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Big Boi of Outkast, Noise11, Photo
TwitBits: Fishbone, Temper Trap, Big Boi, Missy Higgins And More

Fishbone get covered on TV, Temper Trap stay at cancerous hotel, Big Boi gets compared to the Beatles, Missy Higgins’ mystery duet and heaps more.

November 23, 2011
Real Estate
Golden Plains Finalises Lineup

Real Estate and Total Control are the final two bands to be added to the Golden Plains lineup, completing it after the lineup suffered the setback of dreamy band Low’s cancelation.

November 23, 2011
Yolanda Be Cool
Yolanda Be Cool Added To New Year’s Harbour Party

Club chart-toppers Yolanda Be Cool join Sydney’s Harbour party with Wynter Gordon, Potbelleez and more.

November 23, 2011
Drake
Drake Tops US Chart

Drake’s ‘Take Care’ album sold like it was the good old days this week.

November 23, 2011
Reece Mastin
X Factor Winner Reece Mastin Releases Debut Single

Moments after Reece Mastin was announced as the winner of X Factor 2011 Sony Music released his debut single ‘Good Night’ via iTunes.

November 23, 2011
The Fall
The Fall Announce Their Twenty-Ninth Studio Album

British post-punk cult legends The Fall are set to release their twenty-ninth album since 1976.

November 22, 2011
Leonard Cohen, Noise11, Photo
Leonard Cohen Prepares First Album In 8 Years

‘Old Ideas’ is the title of what will be Leonard Cohen’s first studio album in over eight years and his 12th album since 1967.

November 22, 2011
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt - Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
TwitBits: No Doubt, tUnE-yArDs, Bruno Mars, Tom Morello And More

No Doubt tweet Cure photos, tUnE-yArDs need spinal care, Bruno Mars sends wellness vibes to Adele, Tom Morello performs with Ben Harper, and heaps more.

November 22, 2011
Vince Clarke and Martin Gore of VCMG
Gore And Clarke From Depeche Mode Working Together Again

Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, the founding members of Depeche Mode, are back working together for the first time since 1981.

November 22, 2011
Das Racist
Hip-Hop Pranksters Das Racist Book BDO Sideshows

Brooklyn alt-hip-hop heads Heems, Kool A.D. and Dap, otherwise known as Das Racist, announce sideshows.

November 22, 2011
Adele images noise11.com photo
American Music Awards Complete Winners List

Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners at the American Music Awards this week.

November 22, 2011
Bon Iver
Bon Iver Deluxe Edition Includes Ten Films

The deluxe edition of Bon Iver’s hit self-titled album will feature ten short films.

November 22, 2011
Bruno Mars, Noise11, Photo
Bruno Mars Scores His 11th Top 10 Hit

Bruno Mars has now had 11 Top 10 hits when you count songs he wrote, recorded, produced or featured on.

November 22, 2011
Will.I.Am
Will.I.Am Delivers First Solo Single With Jagger And J.Lo

Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am releases his first solo single with guests spots from Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez.

November 22, 2011
Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle Holds On At The Top Of The Chart

Susan Boyle retains the number one position in a strange week on the ARIA charts.

November 22, 2011
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen Takes E Street Band Back On The Road

The official word came on Sunday that Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band will, indeed, continue after the untimely death of saxophonist Clarence Clemmons.

November 22, 2011
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Takes Paternity Test

Justin Bieber has taken a paternity test despite the woman who claimed he fathered her 3-month old baby dropping her allegations.

November 22, 2011
Cold Chisel. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
REVIEW – Cold Chisel, Rochford Winery, 19th November, 2011

“We’re not used to playing in fancy wineries. We used to play in mining towns.” This was the line from Jimmy Barnes that summed up the awkward feeling I had in my guts about seeing Cold Chisel in the picturesque Yarra Valley. Something about it didn’t feel right and while that feeling seemed lost on a fair chunk of the Toorak-tractor-driving upper class wine-sipping crowd, it was refreshing to know that the band were at least aware of it.

November 21, 2011
Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu
Lou Reed and Metallica Is Sales Stiff Of 2011

Lou Reed and Metallica’s ‘Lulu’ is a complete stiff.

November 21, 2011
Tim Freedman at Noise11.com
Tim Freedman Writes His Musical

A show co-written by Tim Freedman is about to be work-shopped in Sydney.

November 21, 2011
Kasabian at Noise11.com
The Big Day Out Sideshows Announced

Big Day Out has rolled out sideshow dates for Kasabian, My Chemical Romance, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Poyksopp, Odd Future and Cage The Elephant.

November 21, 2011
George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
George Michael Symphonica Tour Is Coming To Australia

George Michael will return to Australia in March and April 2012 with his Symphonica Orchestra tour.

November 21, 2011
Robin Gibb. photo by Ros O'Gorman
Robin Gibb Rushed To Hospital As He Battles Liver Cancer

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees fame has been rushed to an Oxford hospital after an emergency call from his home.

November 21, 2011
Gene Simmons, Kiss. photo by Tim Cashmere
Kiss Fan Has A Kiss Themed Funeral

A 43-year old Kiss fan who died in a car accident on November 6 had mourners at his funeral dress in Kiss costumes.

November 20, 2011
New 2012 Jeff Wayne War of the Worlds production starring Liam Neeson
Jeff Wayne Recruits Liam Neeson For New War Of The Worlds

Jeff Wayne and actor Liam Neeson held a press conference on Friday morning in London to announce an updated version of Wayne's arena spectacle The War of the Worlds. A new album of the work will be released next June with a world tour set to start next November.

November 20, 2011
The Living End. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
The Living End, Guy Sebastian, Missy Higgins To Perform At ARIA Awards

The Living End, Guy Sebastian and Missy Higgins will perform at the ARIA Awards in Sydney next weekend.

November 20, 2011
John Paul Jones Them Crooked Vultures - photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Tinnitus Sufferer Takes Life After Them Crooked Vultures Concert

A 52-year old father of two has taken his own life after suffering from tinnitus for three months after a Them Crooked Vulture concert.

November 20, 2011
Bonnie Pointer mug shot
Bonnie Pointer Arrested On Drugs Charges

Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of the Pointer Sisters with her siblings, was arrested on Friday morning in Los Angeles for felony drug possession.

November 20, 2011
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath Announce First Reunion Dates

For those who couldn't believe it was real, the reformed original Black Sabbath have set the first twelve dates of their reunion tour.

November 20, 2011
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
John Fogerty Tells The History of Green River

John Fogerty has been a very active user of Twitter over the years and, Friday night, he used the social network to fill in his audience at the Beacon Theater, and the rest of the world, on a history of the album Green River.

November 20, 2011