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February 2010 until current

Sylvain Sylvain Starts Batusis
New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain will debut his new band Batusis at SXSW this week. MORE
3/16/2010
Heather Mills False Leg Searched
Heather Mills was ordered to have her false leg searched for explosives. MORE
3/16/2010
Ten New Michael Jackson Albums Coming
There will be up to 10 Michael Jackson albums featuring previously unreleased material coming over the next seven years. MORE
3/16/2010
Scott Weiland Accuses "Wives" Of Velvet Revolver Downfall
Scott Weiland has accused “the wives” and “petty jealousies” of sparking the downfall of Velvet Revolver. MORE
3/16/2010
Eddy Grant Accuses Gorillaz Of Plagiarism
Eddy Grant, best known for his 1982 hit ‘Electric Avenue’ has claimed The Gorillaz have ripped off his song ‘Time Warp’ with their track ‘Stylo’. MORE
3/15/2010
GZA, MGMT and The Strokes Appear In Devendra Banhart Video
Devendra Banhart’s new video ‘Baby’ features guest appearances from MGMT’s Andrew Van Wyngarden, The Strokes’ Fabrizio Moretti and former Wu-Tang rapper GZA. MORE
3/15/2010
Beck To Produce New Jamie Lidell
Trans-genre artist Beck is going to be the producing force behind the new Jamie Lidell album, due out in May. MORE
3/15/2010
Wrong Turn To Record With Rocket Science Guitarist
Melbourne duo Wrong Turn have been busy as of late, pushing their rockin’ second record ‘2’ all over the country since it came out in October, and now they’re already working on album number three. MORE
3/15/2010
Phil Spector To Appeal Sentence
Jailed record producer Phil Spector is going to appeal his sentence for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. MORE
3/15/2010
James Brown's Body Goes Missing
James Brown’s body has reportedly gone missing, according to one of his many children who came forward claiming kinship after his death. MORE
3/15/2010
Ryan Adams To Release Metal Record
Ryan Adams has announced plans to make a metal album, and has a song streaming for you to sample it. MORE
3/15/2010
Review : Pavement and Dinosaur Jr Rock Golden Plains
A few weeks ago, it was predicted that Golden Plains, known for it’s sunny days, was due for some stormy weather. And stormy weather was granted. Though somehow the buckets of rain, lightening and icy wind was preferable to the onslaught of the storm in the city of Melbourne. It was a somehow comforting knowing that our cold and wet weekend could have been much worse. No hail, no falling trees, no worries. MORE
3/14/2010
That New Kid Jimi Hendrix Has A Hit
What about that new kid Jimi Hendrix, hey. What a star. He is doing very well on the chart this week. MORE
3/13/2010
Cassette Kids Head To Austin
Sony signing Cassette Kids will be one of the showcase acts at SXSW this week in Texas. MORE
3/13/2010
Dave Faulkner To Play Solo Gig At SXSW
Dave Faulkner, frontman for Hoodoo Gurus, is heading to Austin on Tuesday for a solo gig on Wednesday at the Conqueroo party at SXSW. MORE
3/13/2010
Serge Thomann To Put St Kilda on Display
Renowned photographer, politician and St Kilda resident Serge Thomann will showcase the changing face of St Kilda in his first photo exhibition. MORE
3/13/2010
Lemmy To Take Over SXSW
Motorhead mainman Lemmy Kilmister will spend this week in Austin at the movies, on stage and talking up the film about his life. MORE
3/13/2010
Pegi Young Heads To The Spotlight For SXSW
In 2007 Pegi Young released her self-titled wonderful debut album. It was 25 years in the making. MORE
3/13/2010
Josh Hisle Lost In Holland To Play SXSW
If you saw the CSNY film `Deja Vu` then you will be familiar with Josh Hisle. Hisle was the American soldier portrayed in the Neil Young movie. MORE
3/13/2010
Engelbert Humperdinck, Dave Stewart and Slash Head To The Studio
There could be more to the Engelbert Humperdinck, Slash and Dave Stewart union that meets the eye. The trio were spotted in the studio laying down music this week. MORE
3/12/2010
Gorillaz Prepare For The Road
Damon Albarn is taking Gorillaz on the road for a run of UK shows starting March 21. MORE
3/12/2010
Muse To Play SXSW
Muse will perform on the final night of SXSW at Stubbs BBQ. MORE
3/12/2010
Lisa Mitchell Wins Australian Music Prize
Lisa Mitchell has won the Australian Music Prize. MORE
3/12/2010
Pink Floyd Win Court Case Against EMI
Pink Floyd have been successful in their court action against EMI for allowing their albums to be sold by individual track on iTunes. MORE
3/11/2010
Engelbert Humperdinck Dave Stewart and Slash Form Supergroup
Engelbert Humperdinck might be the new singer for Velvet Revolver. Then maybe again, he won`t. But he did perform with Slash and Dave Stewart this week. MORE
3/11/2010
Julian Casablancas Announces Australian Tour
The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas will tour Australia solo in May. MORE
3/11/2010
Robert Pattinson Plans Making An Album
Twilight star Robert Pattinson looks like being the next actor to embark on a recording career. MORE
3/11/2010
Meet The Chevelles At SXSW
Australian garage band The Chevelles will join Undercover`s Paul Cashmere for an interview from the SXSW studio in Austin on Friday, March 19. MORE
3/10/2010
The Cult To Make Love In Australia
The Cult will tour Australia in May and perform their classic `Love` album from start to finish. MORE
3/10/2010
Pink Floyd Sues EMI
Pink Floyd is taking legal action against their record label EMI because people can now download their individual tracks instead of an entire album. MORE
3/10/2010
Madonna Has Dance-Off With Gerard Butler
Madonna was in party mode after the Oscars on Sunday. MORE
3/10/2010
Kiss Challenge U2 and The Stones To A Duel
Kiss want to go head to head with Bono and Mick Jagger to show them how its done. MORE
3/10/2010
Diddy Sprays Nightclub With Fragrance
Diddy had his posse spray an entire nightclub in London with his fragrance. MORE
3/10/2010
Amy Winehouse To Remarry
It looks like Amy Winehouse is planning on marrying her former husband in Las Vegas. MORE
3/10/2010
Corey Haim Dead at 38
Lost Boys star Corey Haim has been found dead from a drug overdose at the age of 38. MORE
3/10/2010
Hilary Duff To Become A Children’s Author
Hilary Duff has signed a deal with book publisher Simon and Schuster to write a series of young adult-fiction books. MORE
3/09/2010
Tom Morello To Rage Against The Iron Man Machine
The Iron Man 2 movie will feature a score written by Rage Against The Machine`s Tom Morello. MORE
3/09/2010
Sharon Osbourne Says Food Makes A Great Sex Life
Sharon Osbourne does her grocery shopping for the bedroom, not the kitchen. MORE
3/09/2010
will.i.am Says Charity Comes With Success
will.i.am is a big believer than with success also comes the responsibility to give to charity. MORE
3/09/2010
Butch Vig To Produce Foo Fighters
Butch Vig, who produced Nirvana `Nevermind` will be back working with Dave Grohl on the next Foo Fighters album. MORE
3/09/2010
Squeeze To Receive Heritage Music Award
