David Bowie's new album 'The Next Day' has debuted at #1 in New Zealand, the U.K., Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland a week after its release, and has topped the iTunes chart in over 60 countries across the world. The album is scoring landmarks for Bowie, including his highest-ever chart position in the U.S. (#2), and the tit…

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Brooke Duff has been announced as the support act for Irish chart toppers The Script this April.

Hot on the heels of performing at Parachute Festival and supporting Titanium on their national tour, Brooke has honed her live show and is set to impress at Vector Arena on April 12.

With a background in musical theatre, Brooke is a rising star on NZ pop scene. The young singer from Christchurch set…

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Daft Punk have announced the release of their new album Random Access Memories.  

The recording is set to be released on May 20th and sees Daft Punk collaborate with Chic frontman Nile Rodgers and singer-songwriter Paul Williams.  

The album is Daft Punk's first release under the Sony label Columbia Records.   The French electronic duo released their debut album 'Homework' in 1997, which wa…

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Counting Crows disapointed their Wellington fans tonight after cancelling their show at the last minute.  

The band was initially booked to perform at the Michael Fowler Centre last night, but had to postpone the show till tonight due to illness.  

Earlier today Counting Crows posted a photo on Facebook of frontman Adam Duritz and wrote "Soundchecking "Start Again" & now "Untitled (Love Song)"…

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Tama Waipara releases ‘Medicine Man' - the first single and music video from his forthcoming album Fill Up The Silence.  The video can be viewed below. 



Written by Tama Waipara, ‘Medicine Man' started out as a very different song about music being the medicine of life.



Says Tama of the final music and video "The core of the song and video is to find your voice, and to express yourself, in lo…

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My Chemical Romance have announced that they have split.

The band broke the news via a statement on their website which read "Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible."

"We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of …

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Counting Crows have been forced to postpone their scheduled show in Wellington tonight and will now perform tomorrow instead. 

A note on the band's Facebook page states "Due to illness, Counting Crows will be rescheduling their Wellington concert from tonight (Saturday, March 23) to tomorrow night (Sunday, March 24), at 7:30 PM.  The concert remains at the Michael Fowler Centre, and all tickets …

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Queens Of The Stone Age have revealed that their new album is to be titled '...Like Clockwork'.  The album artwork can be seen below.  

The recording, which Antiquiet is reporting is set for a June release, is the follow up to 2007's 'Era Vulgaris'.  It will feature Dave Grohl on drums and guests such as Elton John, Trent Reznor, Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri and Jake Shears from the Scissor S…

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Sigur Rós announce details of their new studio album. Titled Kveikur (pronounced ‘kway - ker'), the album is Sigur Rós's first since signing to XL Recordings worldwide and will be released on 14th June 2013 in New Zealand.

To mark the news, the Icelandic band reveal new song "Brennisteinn", the first track to be taken from Kveikur which was self-produced by the three members of Sigur Rós: …

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Primal Scream are streaming their latest song 'It's Alright, It's OK' and can be heard below.

The song is the lead single from their forthcoming album 'More Light' which is set to be released in May. The track was written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes and was produced by David Holmes.

'More Light' is the first new studio album released by Primal Scream since 2008's 'Beautiful Future'.

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Matt Langley will release his highly anticipated sophomore album Virginia Avenue on May 3rd and take his band on the road to celebrate.

Presented by Groove Guide, Radio 1, RDU, and Radio Active, in association with bFM, the Virginia Avenue Album Release Tour includes:

Dunedin - Friday 3rd May - Chicks Hotel

w/ The Shifting Sands

Lyttleton - Saturday 4th May - Naval Point Yacht Club

w/ Adam McGrat…

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Bobby Womack has announced he's heading to New Zealand this May to play one show.  

The concert will take place at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Saturday May 18th.  

He was there at the beginning and he's still here. Bobby Womack is a soul survivor. Fifty years ago he helped out a struggling R&B band from London score their first hit with a song he wrote. The band...The Rolling Stones, the …

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Last year was a huge one for the 'slingers - sell-out shows and a high-profile national tour that took THE GUNSLINGERS' BALL experience to the provinces. This year is no less ambitious, kicking off with a mini-tour that takes in Wairarapa, Wellington and Auckland.

This version of TGB features Auckland stalwarts Bernie Griffen & the Grifters and The Broadsides, alongside Tami Neilson and fellow tr…

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It's just been announced that The Jacksons concert set for Tuesday 26th March at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.

The Jackson brothers apologise to their fans and are looking forward to returning to New Zealand at a later date.

All ticket holders will be required to return to the point of purchase for a full refund on their tickets.

Please co…

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Worldwide superstar Rihanna ignited a frenzy following her announcement last week that the 2013 DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR would include an Auckland concert date on Sunday October 6, during her Australasian tour this Spring.



Demand for tickets to Rihanna's first New Zealand concert since 2008 has been exceptionally strong during the exclusive Visa Entertainment and Live Nation pre-sale period, with fans …

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