 | 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. 9 February, 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. 9 February, 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. 9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
9 February, 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
8 February, 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
8 February, 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
8 February, 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
8 February, 2010
Jay-Z Wants Susan Boyle In The Rag Trade
Jay-Z thinks that Susan Boyle should start her own clothing line. MORE
8 February, 2010
Jazz Great John Dankworth Dies At Age 82
English jazz musician John Dankworth has passed away at the age of 82. MORE
8 February, 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
8 February, 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
8 February, 2010
Massive Attack Commission Short Films
Massive Attack have commissioned a series of short films to promote their new album. MORE
8 February, 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
8 February, 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
7 February, 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
7 February, 2010
Bluesfest update: Rodriguez Adds Second Sydney Show
Rodriguez will perform a second Sydney show on his upcoming tour for Bluesfest. MORE
7 February, 2010
Bluesfest update: Ozomatli To Play Cairns
Ozomatli will perform in Cairns during their Australian visit over Easter for Bluesfest. MORE
7 February, 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
7 February, 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
7 February, 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
7 February, 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
7 February, 2010
Madonna Holding Auditions
Madonna will soon be touring again. She is holding auditions for dancers in New York. MORE
7 February, 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
7 February, 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
7 February, 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
6 February, 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
5 February, 2010
Music Matters Now Taking Showcase Submissions
Music Matters are now taking submissions for artist showcases for the 2010 event. MORE
5 February, 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
5 February, 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
5 February, 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
5 February, 2010
Popkomm 2010 Lands At Old Airport
Popkomm will be back in Berlin in 2010 after taking 2009 off. MORE
5 February, 2010
Vampire Weekend Aussie Tour Announced
Vampire Weekend will lap Australia in April and May. MORE
5 February, 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
5 February, 2010
John Mayer Australian and New Zealand Tour Announced
John Mayer will return to Australia and New Zealand in April and May. MORE
5 February, 2010
My Chemical Romance Drop Out Of Soundwave
My Chemical Romance have dropped out of the Soundwave Festival in Australia. MORE
5 February, 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
5 February, 2010
Fall Out Boy Fall Out
It is all over for Fall Out Boy. MORE
4 February, 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
4 February, 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
4 February, 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
4 February, 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
4 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 2010
Rihanna Is Heading Down Under
Rihanna is on her way to Australia … well, Sydney anyway. MORE
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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
3 February, 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 February, 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 February, 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 February, 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 February, 2010
Pink Talks Of Grammy Anxiety
Pink did have butterflies before her Grammy performance. MORE
2 February, 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 February, 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 February, 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 February, 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
1 February, 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
1 February, 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
1 February, 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
1 February, 2010
Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Kings of Leon Win Big Three Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards took on somewhat of a Pop feel this year with the main awards going to Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Kings of Leon. MORE
1 February, 2010
First Grammy Win For Neil Young
Neil Young has won his first ever Grammy for the Archives box set. MORE