Squeeze will be honoured by the PRS for Music Heritage Award. MORE
3/09/2010
The Production Company 2010 Shows Revealed
Chairman Jeanne Pratt and General Manager Ken Mackenzie-Forbes revealed the 2010 productions from The Production Company today (March 9, 2010) in Melbourne. MORE
3/09/2010
Lisa Mitchell To Headline Theatre Tour
Lisa Mitchell will headline her first theatre tour of Australia in April and May. MORE
3/09/2010
Flaming Lips To Make Another Film
Following the huge success of ‘Christmas On Mars’, Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne is perching himself in the director’s chair once again. MORE
3/08/2010
Jared Leto Is More Movie Star Than Rock Star
Jared Leto puts more emphasis on his movie career than his music career. MORE
3/08/2010
Ke$ha Wears A Placenta
Ke$ha has announced that she wears a placenta around her neck. MORE
3/08/2010
Robbie Williams Wedding Postponed
Robbie Williams postponed his wedding after information was leaked. MORE
3/08/2010
Lily Allen Breaks Down At Concert
Lily Allen broke down and cried at a show on Sunday night after witnessing a fight in the audience. MORE
3/08/2010
Jim Kerr To Release His First Solo Album
Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr is working on his first ever solo record. MORE
3/07/2010
Neil Young Trunk Show Is Finally Being Released
It was exactly 51 weeks ago that I got to spend an afternoon in an Austin theatre in the presence of film-maker Jonathan Demme, our friend the late L.A. Johnson and Neil Young manager and business partner Elliot Roberts to watch the first ever big screen viewing on `Neil Young Trunk Show`. MORE
3/07/2010
Music Matters 2010 Speakers Announced
The Music Matters conference in Honk Kong in May will once again feature a line-up of speakers from all over the world talking about music and technology. MORE
3/07/2010
Ryan Bingham Wins An Oscar
Singer songwriter Ryan Bingham has followed up his Golden Globes win by winning an Academy Award for his song `The Weary Kind` in the movie `Crazy Heart`. MORE
3/07/2010
George Michael Plays A 90 Second Gig
The George Michael appearance at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the early hours of Sunday morning turned out to be nothing more than a token appearance. MORE
3/07/2010
Sparklehorse Singer Commits Suicide
Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has taken his life. MORE
3/07/2010
Travis Barker Gets DJ AM Tattoo
Travis Barker has a new tattoo, a tribute to his late friend DJ AM. MORE
3/07/2010
Jackson Browne and David Lindley To Release Live Album
Jackson Browne and David Lindley have a live album together coming out in May. MORE
3/06/2010
Lady Gaga Ticket Prices Escalade
Lady Gaga ticket prices have doubled in the UK since the start of her tour. MORE
3/06/2010
Ash Compile The Singles Collection
Ash will go from start to finish with their new compilation. MORE
3/06/2010
Katherine Jenkins Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber
Katherine Jenkins has recorded the title song for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. MORE
3/06/2010
Katy Perry, Smurf
Katy Perry may be feeling a little `blue` soon. MORE
3/06/2010
Yoko Ono Exploits John Lennon For French Car Commercial
Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon are in serious damage control after exploiting old interview footage of John Lennon for a television commercial. MORE
3/06/2010
China A Focus of SXSW 2010
Archie Hamilton, head of Split Works in Shanghai, will discuss the topic `Can China Build A Better Business` at SXSW in Austin this month. MORE
3/06/2010
Steve Wonder Receives French Honour
Stevie Wonder has received his Commander of the Arts and Letters by the French Government 29 years after being named for the honour. MORE
3/06/2010
Cold Chisel Start Work On New Album
Cold Chisel returned to the studio this week to start work on their first album since `The Last Wave Of Summer` in 1998. MORE
3/06/2010
Ray Davies To Play SXSW
The legendary Ray Davies of Kinks fame will play a showcase gig at SXSW in a few weeks. MORE
3/06/2010
Mick Jagger And Angelina Jolie Got Their Ya Yas Out
A soon to be released book claims that Mick Jagger and Angelina Jolie got their rocks off together back in 1997. MORE
3/05/2010
Jermaine Jackson Gathers The Stars for Michael Jackson Tribute
Jermaine Jackson has trying to gather an all-star cast to pay tribute to his late brother Michael Jackson in London. MORE
3/05/2010
Chris Brown Reads For The Kids
It looks like Chris Brown going to do a good deed. MORE
3/05/2010
Lady Gaga Shouts For Fish and Chips
Lady Gaga has awarded her entourage a fine UK meal. MORE
3/05/2010
Shakira Awarded Medal From United Nations
Shakira has been given a medal from the United Nations for her work in the community. MORE
3/05/2010
Steve Poltz Releases License Plate Eyes
The first taste of the new Steve Poltz album `Dream House` is a little thing he likes to call `License Plate Eyes`. MORE
3/05/2010
Paul Weller To Play First Ever Show In Norway
Paul Weller will perform at the Oya Festival in Norway. MORE
3/05/2010
The Temper Trap To Play SXSW and V Festival UK
The Temper Trap will perform and SXSW this month and V next month. MORE
3/05/2010
Muse Track Boned From Eclipse
Muse have been dropped from the third Twilight movie. MORE
3/05/2010
Kate Nash Names Her Next Album
The next Kate Nash album has a name. MORE
3/05/2010
Hairspray To Play In Melbourne
Promoter Paul Dainty and producer Joel Pearlman have teamed up to bring Hairspray to the Australian stage. MORE
3/05/2010
George Michael To Perform At Mardi Gras After Party
George Michael has confirmed he will be the guest performer at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras After Party in Sydney this weekend. MORE
3/04/2010
Ted Nugent Paid Meat Loaf $1000 For Free For All
It was our great pleasure to have Meat Loaf lock us in a room and play his new album from beginning to end today. MORE
3/04/2010
Mumford and Sons Ready To Start Next Album
Mumford and Sons have rolled out a few new songs in concert and are now ready to start recording. MORE
3/04/2010
Jimmy Barnes Tour Cancelled
Jimmy Barnes ‘The Rhythm and the Blues’ tour has been cancelled due to issues with some of the American members of the band. MORE
3/04/2010
Johnny Cash Returns From The Grave
Johnny Cash has the highest debut of the week on the US chart this week. MORE
3/03/2010
Download The New Hole Song
Courtney Love is giving away the new Hole single today only (March 4, 2010). MORE
3/03/2010
REVIEW: George Michael, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (March 3rd, 2010)
George Michael played the final show of his three year ’25 Live’ tour last night at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia in front of thousands of adoring fans. MORE
3/03/2010
Elton John And Leon Russell Album Goes Vocal
The basic tracks for the upcoming album for Elton John and Leon Russell have been laid down in Los Angeles and the dynamic duo has now started putting down the vocals. MORE
3/03/2010
Madonna Australian Tour Imminent?
