Nialler9 — Coming across like a Beach House tune conceived in the Antipodes with the gender roles reversed, ‘Rhodesia’ is a beautiful lilting song from Adelaide duo Manors, Nathaniel Morse and Caitlin Duff. It’s their first single and an album is out … ... more info

ContactMusic — Jazz star Madeleine Peyroux has bad news for fans Down Under after cancelling her upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand The blues singer was due to perform in Brisbane Sydney Adelaide Melbourne and Perth as well as Auckland New Zealand but shes.... more info

Guardian Music — Sawhney's show was a welcome departure from the usual world music fareNitin Sawhney Spins the Globe (Radio 2) sounds on paper like what we used to call a world music show. And Sawhney's comments during the opening of last night's first programme back... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Guitar geeks rejoice: Joe Satriani goes down under in March and April with Steve Vai and Steve Lukather for the G3 2012 tour. Live dates: 03/24 Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 03/25 Logan Campbell Centre, Greenlane, Auckland, N... more info

Here Comes The Flood — DIY punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls go down under in early January Amanda Palmer (piano, vocals) and Brian Viglione (drums, guitar, bass) will be kicking off with a show in Brisbane, Australia. Live dates: 01/05 The Tivoli, Brisbane, Austral... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne has axed a trio of shows in Australia at the last minute due to a scheduling conflict The Lollipop hitmaker was due to play a concert in Perth on Friday 25Nov11 before performing in Adelaide on Sunday 27Nov11 and Melbourne on Tuesday 29No..... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have added two headline shows to their forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand in January and February. The two extra gigs are:23rd Jan 12 - SYDNEY, Enmore Theatre31st Jan 12 - MELBOURNE, The PalaisTickets go ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have announced today they will be playing in New Zealand and Australia as part of the 20th anniversary of the Big Day Out festival.The band will be headlining the Green Stage on the following dates:20th Jan 12 - AUC... more info

Guardian Music — My friend the trumpeter Reg Service, who has died aged 93, was one of a small but significant group of black Britons who played jazz and swing music in the UK before the second world war.He grew up in Streatham, south London, the son of Mabel Moore,... more info

Metal Injection — Have you guys heard of this Soundwave Festival in Australia happening next February? It's a touring festival, hitting big cities like Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide and it features pretty much every huge radio metal band of the ... more info