Elton John struck down by “potentially deadly” bacterial infection Elton John has been forced to cancel an upcoming Las Vegas residency after he contracted a “potentially deadly” bacterial infection during a South American trip....
Nick Cave throws support behind suicide prevention app for Aboriginal communities Nick Cave has thrown his support behind a suicide prevention app for indigenous people of Australia. The Warlpiri community of Lajamanu in the Australian Tanami...
The ACT Government rejects Groovin The Moo pill testing plans The ACT Government has knocked back a proposal to allow pill-testing at the Canberra leg of the Groovin The Moo festival. Chief Minister Andrew Barr defended...
Listen to Roger Waters’ scathing new protest tune, ‘Smell The Roses’ As we announced last week, Roger Waters is releasing his first rock album in 25 years. Is This The Life We Really Want follows a...
Watch James Hetfield go topless in honour of Iggy Pop’s 70th birthday Iggy Pop defied all odds to turn 70 over the weekend (well, on Friday), and among the many well-wishers was James Hetfield from Metallica, who...
How one genius talked his way into movie history on the Wayne’s World set While writing about Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’ entering the U.S. charts again this week based on movie exposure, my thoughts naturally went to Queen’s ‘Bohemian...
Watch Dave Grohl and his mother speak at a book festival There are a hell of a lot of Dave Grohl fans, which is why his mother can get a publishing deal and write a book...
Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song is back in the US charts this week Kids these days with their Lordes and their Led Zeppelins. Yes, this week has seen Led Zeppelin’s chart friendly 1970 tune ‘Immigrant Song’ hit #16...
Remembering the floppy discs Prince sent out so the media could type his new name In 1993, Prince died for the first time, and in his place rose an artist with an unpronounceable name: a graphic which blended the male...
Paul McCartney looks back and laughs at the bad reviews for Sgt. Pepper On June 1, The Beatles’ magnum opus Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, arguably the greatest album released in the popular music age, turns 50,...
Listen to Tash Sultana’s new single, ‘Murder To The Mind’ Tash Sultana has to be one of the most popular young Australian artists in the world these days, selling out an entire national tour (that’s...
Roger Waters announces his first rock album in 25 years Roger Waters’ 1992 album Amused To Death was a scathing indictment of the modern culture of the time, with mass entertainment piped into households as...
