Tag: Music
Glitter declared persona non grata
Thailand has declared British former glam rocker Gary Glitter "persona non grata" and is threatening to deport him back to Vietnam, where he has just finished prison time for child sex offences.[MORE]
Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies
Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died on Tuesday of complications from a vehicle accident in June.[MORE]
Daughter urges: Don't speak for Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash is tired of people using her late father's name to further their own political agendas.[MORE]
Glitter 'fit to travel'
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter fell ill during the night, missing his flight to London from Bangkok after leaving Vietnam on his release from prison.[MORE]
Illness halts Glitter's trip
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter fell ill during the night and has been taken to a clinic at Bangkok's airport for treatment, an immigration official says.[MORE]
Freed Glitter on his way back to UK
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter is en route to London after serving a child molestation sentence in a Vietnamese prison.[MORE]
Bono blamed for U2 song leak
Rock stars may have to rein in their taste for loud music after a fan overheard U2 frontman Bono listening to tracks from the group's forthcoming album, recorded them and then posted the songs on the internet.[MORE]
Glitter freed from Vietnamese prison
Fallen glam rocker Gary Glitter released from Vietnam jail after doing time for child sex offences.[MORE]
AC/DC to release new album in October
Aussie rockers AC/DC will release their first studio album in eight years, Black Ice, in October.[MORE]
Sydney Youth Orchestra plans outback tour
The chief executive of Sydney Youth Orchestra says they are planning their first tour of central Australia for next year.[MORE]
Glitter eyes musical comeback
Convicted paedophile Gary Glitter is reportedly eager to make music again.[MORE]
Lennox recovering from spinal surgery
Singer Annie Lennox has undergone an operation on her spine following a back injury.[MORE]
Gurrumul gets six Indigenous music nomination
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has dominated the major award categories in this year's NT Indigenous Music Awards.[MORE]
Former Mi-Sex manager jailed over child sex offences
The former manager of 1980s band Mi-Sex has been sentenced to four years' jail for child sex offences.[MORE]
Indigenous song loss 'a national crisis'
Conference told 98 per cent of traditional Aboriginal songs have been lost forever.[MORE]
Gallagher lays into Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs
Booze-fuelled Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has compared troubled singer Amy Winehouse to a "destitute horse" during a stinging rant on his fellow musicians.[MORE]
No authorisation for de Burgh concert: Iran
Iran says it has not authorised a concert by Irish crooner Chris de Burgh.[MORE]
Rapper DMX arrested again
Chart-topping rapper DMX was arrested in Florida on Thursday for failing to appear in an Arizona court on drug charges.[MORE]
Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is suing presidential nominee Senator John McCain and the Republican Party for using his song Running On Empty in a recent TV commercial.[MORE]
Contrasting fortunes as Madonna, Jacko turn 50
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Jacko and Madonna's contrasting fortunes couldn't be starker as the milestone looms.[MORE]
Vietnam to deport Gary Glitter
One-time British pop star Gary Glitter will be deported to Britain next week upon his release from a Vietnamese prison after serving a three-year term for child molestation.[MORE]
Spears working on 'urban' album
Britney Spears has confirmed her sixth album will be out within nine months.[MORE]
Aussie surf classic stands the test of time
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Albe Falzon's 1972 surf classic Morning Of The Earth has stood the test of time.[MORE]
Peaches Geldof weds in Las Vegas
Bob Geldof's daughter, Peaches, has married her American rocker boyfriend at a Las Vegas wedding chapel.[MORE]
Pop sensation Christie Allen dies
British-born Australian singer Christie Allen - a star of the Countdown era - has died of complications from pancreatic cancer at her home in country Western Australia.[MORE]