A hoax email is claiming Madonna is ready to announce an Australian tour. MORE
3/02/2010
Robbie Williams Quits Smoking
Robbie Williams has given up smoking to please her upcoming bride. MORE
3/02/2010
Paul McCartney Confirmed For Isle Of Wight
Paul McCartney will headline the Isle of Wight festival. MORE
3/02/2010
Ke$ha Wants To See What John Mayer Has To Offer
Ke$ha is calling for John Mayer to drop his dacks and show her what he has. MORE
3/02/2010
Lady Gaga Talks Up Celibacy
Lady Gaga says celibacy is a good thing. MORE
3/02/2010
Christina Milian Becomes A First Time Mother
Christina Milian has had her first child. MORE
3/02/2010
Leona Lewis Designs Her Own Tramp Stamp
Leona Lewis is designing herself a Tatto. MORE
3/02/2010
John Lydon Attacks Arctic Monkeys
Sex Pistol John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten is now bagging Arctic Monkeys. MORE
3/02/2010
Sean Paul, Jay Sean, Eve Join Jamfest
The Jamfest line-up is even bigger now with the addition of Jay Sean, Sean Paul and Eve joining the previously announced Akon and Kelly Rowland. MORE
3/02/2010
Guru In Coma
Gang Starr emcee Guru (Keith Elam) is in a coma in a New York hospital after suffering a heart attack. MORE
3/02/2010
More Unreleased Jimi Hendrix To Come
The new Jimi Hendrix album `Valleys of Neptune` will not be the last unreleased music we hear from the legendary guitarist who died 40-years ago this year. MORE
3/02/2010
Jeff Beck Says He Is Not Nigel Tufnel
It has been widely written over the years that the Nigel Tufnel character in the rock and roll spoof Spinal Tap was based on Jeff Beck. Jeff says it is not him. MORE
3/02/2010
John Mayall Is A Foo Fighters Fan
Blues legend John Mayall says that his favourite band at the moment is Foo Fighters. MORE
3/02/2010
Glee Goes On Tour
The cast of Glee are gearing up for their first tour. MORE
3/02/2010
Sade and Lady Antebellum Fight It Out For Top Spot
The number one album in the USA this week is too close to call as Sade and Lady Antebellum head into the final stretch of this week`s race. MORE
3/01/2010
AC/DC Accident Leaves Quadriplegic Blinded
A 31-year old quadriplegic has lost the sight in one of his eyes after a Brisbane accident at the AC/DC concert in Brisbane this year. MORE
3/01/2010
Paul McCartney To Quit Touring At 70
Paul McCartney is preparing for one final farewell tour. MORE
3/01/2010
Amy Winehouse Buys A New House
Amy Winehouse has just bought herself a multimillion pound mansion. MORE
3/01/2010
Pussycat Doll Walks
Ashley Roberts is no longer a Pussycat Doll. MORE
3/01/2010
U2 Were The Biggest Earners of 2009
U2 were the big money makers of 2009. MORE
3/01/2010
Daryl Hall and John Oates Talk About The Death Of T-Bone Wolk
Daryl Hall and John Oates have issued a statement marking the passing of their bass player T-Bone Wolk on the weekend. MORE
3/01/2010
Stone Temple Pilots To Play SXSW
Stone Temple Pilots will perform their first 2010 American show at SXSW this month. MORE
3/01/2010
T-Bone Wolk Dies From Heart Attack
Bass player Tom T-Bone Wolk, best known for his work with Hall and Oates, died Saturday from a heart attack at age 58. MORE
3/01/2010
Thom Yorke Names Side Project
Thom Yorke has put a name to his Radiohead side-project. It has officially been named Atoms of Peace. MORE
3/01/2010
Bomb Squad Called To Ozzy Osbourne Book Signing
There were fireworks at an Ozzy Osbourne book-signing in Florida on the weekend because of a man with fireworks. MORE
3/01/2010
Dinosaur Jr Add Brisbane After Festival Cancelled
The Lost Weekend Festival going down for Brisbane will not stop Dinosaur Jr hitting the city. MORE
3/01/2010
Aussie BBQ Heads To Sydney
The snags will be fired up for the Aussie BBQ at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney tomorrow night (Tuesday March 2). MORE
3/01/2010
Jeff Beck Talks About The Band
Jeff Beck has gathered some of the world`s best musicians for his touring band for the upcoming Australian visit. MORE
2/28/2010
Prince Debuts New Song
Prince has put a new song out for the fans. MORE
2/27/2010
Aerosmith Add More European Festival Dates
The one-off Aerosmith reunion has turned into a full-on Festival tour of Europe. MORE
2/27/2010
Son Of Marie Osmond Suicides
Michael Blosil, the 18-year old son of Marie Osmond, died on Friday (February 26) by jumping from his apartment in Los Angeles. MORE
2/27/2010
Carly Simon Reveals David Geffen Was Vain
The mystery surrounding the subject of the classic Carly Simon song `You`re So Vain` has finally been revealed. MORE
2/26/2010
Scissor Sisters To Play SXSW
Scissor Sisters will perform a showcase gig at SXSW in March. MORE
2/26/2010
Janie Hendrix Recalls The Moment She Heard Jimi Hendrix Died
Janie Hendrix, the sister of Jimi Hendrix and CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC, the company that controls Jimi`s music, spoke to Undercover on the eve of the release of the new Hendrix project `Valleys of Neptune`. MORE
2/26/2010
Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes Supergroup No Longer Has A Name
The Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian project is currently without a name. Forget everything you may have read about the Bonamassa supergroup being called Black Country. Another band by than name is objecting to them using it. MORE
2/26/2010
Unreleased Rolling Stones To Be Released Out Of Exile
The Rolling Stones 1972 classic `Exile On Main Street` will soon be released with songs from the sessions that until now have never been officially released. MORE
2/26/2010
Peter Garrett Removed From Government Portfolio
Former Midnight Oil singer now politician Peter Garrett has become the scapegoat for the Australian governments nation insulation frustration. MORE
2/26/2010
Sam Clark and Trinity To Play PLW Live
Sam Clark will stop being Ringo for moment next Wednesday night to pick up his guitar for PLW Live. MORE
2/26/2010
Frontier Touring Turns 500 With Tom Jones
Michael Gudinski`s Frontier Touring Company is about to turn 500 with the Tom Jones tour. MORE
2/26/2010
Rubinoos Record A Kids Album
Rubinoos next record will be for the kids. The Berkley power-pop band has recorded an album designed for preschoolers. MORE
2/25/2010
Watch Hugh Laurie Play For Meat Loaf
Yesterday (February 25, 2010) I talked about the new Meat Loaf album featuring House star Hugh Laurie. MORE
2/25/2010
Claire Bowditch, Lior and Whitley To Perform at Melbourne Jazz Festival
Claire Bowditch, Lior and Whitley are some of the contemporary music artists name to perform something different at the Melbourne Jazz Festival. MORE
2/25/2010
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers To Release First Album In 8 Years
The new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album will be titled `Mojo`. MORE
2/25/2010
Arctic Monkeys Like Not Being Famous Outside UK
Arctic Monkeys look forward to shows outside the UK because the pressure is off. MORE
2/25/2010
Ron Wood Puts House On Sale
Want a bargain home? Ron Wood has chopped more than a million pounds off the cost of his house for a quick sale. MORE
2/25/2010
Muse Named Best Band At NME Awards
Muse won the best band award from NME beating Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian to take home the award. MORE
2/25/2010
John Mayer Jams With 11-Year Old Fan
John Mayer made a star on an 11-year old fan last weekend in Philadelphia. MORE
2/25/2010
Rufus Wainwright Preps Lulu Album
