Icehouse front man Iva Davies has filmed a video for Tourism Australia highlighting the importance contemporary music has played in the Great Southern Land.

Nickelback get Dick, Wiz Khalifa does too, No Age procrastinate professionally, M.I.A. pulls out the big guns at immigration, and heaps more.

Paul Milnes’ Lizardskin Talent agency will showcase its acts this Friday night in Melbourne.

Melbourne band Redcoats have signed a worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing.

Chris Cornell says that comments he made during the Soundgarden set at the Big Day Out in the Gold Coast on Sunday were directed at the BDO organisers, not Kanye West.

Gorillaz and Blur mastermind Damon Albarn has remixed flavour of the month Lana Del Rey.

Masters Apprentices singer Jim Keays is about to release his greatest record in decades. ‘Dirty Dirty’ is Jim’s ‘Labour of Love’, his tribute to Garage Punk.

NME have announced that former Oasis lynchpin Noel Gallagher will be 2012’s ‘Godlike Genius’.

Ministry of Dance founder Jason Coleman is about to expand into the music biz. Coleman is preparing for a mid-February launch of his record label Groove Pill Records.

South African rap crew/art project Die Antwoord reveal horror-themed trailer for their second album.

Less than a month after the announcement, the Queen Of Soul has called off her wedding with Willie Wilkerson.

Since the Noise11.com story on hardcore 8-year old Juliet Childs yesterday, Juliet’s ‘My First Hardcore Song’ has clocked up another 1 million views on YouTube.

Garbage will release their first album in seven years independently in a few months.

Neil Young has completed work on a brand new album with Crazy Horse, their first album since 2003’s ‘Greendale’.

Seal and Heidi Klum have confirmed their split following the wave of internet stories over the weekend.

Tony Iommi is still plodding forward with Black Sabbath and has delivered another two new tracks despite his battle with cancer.

Big Day Out founder Ken West has spoken out about inaccurate media reports today about the delay in Kanye West’s performance last night in Queensland.

Adele's 21 has spent 26 weeks at the top of the ARIA Album Chart. We examine whether she’ll break the record.

Kevin Federline, former husband to Britney Spears and the father of her children is apparently in hospital after suffering chest pains and a high pulse rate.

Hip-hop mischief-makers OFWGKTA announce a Golf Wang pop-up fashion store in Sydney.

Fatboy Slim will perform sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne when he returns to Australia for the Future Music Festival.

Wiley needs weed, Gene Simmons embarrasses his son, Raekwon is now a painter, Best Coast need cosmetics advice from Australians, and heaps more.

8-year old Juliet Childs from Brisbane is a hardcore rock star with thanks to YouTube.

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips has tweeted some.. uh… curious videos of Ke$ha in the studio.

Atlanta’s nutty flower punks The Black Lips have announced uber-cool supports for their Australian tour.

The Big Day Out have posted the setlist from Soundgarden’s Gold Coast slot.

Over 1 million viewers tuned in to watch the first show of the new version of Young Talent Time last night.

Two music legends Alice Cooper and Duane Eddy met for the very first time on Friday at NAMM.

Adele spends another week at the top of the ARIA Chart, with no new albums entering.

Music legend Tony Bennett will return to Australia in April.