A long-lost demo of the Sex Pistols’ controversial track ‘ Belsen Was a Gas’ has emerged online – and you can hear it here.. The track, about the Nazi concentration camp, was written by Sid Vicious prior to him joining the band. With added input from Johnny Rotten, it became part of the band’s live...

Green Day have debuted a brand new track titled ‘Let Yourself Go’, scroll down to hear it. The track is the third to be taken from the band’s new album ‘¡Uno!’, following the release of singles ‘Oh Love’ and ‘Kill The DJ’. The band’s new album trilogy, ‘¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!’, will be released in three stages. ‘¡Uno!’...

Much feted UK indie pop quartet Alt-j have announced debut shows in Australia. The band whose first album ‘An Awesome Wave’ is currently the even money favourite to win this year’s Mercury Prize, will play just two intimate dates, one in each of Sydney and Melbourne. The album blends multiple musical genres—folk verses rock bass,...

Manuel Vasquez, a Los Angeles boutique owner and producer has received hate mail after releasing an album of ‘new’ music from notorious imprisoned cult murderer, Charles Manson. The album was recorded in the 1980s in a room above the prison chapel at California Medical Facility in Vacaville. Manson later gave the tape recording to a friend...

Flight Of The Conchords Jermaine Clement and Brett McKenzie have reunited to release a new charity single – scroll down and click to watch. The New Zealand comedy duo called time on their Flight Of The Conchords show in 2009 and have gone on to achieve individual success in Hollywood, with Clement starring in this...

Canberra’s electro duo, The Aston Shuffle return from a year in the studio with the first taste of their sophomore album release – the epic single, Can’t Stop Now. Only a year and a half ago the band cemented their place as the next wave of Australia’s emerging electronic elite with their debut album release,...

Legendary Scottish rockers Primal Scream have today announced an all states tour to follow on from their headline appearance at this summers Meredith Festival in Victoria. Last seen in 2011 performing their era-defining album Screamadelica in full, the band return to Australia this summer armed with classics, fan favourites and brand new songs. Scroll down to watch...

Something For Kate have announced that they will embark upon their first national Australian tour in five years to mark the release of their new album “Leave Your Soul To Science”. With the first single from the album, “Survival Expert” giving an indication of the adventurous and eclectic nature of the forthcoming album, Something For Kate...

The organisers of Victoria’s Meredith festival have announced the first round of artists who will be performing at the 2012 event. Heading up the list are Primal Scream and Spiritualized closely followed by Four Tet, Grimes and local heavyweights, Regurgitator, Pond and the Sunnyboys. Organisers claim that Meredith 2012 is the same perfect size and...

Following the recent release of Dappled Cities’ 4th studio album, ‘Lake Air’, the band have  announced their first national headline tour in more than 2 years. This spring Dappled Cities will deliver their new show to major cities around the country, and will launch the tour with their first-ever live performances in Darwin. Critically acclaimed European...

Key member of critically acclaimed art rock band Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore will tour Australia this October performing tracks from his latest record Demolished Thoughts and his solo back catalogue. Regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Thurston Moore formed the highly influential Sonic Youth with Lee Ranaldo and Kim Gordon in...

Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil is showing “small signs of improvement” after falling into a coma following an alleged drugs binge. Sarah Aspin, Fielder-Civil’s partner believes he is making smalls steps towards recovery as she keeps a vigil at his bedside in a hospital, the Huffington Post reports Apsin found Fielder-Civil, yesterday choking in bed...