NEW YORK (Billboard) – Former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule will make an extremely rare joint public appearance on December 8 at the New York Public Library. The three will discuss the Velvet Underground’s music and legacy with rock journalist David Fricke as...

The BBQ Beats 2010 festival has been cancelled. It was scheduled to take place at Victoria Park Golf Complex in Brisbane on January 1st. Organisers are blaming “unforeseen circumstances” and say they deeply regret having to cancel the event. You can read their full statement on the BBQ Beats...

Splendour has unveiled its complete line-up for it’s sold-out July 25 and 26 dates: Happy Mondays (really, did we learn nothing from the Big Day Out in 2001?), Doves, Architecture in Helsinki, You Am I, The Beautiful Girls, Downsyde & Drapht, Kisschassy, Little Red, Bluejuice, Children Collide,...

I caught The Horse Darkly last week at The Globe in Brisbane, and I have to say, I am constantly amazed at just how much talent this town fosters. It’s just such a shame there’s no place for them to play! The night began with Anna Weatherup playing to a near empty room, which is a shame –...

Norway produces some excellent tunes, and the hottest city in one of the coldest places on Earth is Bergen The term Bergen Wave was tossed around by the Norwegian press during the late 1990s and the early 2000s when several local artists gained international breakthroughs, which was uncommon for Norwegian...