Rufus Wainwright is about to release an album referencing Shakespeare. MORE
2/25/2010
Johnny Cash Song Was iTunes 10 Billionth Download
A Johnny Cash song has become the 10 billionth download from the iTunes store. MORE
2/25/2010
Paul Weller Says Nirvana Were Rubbish
Paul Weller was never a Nirvana fan. MORE
2/25/2010
Lily Allen To Take A 5 Year Break
Lily Allen is going to take the next 5 years off. MORE
2/25/2010
Hugh Laurie Plays On Meat Loaf Album
House star Hugh Laurie will be heard playing piano on the next Meat Loaf album. MORE
2/25/2010
Dave Faulkner Dreamed Up Hoodoo Gurus Song
Dave Faulkner says the new Hoodoo Gurus song `Crackin` Up` came to him in a dream. MORE
2/24/2010
Sade Tops US Chart For Second Week
`Soldier of Love`, the first album in 10 years, has topped the American chart for a second week in a row. MORE
2/24/2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber And Universal Sign New Pact
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Universal Music will continue their 40-year relationship with a new long-term agreement for his Really Useful Group. MORE
2/24/2010
Jessica Simpson Gets Into Bar Brawl
Jessica Simpson became the centre of a brawl in a Los Angeles nightclub this week. MORE
2/24/2010
Lady Gaga To Wear Fake Penis
Lady Gaga has decided to give the people what they want and wear a fake penis on stage. MORE
2/24/2010
Michael Jackson Paramedics Call Reportedly Leaked
A tape of a paramedic confirming Michael Jackson was dead well before he arrived at hospital has leaked online. MORE
2/24/2010
Whitney Houston Performs Another Train Wreck
Whitney Houston performed her second train wreck last night (February 25, 2010) at Sydney`s Acer Arena. MORE
2/24/2010
Deftones Finish Next Album
Deftones dumped their previous album `Eros` to release a brand new one this May. MORE
2/24/2010
SLAM Rally Unites Melbourne Music Into One Voice
The SLAM (Save Live Australian Music) Rally drew thousands into the centre of Melbourne yesterday afternoon (February 23, 2010) for a united showing of support for the Australian live music industry. MORE
2/23/2010
Whitney Houston Show Is A Waste Of Money
Concertgoers have rubbished Whitney Houston’s first Australian show with punters warned they would be better off skipping the concert and buying the album. MORE
2/23/2010
J.D Fortune Back With INXS
Guess who`s back? Back again. J.D.`s back. Tell a friend. Yes folks, INXS and J.D. Fortune have kissed and made up, at least for one show. MORE
2/23/2010
Pixies To Release Live Australian Albums
Pixies will record every show on their upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour and make the recording available at the end of each show. MORE
2/22/2010
Sandra Trewin Is The Undercover Bluesfest Sideshow Winner
Sandra Trewin of Sydney bought tickets to see Buddy Guy, now she is going to see John Mayall with the compliments of Undercover and Bluesfest. MORE
2/22/2010
Shakira Pops By The See Barack Obama
President Barack Obama had yet another celeb come visit this week. Shakira dropped by the White House. MORE
2/22/2010
Victory For Victorian Music Industry
The Victorian Music Industry has had a win over liquor licensing laws. The Premier of Victoria John Brumby has announced his Government will compromise and back down on the new rules that have forced the closure of Melbourne music venues. MORE
2/22/2010
Coldplay To Release Album In 2010
Chris Martin has confirmed that there is a new Coldplay album on the way this year. MORE
2/22/2010
Norah Jones Content At 30
Norah Jones does mind now being 30 something. MORE
2/22/2010
Solo Album For Taylor Hawkins Of Foo Fighters Fame
Taylor Hawkins is the latest Foo Fighter to do something outside the band. MORE
2/22/2010
Paul Dainty Posts $10000 Reward For Return of Abba Jumpsuit
Paul Dainty, promoter of Abbaworld coming soon to Australia, is offering a $10000 reward for the return the missing Abba jumpsuit. MORE
2/22/2010
Blues Brothers To Be Made Into A TV Show
Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty, the current Jake & Elwood Blues from the Blues Brother Review, are set to star in a planned Blues Brothers TV Show. MORE
2/22/2010
Tour Puts AC/DC Back In The Chart
AC/DC has had a sales boost following the start of the Aussie tour with 5 albums going back in the ARIA chart this week. MORE
2/21/2010
Abbey Road Withdrawn From Sale
EMI has withdrawn the sale of Abbey Road Studios in London. MORE
2/21/2010
George Michael Kicks Off Australian Tour
The George Michael Australian tour started last night in Perth. MORE
2/21/2010
Sade Returns With 501,000 Sales In One Week
After a decade away from the spotlight making babies, Sade has returned with a first week sales figure that makes it look like it is still the year 2000. MORE
2/20/2010
Rogue Traders To Put Mindi On The Stage
Rogue Traders will give new singer Mindi Jackson to play for the fans in a one-off gig coming up in Sydney in April. MORE
2/20/2010
Beyonce Received Most Gold and Platinum Awards Last Decade
Beyonce has lead the list of Gold and Platinum earners in the past decade with 64 awards going here was, according to RIAA. MORE
2/20/2010
Courtney Love Fails To Scam Free Dress
Courtney Love has blasted Lily Allen from stopping her wearing a Chanel dress to the BRIT Awards. MORE
2/20/2010
Outrage Grows Over Elton John Blasphemy
When John Lennon stated `We`re more popular than Jesus now` about The Beatles back in the 60s he was forced to make a public apology. Today, Elton John is faced with the same problem after his outrageous `Jesus was gay` quip this week. MORE
2/20/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys Of Neptune Track by Track
The Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune album, feature the previously unreleased final sessions from Hendrix, will be released on March 12. MORE
2/20/2010
Paul Dempsey and Cassette Kids Come To The Aussie BBQ
Paul Dempsey has been added to the Aussie BBQ line-up in Melbourne while Cassette Kids have been announced for the Sydney edition of the pre-USA show. MORE
2/20/2010
Jimmy Barnes Gathers The Cream of Soul For Bluesfest
Jimmy Barnes has put together a crack team of soul musicians for his Bluesfest performance. MORE
2/20/2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber Puts His Hand Up For Abbey Road
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has made his intentions known that he is interested in buying the Abbey Road Studios known. MORE
2/19/2010
In Todays Aerosmith Soap Opera, Steven Tyler Returns
Steven Tyler is back with Aerosmith, at least for two shows. MORE
2/19/2010
Molly Ringwald Says There Is A Lost John Hughes Script
John Hughes once wrote a screenplay based on The Cure`s `Lovecats` but the project never went anywhere and the whereabouts of the script is now unknown. MORE
2/19/2010
Elton John Says Jesus Was A Gay Man
Elton John is continuing his headline making statements this week. MORE
2/19/2010
Fans Flock To Facebook To Save Abbey Road
More than 13,000 fans have joined a petition to save Abbey Road on Facebook. MORE
2/19/2010
Stupid Story of the Day: Noel Gallagher To Replace Simon Cowell
We have heard sillier rumours in the past but today`s story that Noel Gallagher might replace Simon Cowell on American Idol surely must be a joke. MORE
2/19/2010
It Is Over For The Who
The Who are preparing for what may be their final show on March 30. MORE
2/19/2010
Steve Poltz Turns 50
