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Brian Wilson performs Pet Sounds at the Palais in St Kilda on Sunday 3 April 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
R.I.P. Melinda Wilson at 77

Melinda Wilson (Ledbetter), the wife of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, has died at the age of 77.

January 31, 2024
Marilyn Manson Ordered To Pay Even Rachel Wood’s Legal Fees

Brian Warner (aka Marilyn Manson) has been ordered to pay $327,000 to ex-girlfriend Even Rachel Wood to cover the legal fees she paid out during his defamation lawsuit.

January 31, 2024
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Tropical Fuck Storm Kickstart 2024 with Cellphone Honeymoon Tour

Tropical Fuck Storm will reactivate with guests for 2024 with the Cellphone Honeymoon tour.

January 31, 2024
Elton John at Mt Duneed Winery 7 Dec 2019 photo by Jackson
Elton John and Bernie Taupin To Be Awarded the Gershwin Prize

Elton John and Bernie Taupin have been named as the recipients of the 2024 U.S. Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

January 31, 2024
Celine Dion photo by Ros O'Gorman
Celine Dion Doco To Go To Prime

Celine Dion has announced that she will be releasing a new documentary.

January 31, 2024
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Jason John Leigh of The Stiffys Reveals Solo Project The Kennards Sessions

Bass player Jason John Leigh of Melbourne’s The Stiffys will reveal more of his solo project goodthankyou and upcoming album The Kennards Sessions but first shows off the first song from the project ‘Pray At Your Altar’.

January 30, 2024
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Fun Lovin’ Criminals Were Name-Checked In Barry White’s Autobiography

Fun Lovin’ Criminals were mentioned by soul legend Barry White in his autobiography after they recorded the homage to White ‘Love Unlimited’ on their ‘100% Columbian’ album.

January 30, 2024
Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Why Deep Purple Stopped Performing ‘Child In Time’

Deep Purple’s current setlist goes back to 1968 and includes more than half of the classic ‘Machine Head’ album but one song they have not done in years is the epic ‘Child In Time’.

January 30, 2024
Brendan B Brown of Wheatus from his Facebook page
Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus is a Huge Fan of Vegemite

With two Australian tours in the next three months, it is a good thing Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus loves Vegemite.

January 30, 2024
Walter Trout 2024 tour
Walter Trout Learned His Trade From The Blues Greats

Bluesman Walter Trout was barely out of school when he was learning his trade from the greats like John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton and Percy Mayfield.

January 30, 2024
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson Wrote Very Few Iron Maiden Songs By Himself

In the 42 years since Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson has only had six songs in total credited to just himself as a songwriter.

January 30, 2024
Kate Hudson photo from Virgin Music
Kate Hudson Is Recording an Album

Kate Hudson has signed with Virgin Music Group ahead of the release of her debut album.

January 30, 2024
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Chaka Khan To Curate Meltdown

Chaka Khan has been unveiled as the curator of the 2024 Meltdown festival.

January 30, 2024
Cher in Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Cher Denied Conservatorship of her Son’s Estate

Cher has been denied the chance to become the conservator of her son Elijah's estate - again.

January 30, 2024
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros OGorman
Kylie Minogue and Sia Have a Collaboration on the Way

Kylie Minogue and Sia have collaborated on a new song together.

January 30, 2024
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Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff Are Working Together

Lana del Rey has revealed she is working on new music with Jack Antonoff.

January 30, 2024
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Nick Cave Adds Six More Shows Across Australia

Nick Cave has added six more shows to his Solo Australian tour with one additional show for Sydney and Melbourne and new shows for Wollongong, Gold Coast, Canberra and Brisbane.

January 29, 2024
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Twilight At Taronga Reveals Surely Shirley, Fanny Lumsden and Felicity Urquhart Will Open Summer Show

Twilight at Taronga have revealed the artists opening for the Summer Concert Series for 2024. Surely Shirley joins Meg Mac, Felicity Urquhart joins The Waifs and Fanny Lumsden will open for The Whitlams.

January 29, 2024
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Fun Lovin’ Criminals Once Made An Ad In Sydney That Was Meant To Look Like New York

New York City band Fun Lovin’ Criminals were once flown by advertising agency from New York to Sydney, Australia to make a beer commercial for an American company that looked like they were in New York and then the ad only ever aired in the UK.

January 29, 2024
Radio Birdman photo by Anne Laurent
Radio Birdman To Reform For More Dates In June

Radio Birdman will be back together for more Australian shows in June and July.

January 29, 2024
Chris Isaak photo by Ros O'Gorman
Chris Isaak Is Coming Back To Australia for the First Time Since 2016

Chris Isaak will return to Australia in April for his first shows since 2016.

January 29, 2024
Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival 2022
Joni Mitchell To Perform At The Grammy Awards

Joni Mitchell has confirmed she will perform at this year's Grammys. Joni will sing at the award ceremony on 4 February for the first time in her career.

January 29, 2024
JAY-Z photo by Ros O'Gorman
Roc Nation on a New Jay-Z Album

Roc Nation has responded to rumours Jay-Z will release a new album this year.

January 29, 2024
Adele performs at on March 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo credit: Graham Denholm / Getty Images
Adele Plans 2024 Tour

Adele has revealed she will embark on a world tour when her next album is released.

January 29, 2024
Snoop Dogg photo by Ros O'Gorman
Snoop Dogg What Reveals What His Grandkids Call Him

Snoop Dogg has revealed he has 12 grandchildren. Snoop was speaking on the Jennifer Hudson Show when he revealed exactly how many grandchildren he has.

January 29, 2024
Billy Joel at the MCG 10 December 2022 photo by Bron Robinson 2
Billy Joel To Perform at the Grammy Awards

Billy Joel will perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Billy Joel - who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang 'New York State Of Mind' - will take to the stage for the for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced.

January 29, 2024
Steps
Steps Announce New Music ‘Here and Now’

Steps have announced the new musical 'Here and Now'. Named after their noughties hit from the 2000 album 'Buzz', the pop group have co-produced the show with the production company ROYO and music industry veteran Peter Waterman, with Shaun Kitchener writing from his original book.

January 29, 2024
Mike Dirnt, Green Day, Soundwave, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Green Day ‘Saviors’ Debuts At No 1 In UK

Green Day celebrate their fifth Official Number 1 album with Saviors this week.

January 29, 2024
Mark Knopfler image by Ros O'Gorman
Mark Knopfler Releases New Music for 2024 ‘Ahead of the Game’

Mark Knopfler has returned with new music for 2024 with the song ‘Ahead of the Game’ off the upcoming album ‘One Deep River’.

January 28, 2024
Leo Sayer and Joe Camilleri photo by Martin Caulfield Sydney 18 May 2023
Leo Sayer Is Back To Full Health and All Set for UK Tour

Music legend Leo Sayer is back to “full speed ahead” mode for UK for a tour from September after the 2023 shows were suddenly postponed due to a sudden illness.

January 25, 2024