Hodor swaps the thrones for the decks
ONE word: Hodor. And the Game of Thrones star will let the music do the talking as he hits Brisbane.
Tours
Touring Australia after 34 years
WITH 14 albums behind them UK band James, perhaps best known for the song Laid, are finally touring. Singer Tim Booth’s promise on set lists.
Vanilla Ice to perform ‘on ice’
STOP, collaborate and listen. Vanilla Ice is performing “on ice” for his upcoming London shows. But don’t get the wrong idea.
Bieber fans ‘outraged’ by resale prices
SOUGHT-AFTER tickets to Justin Bieber’s Australian tour are being flogged on resale sites for inflated prices … and Beliebers aren’t happy.
Slipknot is still spitting it out
SLIPKNOT front man Corey Taylor says he is not fully healed from serious injury but is promising some seriously hard-rocking shows this month.
Lisa Mitchell’s teen dream realised
LISA Mitchell shakes off her folk self and goes back to her teenage years, even remembering the songs on the school bus for her new album.
Shocking cost of Madonna meet-and-greet
THE pop queen is offering fans a meet-and-greet at an upcoming concert — but the price tag means only the richest of the rich could possibly afford it.
The King, plus strings, touring Oz
ELVIS may have left the building — but he’s heading back to arenas as part of a virtual tour, backed by a 40 piece orchestra.
Why Quatro did a John Farnham
SUZI Quatro had retired until her husband got her playing with The Sweet’s Andy Scott and Slade’s Don Powell. The trio are Australia bound.
5SOS heading in their own direction
THE boys of 5 Seconds Of Summer are all grown up. The band showed why they have moved past being called the Australian version of One Direction.
Albo saves Sticky Fingers from split
IF politician Anthony Albanese hadn’t helped Sticky Fingers out of a sticky visa problem, the notorious party band may have called it a day.
Green Day don’t want a pity party
GREEN Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is clean and sober and talking about the band’s new album, which is the angriest since American Idiot.
‘I hear my dead grandmother talk’
AN Australian singer songwriter credits a seizure she suffered as the reason she can hear her grandmother talk despite her being dead 10 years.
Bieber finally announces Aussie tour
AFTER leaving fans waiting all weekend, Justin Bieber has confirmed the dates and venues for his stadium tour Down Under in March.
Kim ‘badly shaken’ by attack
KIM Kardashian has arrived back in New York, as more details emerge about her ordeal at the hands of five armed men.
Rock god Sting takes stock of life
HE still looks ridiculously buff at the age of 65 but the deaths of some close friends has left Sting in an introspective mood.
The best heckle Bill Bailey’s ever received
BLACK Books star Bill Bailey was performing in front of 10,000 when an audience member yelled out something that left the crowd, and Bailey, in stitches.
Sisters doing it for themselves
THE all-sisters group Stonefield, which won Triple J Unearthed High in 2010, are on a national tour with a second album and determined to succeed.
Passenger joins the one billion club
AS he prepares to tour Australia with a band, Passenger reveals how a music video shot in Sydney for $5000 puts him in Taylor Swift’s league.
25 years since Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ entertained us
COME as you are — 25 years older — to celebrate Nirvana’s most pivotal nineties album.
Dr. Luke has ‘f**ked with the wrong woman’
KESHA won’t be backing down from her legal battle with producer Dr. Luke anytime soon.
Sheila E beats a drum for Prince
THE death of Sheila E’s former fiance Prince broke her heart but the famed percussionist has vowed to keep his music alive however difficult it is.
Crowded House return to Opera House
IT was one of Sydney Opera House’s biggest concerts and now Crowded House will reform for two Encore shows in the forecourt. Ticket details.
Nollsie is back thanks to memes
REMEMBER Shannon Noll? The Australian Idol alumni has signed a new major label record deal as he enjoys career resurgence … because of memes.
TLC’s T-Boz: we’re all hits, no scrubs
TLC’s T-Boz talks partying with Puff Daddy, getting hot with Nelly and making Lady Gaga cry. They’re heading our way.
Peter Garrett announces solo tour
MIDNIGHT Oil frontman Peter Garrett is heading back to the pub circuit in support of his upcoming solo album, A Version of Now.
