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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at LookOut Torquay photo by Winston Robinson

Queens of the Stone Age Headline Australia’s First Lookout Festival

Australia’s newest music festival LookOut got off to a massive success in Torquay, Victoria on Sunday with headliners Queens of the Stone Age as well as Australia’s The Chats, Spiderbait, Pond, Gut Health and Lola Scott.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, festival, live music, Lookout Festival, music, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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R.I.P. John Miles at 72

by Paul Cashmere

John Miles, best known for the 1976 hit ‘Music’, has died at the age of 72.

Tagged as: 70s, Alan Parsons, Jimmy Page, John Miles, music, pop, UK

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Gammer and Tigerlily Head Up ULTRA Australia Second Lineup Announcement

by Tim Cashmere

DJs Gammer and Tigerlily are amongst the second run of artists announced for the ULTRA Australia festival in March.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, dance, DJ, Electronic, festival, Gammer, live, music, Tiger Lily, Tigerlily, Ultra

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Ngaiire Announces Australian Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Ngaiire, one of Australia’s most noteworthy neo-soul artists, is set to return to the stage in February and March next year for a run of festival shows.

Tagged as: 10s, live, Mardi Gras, music, Ngaiire, Papua New Guinea, Perth Festival, soul, tour, WOMADelaide, Woodford

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Faith No More Return To The Stage In 2020

by Tim Cashmere

Faith No More – San Francisco’s weirdest offering to the alternative music scene of the 80s and 90s – are returning to the stage in 2020 for the first time since 2015.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative music, Europe, Faith No More, festival, hellfest, live, music, sunstroke festival, tons of rock, tour, touring

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Bullet For My Valentine Move To Caroline

by Paul Cashmere

Bullet For My Valentine will release their next album via Universal’s Caroline imprint, ending a decade long association with Sony’s RCA/Jive labels.

Tagged as: Bullet For My Valentine, Bullet For My Valentine Move To Caroline, music

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It’s Now Illegal To Rip Your Own CD In The UK

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A British high court has just killed a whole industry, at least if people pay attention to the letter of the law.

Tagged as: CD, collection, iPhone, ipod, iTunes, music, music collection, music news, Rip, streaming

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Courtney Love Noise11, melbourne music photo, festival hall

Courtney Love Regrets Her Marriage

by Music-News.com

Courtney Love regrets who she married.

Tagged as: Courtney Love, Hole, Kurt Cobain, music, Nirvana

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Peter Frampton, Noise11, Photo, music news

Peter Frampton Albums Prepped For Reissue

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After an incredible run through the 1970s on A&M Records, Peter Frampton reemerged in 1986 on a new label, with a new album and single that found him back on the Billboard charts and radios across the world.

Tagged as: music, Peter Frampton

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Music Becomes Hot Election Issue For Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Political candidates for the upcoming election in Victoria are falling over themselves to be associated with the music industry following Labor’s lead in pledging $22.2m in funding and a further $2m for music education.

Tagged as: Dan Andrews, Labor, Martin Foley, music, Victorian election

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Wanda Jackson Ill, Cancels Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson has cancelled three dates through November due to illness.

Tagged as: 50s. USA, country, music, Wanda Jackson

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CMC Rocks Moves To Queensland

by Paul Cashmere

CMC Rocks will have a new home in a new state in 2015. The Country music festival is heading to Queensland.

Tagged as: Australia, CMC Rock, country, Lady Antebellum, music, Queensland, Troy Cassar-Daly

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Fashion Rocks Locks In Duran Duran For Only 2014 Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Duran Duran will perform for the one and only time at Fashion Rocks in Brooklyn on September 9.

Tagged as: Duran Duran, fashion, Fashion Rocks, Kiss, music, music news, USA

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Chumbawamba Announce “The End” Of The Band

by Andrew Tijs

Anarchist music collective and tubthumping one-hit-wonders Chumbawamba break up.

Tagged as: Anarchist, break-up, Chumbawamba, folk, music, one hit wonders, tubthumping

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Toff In Town Hosts Live Music Discussion And Tote Doco

by Andrew Tijs

A new panel discussion about music activism, and a screening of the Tote documentary, hits the Toff In Town next Monday.

Tagged as: activism, discussion, documentary, Melbourne, Monday, music, panel, planning, Q&A, The Tote, Toff In Town

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Spotify Launches In Australia

by Andrew Tijs

Music streaming giant Spotify has officially launched in Australia.

Tagged as: Australia, launch, music, online, program, service, sharing, Spotify, streaming

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The Tea Party Will “Definitely” Make New Music

by Andrew Tijs

A fully reunited Tea Party tell Noise11 that their return will “definitely” result in new music.

Tagged as: alternative, Canada, grunge, interview, Jeff Martin, music, new, noise11., reformation, reunion, rock, The Tea Party

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Former Wiggle Sam hands back his Yellow Skivvy to Greg

The Wiggles Book US Tour With Greg

by Andrew Tijs

Kids’ music megastars The Wiggles welcome Greg back to the fold for a US tour.

Tagged as: 2012, August, children, Greg Page, July, Kids, music, Sam Moran, The Wiggles, tour, US, Yellow Wiggle

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Awful Viral Music Video Of The Week: ‘Hot Problems’

by Andrew Tijs

In the spirit of Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday, we bring you Double Take’s ‘Hot Problems’.

