XFM.co.uk — Rowland S Howard, the legendary former guitarist with Australian post-punk pioneers The Birthday Party, has died aged 50. more info

Undercover, Australia — Rowland S. Howard, guitarist for The Birthday Party and Boys Next Door, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 50. more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Get this week's NME to read more about Kingsley's (pictured second from left) choices Every band should hear... The Boys Next Door – Shivers “They were The Birthday Party before they became The Birthday Party, from Australia.” [...] Read ... more info

My Old Kentucky — Anyone who witnessed the drooling mass of sub-humanity that was Nick Cave onstage with The Birthday Party back in the early 80s would have been hard pressed to imagine the singer living to see the next sunrise, much less becoming one of the elder sta... more info

JamBase — Nick Cave to Publish New Novel The Death of Bunny Munro Nick Cave Australian rocker Nick Cave has written a new novel. It's called The Death of Bunny Munro. The plot centers around Bunny Munro, who sells beauty products and the dream of hope ... more info

Perez Hilton — Seksi Robert Pattinson turned 23 on Wednesday and the Twilight star partied it up with his friends and co-stars by his side, especially spending a lot of time with Kristen Stewart. So what did the hottie do for his birthday? R-Patz celebrated in Van... more info