Happy 50th birthday Steve Poltz. Poltz is officially halfway to 100 today, or on a more positive note 5% on the way to 1000. MORE
2/19/2010
Eric Clapton, Bette Midler and Paul Simon Join Yoko In Plastic Ono Band
Yoko Ono has star pulling power. When she performed her first show with the Plastic Ono Band in New York this week, Eric Clapton, Bette Midler and Paul Simon came out to play. MORE
2/19/2010
VIDEO: Watch Jimi Hendrix and the Valleys Of Neptune Video
Not only is there a new Jimi Hendrix album titled `Valleys of Neptune`, there is a new Jimi Hendrix video. MORE
2/19/2010
Stereophonics To Play Live Inside Playstation
Stereophonics are going to become avatars and play live inside Playstation home. MORE
2/19/2010
Paul McCartney Speaks Up To Save Abbey Road
Sir Paul McCartney is putting his voice towards saving Abbey Road studios. MORE
2/19/2010
Elton John Bonked David Furnish After Their First Date
Sir Elton John says he and David Furnish were so smitten with each other that they bonked after their first date. MORE
2/19/2010
Bon Scott Died 30 Years Ago Today
Today (February 19, 2010) is the 30th anniversary of the death of AC/DC singer Bon Scott. MORE
2/18/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune Track – Lover Man
Another one of the previously unreleased songs from the new Jimi Hendrix album `Valleys of Neptune` is `Lover Man`. MORE
2/17/2010
J. Mascis Forms Sweet Apple
Dinosaur Jr`s J. Mascis has a new band he likes to call Sweet Apple. MORE
2/17/2010
Crow Record Fiest Album Since 93
90s Sydney band Crow are back in action. MORE
2/17/2010
Bluesfest Star Joe Bonamassa Plays For Gibson
Joe Bonamassa performed at the Gibson Studios in London this week. MORE
2/17/2010
Conrad Murray Changes Michael Jackson Story
Dr. Conrad Murray now appears to have a different version of the events leading up to the death of Michael Jackson. MORE
2/17/2010
Primal Scream To Play Screamadelica Live
Primal Scream will perform the Screamadelica album from start to finish to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of the album. MORE
2/17/2010
Aboriginal Music Pioneer Ruby Hunter Dies
Ruby Hunter, a pioneer Aboriginal singer and songwriter, has died at her home in Central Victoria. MORE
2/17/2010
Hayley Warner Goes South
2009 Australian Idol runner-up Hayley Warner is heading off to Antarctica. MORE
2/17/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight – The Break
I`ve been waiting for The Break for over a year. Brian Ritchie from Violent Femmes unveiled the band in an Undercover interview in 2008. It is three parts Midnight Oil, one part Violent Femmes. Now they are ready to rock. MORE
2/17/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune Track – Sunshine Of Your Love
Jimi Hendrix recorded an instrumental cover of Cream`s `Sunshine of Your Love` and the studio version is finally going to be released. MORE
2/17/2010
Motown 50 Lacks Soul
Let me start by saying I am a huge Motown fan. Who isn’t? But the Motown 50 show doing the round of Australia is just not quite right. MORE
2/16/2010
Orianthi To Support John Mayer
25-year old Adelaide guitarist Orianthi will return to Australia as support for the John Mayer tour. MORE
2/16/2010
Kings Of Leon To Headline UK Festival
Kings of Leon will headline the show at Hyde Park in London in June. MORE
2/16/2010
Celine Dion Says Son Is A Miracle
Celine Dion considers her 9-year old son a miracle. MORE
2/16/2010
Liam Gallagher Chucks A Tanty At The BRITS
What a surprise. Liam Gallagher has thrown a tantrum at the BRIT Awards. MORE
2/16/2010
Mother of Brandon Flowers Dies
Jean Flowers, the mother of The Killers singer Brandon Flowers has passed away. MORE
2/16/2010
Lady Gaga Scoops The BRIT Awards
Lady Gaga was the star of the BRIT Awards in London overnight picking up three Gongs. MORE
2/16/2010
The Beatles, Pink Floyd, U2 and Michael Jackson In Vatican Top 10
The Vatican newspaper, L`Osservatore Romano, has named The Beatles `Revolver` as the best Pop and Rock album of all-time. MORE
2/16/2010
Kate Ceberano Crowned Queen of Moomba
Kate Ceberano has been crowned Queen of Moomba. The Melbourne City Council has brought back the King and Queen of Moomba positions to generate new interest into the 55-year old Melbourne event. MORE
2/16/2010
John Farnham To Perform For The Firefighters
John Farnham will perform at a charity concert to help for Australian Fire Fighters next month. MORE
2/16/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune Track – Mr Bad Luck
Sony Music will release the Jimi Hendrix `Valleys Of Neptune` album next month. MORE
2/16/2010
EMI Puts Abbey Road Up For Sale
EMI has put the iconic Abbey Road studios in London up for sale. MORE
2/15/2010
Bluesfest Adds Another 19 Acts
19 more acts have joined the Bluesfest line-up. MORE
2/15/2010
Birth And Heart Attack At AC/DC Show
The AC/DC shows in Melbourne this week nearly saw someone enter the world and someone depart. MORE
2/15/2010
Grubby and Dee Dee Talk To My Sharona
Melbourne breakfast radio team Grubby and Dee Dee had a scoop this morning when they talked to Sharona Alperin, this morning following the news of the death of The Knack singer Doug Fieger. MORE
2/15/2010
Hitmen Reunite With Niagara
The Hitmen are getting back together and artist Niagara will be joining them on the road. MORE
2/15/2010
Doug Fieger Family Release Tribute
Geoffrey Fieger, the brother of The Knack singer Doug Fieger, has written a tribute to his brother following the death of Doug from cancer on February 14, 2010. This is what he had to say: MORE
2/15/2010
Madonna To Direct A Very British Movie
It looks like Madonna is about to throw her hand at directing and it sounds terribly British. MORE
2/15/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight – Peter Green
Peter Green was Fleetwood Mac. Before Fleetwood Mac went Hollywood with white witches they were a UK blues band driven by the talents of Peter Green. MORE
2/15/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune Track – Bleeding Heart
As we head towards the release of a new Jimi Hendrix album `Valleys of Neptune` Undercover is focusing on a track each day. MORE
2/15/2010
Doug Fieger 1952-2010
The Knack pretty much fall into the one-hit wonder category but what a one hit it was . `My Sharona` is a rock classic. MORE
2/14/2010
Rock Of Ages Is Coming To Melbourne
Melbourne has scored another Broadway coup with the announcement that Rock of Ages is coming to Australia. MORE
2/14/2010
Doug Fieger From The Knack Dies Aged 57
Doug Fieger, singer for The Knack, has died of cancer at the age of 57. MORE
2/14/2010
Frontier Touring Is Turning 500
Michael Gudinski is looking pretty good for someone about to celebrate his 500th. MORE
2/14/2010
Lisa Mitchell and Sarah Blasko Shortlisted For The AMP
Sarah Blakso `As Day Follows Night` and Lisa Mitchell `Wonder` are two of the acts shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize this year. MORE
2/14/2010
Aussie BBQ Sideshow Line-up for LA and New York
Children Collide, Paul Dempsey, and The Chevelles are some of the acts announced to perform at the Aussie BBQ in Los Angeles and New York next month. MORE
2/14/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune Track – Valleys Of Neptune
In the year before his death, Jimi Hendrix was a prolific writer and recording artist. This new album `Valleys of Neptune` documents first time releases of these recordings almost 40 years after his death. MORE