Bon Iver slays Opera House
AS BRILLIANT colours and patterns swept across the Sydney Opera House to signal the opening of Vivid Sydney, Bon Iver lit up the Concert Hall inside.
Chris Martin: ‘I feel so pumped’
COLDPLAY frontman Chris Martin has stopped worrying about the haters so he can enjoy what could be the British supergroup’s last race around the world.
Got $500 to meet Selena Gomez?
THREE years after abrubtly cancelling her Aussie tour for a stint in rehab, pop sensation Selena Gomez is heading Down Under.
Currie: ‘I am lucky to be alive’
BEFORE her 20th birthday, Cherie Currie had endured a lifetime’s worth of hell. The Runaways singer counts the cost of teen rock stardom as she tours Australia.
Dannii reckons ‘This is It’
AFTER a frenetic international music and television career Dannii Minogue is enjoying life in her home town of Melbourne making being a mum her priority.
Paul McCartney upstaged by 10 year old girl
THE former Beatle was shocked when a young girl got up on stage at his concert and asked if she could jam along. She did just that, and she was awesome!
The all-star Australian tour season
AUSTRALIA’S tour promoters are frantically trying to lock in visits by Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake, Adele and Sir Paul McCartney. Who is likely to make it down under this summer?
Coldplay confirms Australian tour
THERE’S good news for Coldplay fans on Australia’s east coast but Adelaide and Perth will miss out on their mammoth A Head Full of Dreams concerts.
Beyonce’s stunning tribute to Prince
BEYONCE has paid tribute to Prince with a cover of his song The Beautiful Ones during the Dallas show on her Formation World Tour.
Midnight Oil to make more music
ROB Hirst and his long-lost daughter go viral with an emotional musical tribute as Midnight Oil thrills fans with a concert tour and talk of a new album.
Cherie still da bomb as she carves up competition
AT 56, Joan Jett’s former Runaways bandmate Cherie Currie can not only wield a guitar but a chainsaw as well.
‘They came and they conquered’
REVIEW: For a band whose brand of heavy metal transcends the ages, it was fitting how Iron Maiden opened their Brisbane gig.
Midnight Oil set to tour once again
MIDNIGHT Oil have announced they are getting back together for a series of concerts in 2017 after lead singer Peter Garrett releases a solo album.
M83 is tired of being ‘epic’
M83, behind hit Midnight City, are tired of being known for their cinematic songs. After a brave style do over, they’re touring a new “simple, fresh” album.
‘I was sh—ing myself, mate’
COUNTRY superstar Keith Urban is pushing the boundaries with his latest album. And the thought of collaborating with one rap star had him quaking in his boots.
Kate continues to enjoy good times
SINGER Kate Ceberano has been plying her craft over four decades. She talks about her first kiss, working with Paul Kelly and one aspect of her work she doesn’t like.
Diddy is quitting music
SEAN “Diddy” Combs has revealed that he’s planning to quit the music industry for a fulltime movie career.
Lulu‘s ‘intimacy’ with David Bowie
ICONIC singer Lulu has opened up about her affair with David Bowie during his heavy cocaine years shortly after her marriage to Bee Gee Maurice Gibb ended.
The Cure announce more Oz shows
HOW much Cure can Australia take? Never enough. The Brit goth rockers have announced more shows outside their headline slot at Splendour in the Grass.
Beyonce’s Formation tour: First night in Miami
BEYONCE hit the stage in Miami for the first night of her Formation world tour.
Never mind the ABBA, here’s Sweden’s punk kings
THEY got burnt at the now-defunct Soundwave festival, but Millencolin are back to play the first country that gave them a gold record outside Scandinavia.
Why this boy’s reaction to Coldplay is going viral
THE heartwarming video has been viewed more than 2 million times — this young Autistic boy is overwhelmed at seeing his heroes Coldplay for the first time.
Ozzy Osbourne’s final ‘oi’ in Oz
IT WAS the end of The End as legendary heavy rockers Black Sabbath played their last ever Australian show in Brisbane.
Choirboy-turned-rocker sings himself Horse
HE STARTED out in a cathedral choir, now he’s raising hell as a prog-metal merchant with a global following.
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