mummy Dune.

Check out the nostalgic US tour video for Florence + The Machine’s ‘Breaking Down’.

Electro star Santigold has a new clip for ‘The Keepers’ starring a gun-toting GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Acclaimed husky Melbourne punks The Smith Street Band announce their follow-up and a national tour.

Pennywise have issued a statement wording up fans after singer Zoli Teglas collapsed on stage in Germany on the weekend.

Rick Astley pre-sale tickets for the Australian tour have gone on sale for his Sydney and Melbourne shows.

The Arctic Monkeys have revealed that they are getting heavy for their as-yet-untitled fifth album.

Katy Perry says that her next album is going to be more serious, following her divorce from Russell Brand.

ABC Music, the ABC’s contemporary and classical music labels, has re-signed its distribution agreement with Universal Music and has expanded the deal to bring its ABC Kids Music label into the partnership.

Icelandic post-rock act Sigur Ros have delivered their second video from Valtari, which is penis-free.

With little fanfare, international pop star Justin Bieber has graduated from his Ontario high school.