2/14/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight : Lil Band O Gold
In some parts of the world, the supergroup can take on a whole new meaning. Take New Orleans, for instance. When they use the word supergroup in the region they don`t talk about Them Crooked Vultures. They will most likely be talking about Lil Band O Gold. MORE
2/14/2010
The Strokes Release Video Footage Of Recording Sessions
The Strokes have uploaded footage of the start of the recording sessions for their 4th album. MORE
2/13/2010
Sade Set For Massive Comeback
Sade will debut at number one in America next week with her first new album in a decade. MORE
2/13/2010
Motorhead To Play Stubbs During SXSW
Motorhead will perform at Stubbs Bar-B-Q in Austin on March 16, the night before SXSW kicks off for 2010. MORE
2/13/2010
We Are The World 25 Video Debuts
The new version of We Are The World has been released to raise money for the devastated region of Haiti. MORE
2/13/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club
When Ry Cooder visited Cuba in the 1990`s he discovered a sound that had been around for most of the century in Havana and introduced it to the world. That was the sound of the Buena Vista Social Club. MORE
2/13/2010
Bluesfest and Undercover Sideshow Ticket Giveaway
Undercover and Bluesfest are giving Bluesfest sideshow punters and a friend a chance to see a second Bluesfest sideshow of your choice for free. MORE
2/13/2010
New U2 Album Expected In June
Bono is saying the next U2 album will be called `Songs of Ascent’. He should know. MORE
2/12/2010
Watch The New Geisha Video For Mystery Writer
Geisha have made a video for the track `Mystery Writer` off the new album `Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow`. MORE
2/12/2010
Francis Rossi Loses His Ponytail For The Queen
Status Quo co-founder Francis Rossi has had a haircut. After more than 40 years Francis cut off his ponytail before he met the Queen to receive his O.B.E.. MORE
2/12/2010
Devo To Debut New Music At Olympics
Devo will debut new music during their one-hour showcase for the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 22. MORE
2/12/2010
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune – Stone Free
The upcoming Jimi Hendrix release `Valleys of Neptune` features 12 never before released recordings by the late guitar legend. MORE
2/12/2010
Thom Yorke To Play Political Fundraiser
Thom Yorke will back the Green Party by performing a benefit show. MORE
2/12/2010
Taylor Swift Plays Possum With Government Agency
Taylor Swift is in trouble for feeding possums in Melbourne. MORE
2/12/2010
Amy Winehouse Gives Away Her Cats
Amy Winehouse has spilt with her feline friends. MORE
2/12/2010
Madonna Forces Village People To Move
Madonna has forced 200 village people to move and we do not mean to the YMCA. MORE
2/12/2010
Matt Bellamy Disses Rick Rubin
Matt Bellamy got out the wet towel and whipped it against Rick Rubin`s bare bum last night. MORE
2/12/2010
Robert Plant and Beth Nielsen Chapman To Perform Charity Gig
Led Zep legend Robert Plant will team with Nashville singer songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman for a charity concert in London later this month. MORE
2/12/2010
Guns n Roses Plays AC/DC For John Varvatos
Axl Rose took Guns n Roses out to play a private gig last night and threw a bit of AC/DC into the set. MORE
2/12/2010
Gallagher Brothers To Bypass Brit Awards
You will not find the Gallagher Brothers at the Brit Awards. MORE
2/12/2010
Madonna Talks About Death of Alexander McQueen
Madonna has spoken out about Alexander McQueen following the suicide of the UK fashion icon. MORE
2/12/2010
Rage Against The Machine UK Freebie Announced
The free Rage Against The Machine thankyou England concert has been announced. MORE
2/12/2010
Jimi Hendrix Limited Edition iPod Touch Coming
If you have noticed the Jimi Hendrix banner on the top of Undercover at the moment you will have also noticed that we are flipping you over to JB HiFi for a chance to win a rare collectors item Jimi Hendrix iPod touch. MORE
2/11/2010
Another Stupid Metallica Rule - A Physical Release Only Available Online
The new Metallica DVD, an actual shiny plastic disc that you can actually hold in your hands, can only be sold online. MORE
2/11/2010
John Mayer Apologizes For Use Of The N Word
John Mayer has made a public apology after using the “N” word in an interview published this week. MORE
2/11/2010
Roger Daltrey Unhappy With The Who Super Bowl Performance
Roger Daltrey has good reason to be unhappy with The Who Super Bowl performance earlier this week because it was not a Who show. MORE
2/11/2010
UPDATE: Bill Clinton Undergoes Heart Surgery
Former US President has undergone heart surgery to have two more stents inserted after he was rushed to hospital earlier today with chest pains. MORE
2/11/2010
BREAKING NEWS: Bill Clinton Rushed To Hospital
Former US President and multiple Grammy Award winner Bill Clinton has been rushed to hospital for what may be a heart attack. MORE
2/11/2010
AC/DC Thunderstrike Australia
“He`s got the devil in his fingers and the blues in soul”. In that one line AC/DC singer Brian Johnson summarized the life of Angus Young. Angus should use it on his tombstone. MORE
2/11/2010
Friendly Fires Out of Good Vibrations
The Good Vibrations festival has suffered its second major casualty in one day with Friendly Fires cancelling due to a family illness. MORE
2/11/2010
Ronnie James Dio Cancer Update
Ronnie James Dio as you know has been suffering from stomach cancer. His wife Wendy updated fans on his condition today. Here is what she had to say: MORE
2/11/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Bela Flecks African Project
Bluesfest is about special performances. A highlight for 2010 will be Bela Fleck`s African Product featuring Oumou Sangare. MORE
2/11/2010
The Killers Cancel Sydney and Perth Shows
The Killers have cancelled their shows in Sydney and Perth. MORE
2/10/2010
We Are The World Available Soon For Download
The new version of We Are The World has been released for download. MORE
2/10/2010
Eric Clapton Brings On John Mayer, ZZ Top for Crossroads 3
Eric Clapton will put on a third edition of his Crossroads Festival with John Mayer and ZZ Top just two of the names announced to play. MORE
2/10/2010
Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp Perform At The White House
Bob Dylan performed for the first time ever at the White House on Tuesday night along with John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson and a few other famous friends. MORE
2/10/2010
Akon Gets A Job On Radio
Akon is going to be a jock. MORE
2/10/2010
U2 Win Another Award
U2 have picked up another trophy, this time for their live show. MORE
2/10/2010
The Strokes Start On New Album
The Strokes have started work on their 4th album. MORE
2/10/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight : Avett Brothers
Avett Brothers recently completed their 6th album and first album with a major label. MORE
2/10/2010
AC/DC Given The Arts In Melbourne
It is pretty hard to not know AC/DC are in Melbourne, Australia this week. The buzz is everywhere. MORE
2/10/2010
Rage Against The Machine Free Gig To Be Announced Next Week
England will soon be rewarded for making Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine number one for Christmas. MORE
2/10/2010
Billy Bragg To Play A Play
