Shannon Noll announces writing with Desmond Child

2003 Australian Idol runner up Shannon Noll...big in Ireland apparently...has just announced at the grand final (won by Casey Donovan) of Australian Idol 2004 that he is just back in Oz after writing in the US with songwriting supremo Desmond Child for his second album.

The Love Boat goes AOR!!!! - Journey, Styx & REO

Think the Love Boat featuring Journey, Styx & REO Speedwagon!! Shades, bad hawaiian shirts and sandles!! With plenty of 'the tops all gone but I'm rockin' with the pony tail!' moments!!

All 3 bands performing while cruising the Caribbean - Nov 27 to Dec 4th 2004.

Rock N Roll Holiday Escape dot Com

Some of what you get!

You will have "absolute inside access", spending a week vacationing in the Caribbean featuring 3 of Rock's biggest artists, Journey, REO Speedwagon & Styx.

Journey, REO and Styx have agreed to this once in a lifetime experience for you, but space is extremely limited and cabins will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Relive some of the best days of Rock & Roll while you get up-close and personal with the bands. This is not a regular stop on a tour... your R&R Holiday Escape includes:

• Sail crystal blue waters on our exclusive 7-day cruise through the Western Caribbean (all accommodations meals, entertainment, taxes, and gratuities are included).

• 3 private concerts aboard the Carnival Triumph with Journey, REO Speedwagon, and Styx. This is an extremely intimate venue limited to 500 passengers and their guests.

• Not just performing...45 minute Q&A session with each band revealing 30 years of great Rock & Roll history (dig up the dirt!)

• 2 complimentary Rock and Roll cocktail parties with open bar and hot and cold hors d'oeuvres

• Hand screened merchandise exclusively designed for the R&R Holiday Escape

• Trivia Contests

Square One support Hanson in Oz - Sold Out!

Australian melodic rockers SQUARE ONE have just been announced as support for US band HANSON at the Hifi Bar in Melbourne next week - Wed 17 Nov 2004.

Hanson return to Australia on the Acoustic Tour to promote their latest album
'Underneath'. Having sold 15 million albums worldwide Hanson are back with a long awaited and more mature third album. They hand picked Melbourne's Square One as tour support. Due to mass appeal from long time fans this show has already sold out and there will be no more added on the whirlwind tour, however , Hanson will be all over the TV and airwaves in Oz when they arrive here next week .

Square One have also just added a new page to My Space and can be joined
here

Square One will have their debut album 'Supersonic' released early 2005.

Taxiride - return to reinvent the wheel.

Taxiride unveiled their new sound, new look and new line-up to a group of around 250 friends and family in Melbourne last night.

They are now a 4 piece rock band with Singh and Wild joined by Sean McCloud and Andy McIvor (both of who beefed up the live band in the last line-up). Original member Tim Watson left the band early 2005 giving founding members Jason Singh and Tim Wild the chance to reinvent the band.

The show was a nerve-racking experience for them but "we raised the bar last night" singer Jason Singh tells Undercover News.

The new sound is very much rock based with influences from Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin creeping up slowly but those tradition Taxiride hooks and harmonies remaining. "It feels like the band Taxiride instead of the entity Taxiride" Singh says.

The band is in the final throws of completing their third yet to be titled album. Since departing from Warner Music earlier this year, they are now free to shop around for a new deal.

The album will be released in early 2005.