Tagged as: Double Take, Friday, Hot Problems, music, pop, Rebecca Black, video, viral

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M.I.A. Composes Music For Julian Assange’s TV Show

by Andrew Tijs

M.I.A. has composed original music for Assange’s interview show The World Tomorrow, and he borrowed her computer.

Tagged as: electro, hip-hop, interview, Julian Assange, M.I.A., music, Original, show, soundtrack, The World Tomorrow, TV, Wikileaks

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Damon Albarn Says No To More Blur Or Gorillaz Music

by Andrew Tijs

Damon Albarn has said that new music coming from Gorillaz in the future is “unlikely” and Blur are pretty much over.

Tagged as: Blur, Britpop, broken up, Damon Albarn, electro, finished, Gorillaz, indie, music, new, over, reunion, UK

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Newtons Nation Launches Unsigned Artist Comp

by Andrew Tijs

Newtons Nation launches an unsigned artist competition where winners get to perform at the extreme sport and music fest alongside newly-added Ajax.

Tagged as: Ajax, bandit.fm, Bathurst, competition, extreme sport, festival, Mount Panorama, music, Newton’s Nation, Sony, The Getaway Plan, unsigned artist

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Slipknot DJ To Work With UK Rapper Professor Green

by Andrew Tijs

Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson says he’ll be working on a track with British rapper Professor Green.

Tagged as: British, collaboration, DJ, metal, music, Professor Green, rap, Sid Wilson, Slipknot, UK, US

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Performers Come Out For The Last Greatest Show On Earth

by Andrew Tijs

An enormous list of musicians, comedians, and performers sign on for an apocalypse-themed charity show at the Regal Ballroom.

Tagged as: Andrew McClelland, Brous, cabaret, comedy, Harmony, Laura Jean, music, Regal Ballroom, The Drones, The Last Greatest Show On Earth

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Happy SLAM Day – Pick Your Gig

by Andrew Tijs

Today is SLAM Day, so do your bit and support Australian music with a choice of over 130 shows.

Tagged as: Australian, Busby Marou, gig guide, Harmony, Jade Monkey, Mikelangelo, music, Papa VS Pretty, Primitive Calculators, shows, SLAM Day, Spod, Stonefield, venues

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Def FX Add Hobart, Adelaide And Perth Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Nineties trance rock heroes Def FX have announces three new dates for their reunion tour.

Tagged as: 90s, Adelaide, alternative, dates, Def FX, electro, Hobart, metal, music, News, Perth, reunion, rock, tour, trance

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Splendour In The Grass To Return To Byron In 2012

by Andrew Tijs

Splendour In The Grass announce the 2012 dates and a return to its spiritual home of Byron Bay.

Tagged as: 2012, Byron Bay, dates, festival, music, Splendour In The Grass

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Mick Harvey To Deliver Keynote At I Manage My Music

by Andrew Tijs

Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey) follows Gotye to deliver the keynote at self-management workshop, I Manage My Music.

Tagged as: artist, Gotye, industry, Jen Cloher, keynote, management, Mick Harvey, music, self-management, speaker, workshop

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Flo Rida And Paris Hilton In The Studio

by Andrew Tijs

Paris Hilton has posted pics of her in the studio working on new song with Flo Rida and Afrojack.

Tagged as: Afrojack, Flo Rida, music, new, new song, Paris Hilton, pop, R&B, recording, studio

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2011 AMP Shortlist Announced

by Andrew Tijs

The nine albums in the running for Australia’s premier music prize, the AMP, have been announced.

Tagged as: 2011, Abbe May, Adalita, AMP, announced, Australia, Boy & Bear, Gotye, Gurrumul, Jack Ladder, Kimbra, music, prize, shortlist, The Middle East

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Chris Squire of Yes. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

REVIEW: Yes, Melbourne, April 11, 2012

I must admit I had reservations about going to see Yes without Jon Anderson on vocals but that was quickly set aside as soon as they started.

April 12, 2012

Andy’s Best Music Of 2011

Andy’s favourite music of 2011, featuring Lykke Li, Lil Wayne, Lanie Lane, Lana Del Rey… and that’s just the ‘l’s.

December 23, 2011

U2 Are The Top Touring Act Of 2011 By Far

Billboard has revealed the top-grossing touring acts of the year, and U2 come out on top by a long way.

December 22, 2011

Jennifer Lopez Gets 2011 YouTube Crown

Jennifer Lopez’s ‘On The Floor’ was the most-viewed music video of 2011, setting Pitbull up to rule the top ten.

December 21, 2011

The Jezabels Lead 2011’s AIR Award Winners

Sydney quartet The Jezabels scored two awards at the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards last night.

October 13, 2011

The Flaming Lips. image by Ros O'Gorman photos noise11.com

The Flaming Lips Announce Harvest Fest Sideshows

Bona fide Oklahoma freaks The Flaming Lips have announced two sideshows for November’s Harvest Fest.

September 28, 2011

PJ Harvey Wins Mercury Prize

PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake has won her a second Mercury Prize a decade after her first.

September 7, 2011