Billy Bragg and his band will perform in a play. MORE
2/10/2010
Paul Weller To Be Named God
Paul Weller is preparing for an almighty title. He is going to receive the Godlike Genius Award. MORE
2/10/2010
Paramore Guitarist Walks Out Of Band
Paramore has lost their guitarist midway through their Asian tour. MORE
2/09/2010
Madonna Manager Going For American Idol Job
The Madonna of Madonna is another name linked to wanting the Simon Cowell job on American Idol. MORE
2/09/2010
Lady Gaga Does Not Fit LA
Lady Gaga does not think she is right for Hollywood. MORE
2/09/2010
Warner To Try and Wed EMI Again
Warner Music came off looking like the jilted groom on numerous occasions in the past decade in attempts to acquire or merge with EMI and its about to have another crack at the hard-to-get girlfriend. MORE
2/09/2010
The White Stripes Attack The U.S. Air Force
The White Stripes are angry at the United States Air Force for using one of their songs in a Super Bowl commercial without their permission. MORE
2/09/2010
Bluesfest and Undercover Sideshow Ticket Giveaway
Undercover and Bluesfest are giving Bluesfest sideshow punters and a friend a chance to see a second Bluesfest sideshow of your choice for free. MORE
2/09/2010
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth To Discuss CBGBs At SXSW
Former Talking Heads rhythm section, the husband and wife drum and bass team Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, will be at SXSW to talk about the iconic New York venue CBGBs. MORE
2/08/2010
Howard Stern In Discussions To Replace Simon Cowell On American Idol
Howard Stern has confirmed on his radio show that he is in negotiations to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. MORE
2/08/2010
Electric Mary Can Go To Hell
Electric Mary can go to Hell, literally. The Melbourne rock band has been added to the Hellfest music festival in France in June. MORE
2/08/2010
Randy Jackson Twitters From Court Room As Doctor Is Charged
Randy Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson and member of the Jackson 5, twittered from his mobile phone in court today when Dr. Conrad Murray was being charged. MORE
2/08/2010
Davey Lane and Tony Featherstone Record Todd Rundgren Tribute
Davey Lane (You Am I, The Pictures) and Tony Featherstone (The Badloves) have recorded a bedroom production of one of their favourite Todd Rundgren songs. MORE
2/08/2010
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Sue Tabloid
It looks like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie really will be arguing in court but not over a break-up. The celebrity couple are suing tabloid News of the World for starting the break-up story. MORE
2/08/2010
Faith Evans Returns With TV Show And New Music
Faith Evans is getting back to reality … literally. The former wife of the Notorious B.I.G. is releasing her new album as part of a reality TV show deal. MORE
2/08/2010
Conrad Murray Officially Charged Over Michael Jackson Death
Dr. Conrad Murray has now been officially charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of Michael Jackson. MORE
2/08/2010
Men At Work Kookaburra Heads Back To Court
Men At Work`s Kookaburragate will be back in court on February 25 so that the parties can discuss the findings and the settlement. MORE
2/08/2010
Conrad Murray Charged Over Michael Jackson Death
Dr. Conrad Murray has finally been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of Michael Jackson. MORE
2/08/2010
The Necks Talk New Album, Australian Tour
On Monday the 15th, The Necks kick off their Australian tour in support of their new single track album ‘Silverwater’ at Melbourne's Corner Hotel. MORE
2/07/2010
Vanessa Amorosi Rocks Horsham
Vanessa Amorosi won over the fans in Horsham last week. They not only gave her a standing ovation at the gig, but also at a signing session. MORE
2/07/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Robert Gordon and the Band They Couldn`t Hang
Robert Gordon & The Band They Couldn`t Hang may surprise you. We toss the term supergroup around all the time these days but these guys really qualify as a supergroup. MORE
2/07/2010
Watch The Who Win The Super Bowl
The Who were the halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami today. MORE
2/07/2010
Jay-Z Wants Susan Boyle In The Rag Trade
Jay-Z thinks that Susan Boyle should start her own clothing line. MORE
2/07/2010
Jazz Great John Dankworth Dies At Age 82
English jazz musician John Dankworth has passed away at the age of 82. MORE
2/07/2010
Ex-Wolfmothers The Slew Go On The Road
The Slew, featuring original Wolfmother members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, will do a round of shows in May. MORE
2/07/2010
The Butterfly Effect Singer Forms New Band
Clint Boge, singer for The Butterfly Effect, has formed a new band called Thousand Needles In Red while his other band is off the road writing a new album. MORE
2/07/2010
Massive Attack Commission Short Films
Massive Attack have commissioned a series of short films to promote their new album. MORE
2/07/2010
Sarah Blasko To Tour With The Temper Trap In The UK
England is in for a double Aussie bill with Sarah Blasko going on tour with The Temper Trap. MORE
2/07/2010
Bon Jovi To Play Slippery When Wet Complete On Tour
Bon Jovi will perform their classic `Slippery When Wet` album in its entirety at some stages during their upcoming world tour. MORE
2/06/2010
Courtney Love To Flash Her Hole At SXSW
Courtney Love will be showing off her new Hole line-up at SXSW in Austin next month. MORE
2/06/2010
Bluesfest update: Rodriguez Adds Second Sydney Show
Rodriguez will perform a second Sydney show on his upcoming tour for Bluesfest. MORE
2/06/2010
Bluesfest update: Ozomatli To Play Cairns
Ozomatli will perform in Cairns during their Australian visit over Easter for Bluesfest. MORE
2/06/2010
Try Out The Vanessa Amorosi Hazardous Valentines Day Test
Vanessa Amorosi has a Valentine`s Day compatibility test at her official website for you to check and see if you and your partner are suitable. MORE
2/06/2010
Colin Hay Calls Kookaburra Ruling Opportunistic Greed
Men At Work singer and co-writer of `Down Under` has called the legal battle over his song Vs. `Kookaburra Sitting In An Old Gum Tree` opportunistic greed. MORE
2/06/2010
Slash With Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Fergie and Andrew Stockdale
I have to admit. News of Fergie recording with Slash sounds like a sign of the apocalypse to me so best to make your peace now. MORE
2/06/2010
Ringo Starr To Receive Hollywood Star This Week
Ringo Starr will have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. MORE
2/06/2010
Madonna Holding Auditions
Madonna will soon be touring again. She is holding auditions for dancers in New York. MORE
2/06/2010
Peter Hook Opens New Manchester Club
Having being burnt badly with the Hacienda Club in the 70s, a subject of the movie 24 Hour Party People, former Joy Division and New Order guitarist Peter Hook was back working a new club in Manchester on Saturday night called FAC251. MORE
2/06/2010
Noel Gallagher Thinks Florence And The Machine Suck
Noel Gallagher says music should not be made by people with red hair. He thinks Florence and the Machine sucks. MORE
2/06/2010
REVIEW: Marianne Faithfull, The Forum Melbourne 06-02-10
Marianne Faithfull wasn`t as angry this time as she was on her last tour. It was somewhat amusing watching her smile through the bitter `Why`d Ya Do It`. Yep, Marianne Faithfull comes across as happy these days. MORE
