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Billy Thorpe. photo by Ros O'Gorman
‘Billy Thorpe & Leigh’ To Be Performed In St Kilda

The stage show ‘Billy Thorpe & Leigh’ will début in Melbourne in May.

May 2, 2016
Prince in Batdance video
Prince ‘Batman’ Video Goes Online

Prince’s theme to the 1989 ‘Batman’ movie has made its way online.

May 2, 2016
Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Radiohead Disappears From The Internet

In what is, most likely, some sort of stunt leading up to a new release, Radiohead has completely disappeared from the internet.

May 2, 2016
Status Quo Cider
Status Quo Release Their Own Cider

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo are in the beer business.

May 2, 2016
Paul Simon, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Paul Simon Debuts Two New Songs in New Orleans

Paul Simon mesmerized the crowd on Friday night at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with an eighteen-song set that included two Simon & Garfunkel songs and two from his upcoming album, Stranger to Stranger.

May 2, 2016
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt - Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Gwen Stefani Is A Disney Hero

Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber were the big winners at the Radio Disney Music Awards on Saturday.

May 2, 2016
Cyndi Lauper Detour
Cyndi Lauper ‘Detour’ #REVIEW

When Cyndi Lauper announced she releasing a country album, many fans of the genre decried her being a sheep and following its recent swell of international popularity.

May 2, 2016
Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 29 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Happy 80th Birthday Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck, one of the world’s true music legends, is 80 today. I say this on behalf of me and my family. Happy birthday Enge.

May 2, 2016
Bob Dylan Fallen Angels
Listen To Bob Dylan Cover ‘All The Way’

Bob Dylan will release his 37th studio album, Fallen Angels, on May 20 and, like last year's Standing in the Night, it is a disc of covers of American standards, most of which were made famous by Frank Sinatra.

May 1, 2016
Prince Purple Rain
Bowie and Prince Prove Death Is Still The Best Marketing Tool

Death is undeniably the greatest promotional tool of the music industry as sales of Prince and Bowie attest.

May 1, 2016
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Aubudon Road At Paisley Park Reopened To Traffic

The City of Chanhassen has reopened Audubon Road along Prince’s Paisley Park estate and updated information for fans who wish to visit the area where Prince died on April 21.

May 1, 2016
Prince Purple Rain
Prince Dominates Music Sales In Australia

Prince has dominated music sales in Australia this week much like the impact David Bowie’s death had on fans back in January.

April 30, 2016
Beyonce Lemonade
ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Is No 1 But Prince Is Everywhere

The sixth studio album for Beyonce entitled “Lemonade” becomes her second successive No.1 album in Australia this week, but it also becomes her first to debut at the top of our Albums chart.

April 30, 2016
ARIA Singles: Pink Tops Chart But Prince Dominates

After debuting at No.2 last week Pink climbs to the top of the ARIA Singles chart this week with her eighth No.1 in Australia entitled “Just Like Fire”, plus the track achieves Gold (●) in sales in its second week on the chart also.

April 30, 2016
Paul Simon, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
New Paul Simon ‘Cool Papa Bell’ #LISTEN

Paul Simon has shared Cool Papa Bell, a new track from his forthcoming album, Stranger to Stranger.

April 30, 2016
Prince Dominates British Chart

Prince has placed fourteen albums in the British Top 100 just eight days after his death.

April 30, 2016
Chainsmokers
Chainsmokers Premiere ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ #VIDEO

Chainsmokers have released the video for 'Don't Let Me Down', featuring Daya.

April 30, 2016
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Police Widen Investigation Into Death of Prince

Could Prince have had his own Dr. Nick, or a bunch of them?

April 30, 2016
Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Mick Jagger Pays Tribute To L’Wren Scott For Her 52nd Birthday

Mick Jagger has paid tribute to his late girlfriend L'Wren Scott on what would have been her 52nd birthday.

April 29, 2016
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Prince Memorial To Be Held In LA

Fans will be able pay tribute to late icon Prince during a public memorial in Los Angeles next month (May16).

April 29, 2016
Phil Collins Going Back
Phil Collins Preps Part Four Of His Reissue Series

Wave four of the Phil Collins reissue project is a bit out of the normal.

April 29, 2016
David Draiman of Disturbed photo by Tim Cashmere, music news, noise11.com
Disturbed and Martika Guest At Noise11 iHeartRadio

David Draiman tells the story of Disturbed’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week and Martika says how Prince crafted her prayer into ‘Love Thy Will Be Done’.

April 29, 2016
The Cure vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith performs at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 12 August 2007.
The Cure To Play Sydney and Melbourne

The Cure will play shows in Sydney and Melbourne in July as well as their Splendour show.

April 29, 2016
Neil Young Promise of the Real Earth
Neil Young To Release New Live Album ‘Earth’

Neil Young will release Earth, with performances from his 2015 Monsanto Years tour with Promise of the Real, on June 17 (note Amazon is listing a June 10 availability) via Reprise Records.

April 29, 2016
The Monkees Good Times
The Monkees First New Music in 20 Years Is ‘She Makes Me Laugh’

It has a sound reminiscent of the original Monkees' style but the song is brand new, written by Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.

April 29, 2016
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Police Search Paisley Park For Clues Into Death of Prince

Authorities in Minnesota have been granted a warrant to search the Paisley Park studios where Prince died last week.

April 29, 2016
Whitney Houston
Houston Estate Approve Whitney Houston Production

Whitney Houston's family have given their blessing to an "unvarnished" documentary about the late star.

April 29, 2016
Prince at SXSW, Noise11, Photo
DEA May Have Been Called Into Prince Investigation

Minnesota authorities have called upon officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to assist with the investigation into Prince's death after prescription painkillers were reportedly found in his possession.

April 29, 2016
Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman
New Music Releases 29 April 2016

Drake, Travis, The Jayhawks, Rob Zombie, Martina McBride, Olympia, Amber Lawrence, Antwood, Brian Eno, Billy Ocean (GH) and Sixx.A.M. lead the weeks new music releases.

April 29, 2016
Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman
Classic Ross Wilson Solo Album Available On iTunes For First Time

Ross Wilson’s first solo album ‘Dark Side Of The Man’ is finally available via iTunes.

April 28, 2016