It's 40 years since classic The Jam line-up first started touring. The band had a phenomenal impact on pop music and wider youth culture. In their short career, they influenced a generation with their music, style, politics and inspiration.

Former Runaways member Jackie Fox, or as she is known today, Jackie Fuchs, appeared on HuffPost Live Thursday to discuss her sexual assault by band manager Kim Fowley in the mid-70's.

Disturbed have released the lyric video for 'Immortalized'.

Taylor Swift has apologised to Nicki Minaj for causing a Twitter uproar.

Eminem has offered an apology after making a joke about Caitlyn Jenner during a freestyle rap.

Mitch Aliotta, the original bassist for Rotary Connection, died on Tuesday at the age of 70.

Baby Animals singer Suze DeMarchi released her solo album ‘Home’ this week and it features a lot of famous friends.

Michael Gudinski’s flagship Frontier Touring Company has a new accolade with Billboard naming the company the Number One Independent Concert Promoter In The World’.

Singer songwriter Kevin Johnson will perform his first Melbourne show in 20 years at The Palms at Crown in September.

Congrats to Brian Canham of Pseudo Echo who became a first time grandfather this week.

Thirsty Merc will head out on an extensive Australian tour from September 14.

Neil Young has gone feral on the Monsanto Corporation exposing their thug ways with American farmers to drive the farming community out of business.

Goanna’s Shane Howard has joined Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham is voicing disapproval of his song ‘Solid Rock’ at the racist Reclaim Australia rallies.

Florence + The Machine will be back in Australia for a bigger tour in November.

Brandon Flowers has released a live video for his new single, I Can Change, the second release to be taken from The Killers frontman's solo album,The Desired Effect.

Classic artists are releasing new music in abundance at the moment with Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Joe Jackson, The Stones’ Keith Richards, Rod Stewart and Don Henley of the Eagles putting out their first new music in years.

The Sword will release their new album, High Country in August.

Meek Mill is 'no longer welcome in Toronto, according to City Councillor Norm Kelly.

Holy Holy, Roger Waters, Northlane, Jill Scott, We Came as Romans, Ducktails, Suze DeMarchi, Lamb of God, Alan Jackson and the Southpaw Soundtrack lead this week's new music releases.

Nicki Minaj never meant to start a feud with Taylor Swift.

Dr. Dre and Ice Cube think Suge Knight's murder case is 'unfortunate' in every way.

Ann Wilson of Heart is branching out a bit with her own group, the Ann Wilson Thing.

That Joe Satriani is a guitar virtuoso is clear. That he has command of his instrument like no-one else in the world is pretty clear but he is also a master of songwriting – albeit instrumental songs – and these 15 tracks are loaded with melody and tunes alongside his guitar wizardry.

Madonna is intending to keep making music until she doesn't "have any more to say".

Sinead O'Connor will not be touring this summer due to an undisclosed health problem.

Last night on the Late Late Show with James Corden, the host and guest Paula Abdul put together on update of the classic video for Paula's hit Opposites Attract.

The Dead Daisies have delivered the video for 'Mexico', the first taste of the upcoming 'Revolucion' album.

Doug Rowe, the founder and lead guitarist and singer for The Flying Circus, has died.

Vance Joy has a brand new song titled ‘Fire and the Flood’.

The ABC will close 50 ABC Shops before the end of the year just as music sales hit an all-time low.