2/05/2010
S.L.A.M. To Recreate AC/DC It's a Long Way To the Top Video
Save Live Australia`s Music (S.L.A.M.) will protest to save live music in Melbourne by recreating the AC/DC video for `It`s A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock and Roll` along Swanston Street this month. MORE
2/05/2010
Music Matters Now Taking Showcase Submissions
Music Matters are now taking submissions for artist showcases for the 2010 event. MORE
2/04/2010
Brittany Murphy Death Ruled Accidental
The L.A. coroner has ruled that Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia with complications from anemia, iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication. MORE
2/04/2010
INXS To Perform With Rob Thomas Tonight
INXS will make an appearance with Rob Thomas tonight at his Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena. MORE
2/04/2010
Jimmy Eat World To Replace My Chemical Romance At Soundwave
My Chemical Romance have been forced to pull out of their upcoming Australian shows after singer Gerard Way was suffering “severe vocal problems”. MORE
2/04/2010
Popkomm 2010 Lands At Old Airport
Popkomm will be back in Berlin in 2010 after taking 2009 off. MORE
2/04/2010
Vampire Weekend Aussie Tour Announced
Vampire Weekend will lap Australia in April and May. MORE
2/04/2010
Cherry Bar About To Rock For AC/DC
Melbourne`s Cherry Bar at AC/DC Lane will be cranking up the hours next week when AC/DC come back home. MORE
2/04/2010
John Mayer Australian and New Zealand Tour Announced
John Mayer will return to Australia and New Zealand in April and May. MORE
2/04/2010
My Chemical Romance Drop Out Of Soundwave
My Chemical Romance have dropped out of the Soundwave Festival in Australia. MORE
2/04/2010
La Toya Jackson Says Dr Conrad Murray Charge Is Too Light
Dr. Conrad Murray should receive the more serious charge of premeditated manslaughter says La Toya Jackson. MORE
2/04/2010
Fall Out Boy Fall Out
It is all over for Fall Out Boy. MORE
2/04/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
Jools Holland has done it all. Think back to Squeeze. He was there. Think forward to now. ‘Later … With Jools Holland’ is always essential viewing. MORE
2/04/2010
Men At Work Found Guilty Of Plagiarism
Men At Work will have to pay millions of dollars in compensation after a court ruled that the song `Down Under` ripped off the ancient `Kookaburra Sits In An Old Gum Tree`. MORE
2/04/2010
Lady Gaga To Buy Elton John Piano
Lady Gaga is about to fork out more than $500,000 on the piano she played with Sir Elton John at the Grammy Awards. MORE
2/03/2010
Simon Cowell All Star Everybody Hurts Ready For Release
The star-studded Simon Cowell charity single Everybody Hurts has been recorded and is ready for release. MORE
2/03/2010
Aussie BBQ Announces Local Shows Before SXSW
The Aussie BBQ will have a support run in Sydney and Melbourne before heading to SXSW this year. MORE
2/02/2010
Michael Jackson Doctor To Be Charged Any Time
Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor of Michael Jackson, is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter any day now. MORE
2/02/2010
Musicians SLAM Victorian State Government
On Tuesday, February 23, musicians and music fans across Victoria will gather in Melbourne to protest the state government’s dismissal of the capital’s live music industry. MORE
2/02/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Roger Hodgson
The name Roger Hodgson might not come to mind as instantly as the name of his former band Supertramp but a show from Hodgson is certainly a return to Supertramp. MORE
2/02/2010
Rihanna Is Heading Down Under
Rihanna is on her way to Australia … well, Sydney anyway. MORE
2/02/2010
Katie Price Marries In Quickie Wedding
Katie Price, the artist formerly known as Mrs Peter Andre, has married in a quickie wedding in a Las Vegas chapel. MORE
2/02/2010
Mumford & Sons, Florence and the Machine Take To The Laneway Streets
The Laneway Festival may have been plagued with logistic problems last year and suffered a last minute line-up when Ian McCulloch of Echo & The Bunnymen missed his flight from London but the Laneway Festival has proven to be the laid back alternative for music fans. MORE
2/02/2010
The Academy Awards Complete List Of 2010 Nominees
The nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards were announced this morning. Here is the complete list: MORE
2/02/2010
Academy Award Best Picture Nominees Expanded To 10 Titles
The Academy Awards has got even bigger this year, if you are to add up the number of movies nominated for Best Picture. MORE
2/02/2010
Jacksons Not Invited To Grammy Awards
Randy Jackson has had his say about why he, or his brothers were not at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. MORE
2/02/2010
Academy Award Music Original Score Nominees Announced
`Avatar`, `Fantastic Mr. Fox`, `The Hurt Locker`, `Sherlock Holmes`, and `Up` are the five movies with music scores nominated for an Academy Award this year. MORE
2/02/2010
Ryan Bingham Nominated For An Oscar
Singer Songwriter Ryan Bingham has been nominated for an Academy Award for his song `The Weary Kind` from the movie `Crazy Heart`. MORE
2/02/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Ozomatli
Ozomatli live are incredible. The Los Angeles eight-piece blends Latin, hip-hop and rock to create the Ozomatli sound. They are yet another band to look for at Bluesfest 2010. MORE
2/02/2010
Jimmy Barnes Lays Down New Music
Jimmy Barnes has had another Barnestorming session laying down tracks for his next album in Los Angeles. MORE
2/02/2010
Sam Clark Broken Added To Fox FM
Sam Clark `Broken`, Australia`s number one physical CD single for the past two weeks, has been added to Fox FM in Melbourne. MORE
2/02/2010
Santana, Rob Thomas, Barbra Streisand Remake We Are The World
The new version of We Are The World was recorded in Los Angeles on Monday. MORE
2/02/2010
Pink Talks Of Grammy Anxiety
Pink did have butterflies before her Grammy performance. MORE
2/02/2010
Katy Perry Discovered She Was Engaged On Google
Katy Perry says she discovered Russell Brand was ready to propose to here when she received a Google alert. MORE
2/02/2010
The Specials To Receive Outstanding Award
The Specials will be the recipients of the Outstanding Contribution Award at the NME Awards this year. MORE
2/01/2010
Noel Gallagher Gets Moving On The Road
Noel Gallagher is ahead of his brother leaving in putting together his first post-Oasis shows. MORE
2/01/2010
The Bird And The Bee To Release Hall And Oates Tribute Album
The Bird and the Bee, the duo of singer Inara George and producer Greg Kurstin, will release a tribute album to Daryl Hall and John Oates in March. MORE
2/01/2010
Bluesfest Spotlight: Joe Bonamassa
With 58 days to go the Bluesfest, each day this month Undercover will give you the background on the acts of 2010. MORE
2/01/2010
Grammy Award Complete Winners List For 2010
Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Kings Of Leon won the major awards at the 2010 Grammy Awards today. Here is the complete winners list: MORE
2/01/2010
NA2R Rock Winners Finabah Take To The Road
Finabah, the winners of Commercial Radio Australia`s NA2R rock category, will hit South Australia, Victoria and Queensland from February 12. MORE
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