1 February, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT: Undercover, GoConnect and PLW Entertainment Sign MOU For Merger
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: GoConnect (ASX: GCN), a leading global communications company; Cashmere Media Pty Ltd, owner of Australia’s music news and information destination undercover.com.au and PLW Entertainment, the 360 degree artist management, development and production company, all based in Melbourne, Australia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to merge their operations. MORE
1 February, 2010
AC/DC Wins First Ever Grammy Award
AC/DC have won their first Grammy. It was a long way to the top for Acca Dacca and today the band beat Linkin Park, Nickelback, Alice In Chains and Metallica to take away the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. MORE
1 February, 2010
Richard Ashcroft Unveils United Nations of Sound
United Nations of Sound is the new band for former The Verve singer Richard Ashcroft. MORE
1 February, 2010
The Grammy Awards Vs Music Sales
The Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles today and the three big ones are Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. MORE
1 February, 2010
Pauly Fuemana of OMC Dies Aged 40
Pauly Fuemana, known for the 1995 hit `How Bizarre` in OMC, has died in New Zealand at age 40. MORE
31 January, 2010
Red Hot Chili Peppers Unveil Josh Klinghoffer For Neil Young
Red Hot Chili Peppers have performed their first public performance with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer at the MusiCares Person of the Year dinner honouring Neil Young on Friday. MORE
31 January, 2010
Neil Young Wants To Keep Going Like Tony Bennett
Neil Young cited the career of Tony Bennett as the template for his own future. MORE
31 January, 2010
30 Rock Star Rip Torn Arrested For Bank Robbery
Rip Torn, known recently for his role as NBC head Don Geiss on 30 Rock as well as Artie from The Larry Sanders Show, was arrested on Friday after allegedly trying to rob a bank in Connecticut MORE
31 January, 2010
14 Million Americans Will Watch Michael Jackson In 3D Sunday
Michael Jackson will be a 3D Hologram at the Grammy Awards and 14 million people will get to watch him in 3D on their television. MORE
30 January, 2010
Coldplay Bass Player Forms Apparatjik
Guy Berryman of Coldplay has supergroup side-project he is calling Apparatjik. MORE
30 January, 2010
Midnight Juggernauts Replace Echo & The Bunnymen At Laneway
Midnight Juggernauts are the last minute replacement for Echo & Bunnymen for the Laneway Festival tomorrow (Saturday, January 30). MORE
29 January, 2010
Echo & the Bunnymen Cancel Laneway Tomorrow
The Laneway Festival tomorrow has lost one of its headliners. Echo & The Bunnymen have been taken off the bill after singer Ian McCulloch missed the flight from London. MORE
29 January, 2010
Liam Gallagher To Release Post-Oasis Album Mid Year
The first non-Oasis album from Liam Gallagher will be released mid year the singer hopes. He says he will start recording in April. MORE
29 January, 2010
AC/DC Replace One Song For Down Under
AC/DC have modified their setlist by just one song for the Australian and New Zealand tour. MORE
29 January, 2010
Pete Townshend Sex Offender Posters Placed Around Miami
A group calling itself Protect Our Children has been putting up posters and handing out leaflets to warn people that “sex offender” Pete Townshend is coming to Miami. MORE
29 January, 2010
Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana Playing Twister Video Surfaces
Here is one for Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins fans. MORE
29 January, 2010
AC/DC To Play Back In Black Album At Download
AC/DC could prepare the classic Back In Black album from start to finish at the Download festival. MORE
29 January, 2010
Lady Gaga and Elton John Up For Grammy Duet
Elton John is reported to be preparing for his most exciting Grammy appearance since his Eminem duet in 2001. MORE
29 January, 2010
Lou Reed To Tour Metal Machine Music In Europe
Lou Reed is to take his most bizarre release Metal Machine Music on the road. MORE
29 January, 2010
Elaine Paige Brands Susan Boyle A Virus
Elaine Paige has no respect for Susan Boyle, going as far as branding Boyle a virus. MORE
29 January, 2010
Michael Jackson Children At Appear At Grammy Awards
The children of Michael Jackson may be making an appearance at the Grammy Awards next week. MORE
29 January, 2010
Apple Launches The iPad
Apple has once against revolutionised computer technology with the iPad. MORE
28 January, 2010
Merged Ticketmaster and Live Nation Already for Sale
Is Live Nation Entertainment, the newly merged Ticketmaster and Live Nation corporations about to be sold off just days after merging? MORE
28 January, 2010
Steven Tyler Performs Karaoke Aerosmith
Steven Tyler gave shoppers in a hardware store a treat on the weekend. He shocked shoppers by serenading them with two of Aerosmith’s biggest hits. MORE
28 January, 2010
Simon Cowell Haiti Song To Debut At BRIT Awards
The charity song Simon Cowell has been producing for Haiti will premiere next month at the BRIT Awards. MORE
28 January, 2010
