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Fia Announces October 2026 Australian And New Zealand Tour

Hawaiian singer-songwriter Fia has announced October 2026 dates for Australia and New Zealand, featuring performances of songs from his debut album Never Give Up.

Tagged as: Auckland Powerstation, Australian Tour, Fia, Hawaii, interviews, Island Reggae, Liberty Hall, Love Me, Never Give Up, new zealand tour, Northcote Theatre, Samoan music, The Tivoli

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Deep Purple Release Twenty Fourth Studio Album Splat

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple have released their twenty fourth studio album, Splat, featuring a guest appearance by Keith Urban and reaffirming that the veteran British band has no plans to retire.

Tagged as: Bob Ezrin, Deep Purple, Diablo, Don Airey, earMUSIC, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Keith Urban, Roger Glover, Simon McBride, Splat!

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Church Geelong Opens In Restored 1800s Building With Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers Launch Show

by Paul Cashmere

Church Geelong opens this August in a restored 1800s building, launching a new live music venue for independent artists with Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers headlining the inaugural show.

Tagged as: Church Geelong, Darcie Haven, Geelong, Geelong Arts Centre, Immy Owusu, live music, Lotte Gallagher, Madeleine Cope, Nathan Seeckts, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Tjaka, Tyne-James Organ

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Hollywood Vampires Announce New Live Album At Montreux Jazz Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Hollywood Vampires have announced At Montreux Jazz Festival, a live album documenting their 2018 performance and featuring unreleased cover versions including Ace Of Spades.

Tagged as: Ace of Spades, Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, live album, Montreux Jazz Festival, Raise The Dead, Rock Music, Tommy Henriksen

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Forge Festival Announces Inaugural Halloween Event At The Leadbeater

by Paul Cashmere

Forge Festival will debut in Melbourne this Halloween at The Leadbeater Hotel in Richmond, featuring Scar The Surface’s first performance in 12 years and a lineup celebrating the city’s heavy music community.

Tagged as: Australian music, Bear The Mammoth, Binary Pulse, EKOSA, Forge Festival, Heavy Music, live music, Matahari, Melbourne, Rat Tomb, Richmond, Scar The Surface, The Leadbeater Hotel, Transience

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8TH Wonder Festival Announces Brisbane Debut Led By L.A.B

by Paul Cashmere

L.A.B are bringing their new artist-led festival 8TH Wonder to Brisbane in January 2027, with Sir Dave Dobbyn, South Summit, Aaradhna and more joining the lineup.

Tagged as: 8TH Wonder, Aaradhna, Brisbane, Che Fu and The Kratez, Corrella, Eatons Hill Outdoors, Festivals, L.A.B, Ladi6, Sir Dave Dobbyn, Son and Water, South Summit, Te Wehi, The Elovaters

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The Presets, Cut Copy And Ladyhawke Announce Foreverafter Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Presets will reunite with Cut Copy and Ladyhawke for Foreverafter, a new touring festival heading to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in January 2027.

Tagged as: Australian Festivals, Bag Raiders, Bang Gang DJs, Cut Copy, Double J, Foreverafter, Frontier Touring, FUKHED, Ladyhawke, The Presets

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Neil Young And Crazy Horse Broken Arrow Turns 30, Marking The End Of A Defining 1990s Run

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Broken Arrow turns 30, revisiting the final chapter of Young’s defining 1990s run and the live legacy preserved on Year Of The Horse.

Tagged as: album anniversary, Broken Arrow, classic rock, Crazy Horse, Harvest Moon, Jim Jarmusch, Mirror Ball, Neil Young, Ragged Glory, Year Of The Horse

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Victor Willis Of Village People Dies Aged 75

by Paul Cashmere

Victor Willis, the founding lead singer and co-writer behind Village People’s biggest hits including Y.M.C.A., has died aged 75 after a short illness.

Tagged as: disco, Jacques Morali, Karen Huff-Willis, music news, obituary, Victor Willis, Village People, Y.M.C.A.

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Skyhooks Jukebox In Siberia Performance On Hey Hey It’s Saturday Resurfaces In Newly Uploaded Video

by Paul Cashmere

A newly uploaded performance of Skyhooks playing Jukebox In Siberia on Hey Hey It’s Saturday revisits the band’s final chart peak and enduring television legacy.

Tagged as: Australian rock, Greg Macainsh, Hey Hey Its Saturday, Jukebox In Siberia, Mushroom Records, Red Symons, Shirley Strachan, Skyhooks, The Latest And Greatest

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Snow Patrol Premiere Kylie Song With Global Recording Deal For BMG

by Paul Cashmere

Snow Patrol have signed a new global recording deal with BMG and launched the partnership with the release of their new collaboration with Kylie, These Alarms.

Tagged as: alternative rock, BMG, Gary Lightbody, Kylie, music business, Nathan Connolly, Record Deals, Snow Patrol, The Forest Is The Path, These Alarms

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V.B.O. Reimagine Duran Duran Classic ‘The Wild Boys’ Ahead Of Debut Album Release

by Paul Cashmere

V.B.O. have unveiled a heavier electronic and metal reinterpretation of Duran Duran’s classic ‘The Wild Boys’ ahead of the release of their debut album, Vice Business Only.

Tagged as: Duran Duran, Francesco Cavalieri, metal, Reigning Phoenix Music, Simone Giusti, Synthwave, The Wild Boys, V.B.O., Vice Business Only, Wind Rose

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Royale Lynn Unveils New Single ‘Altar’

by Paul Cashmere

Royale Lynn has released ‘Altar’, a new single and video that continues the dark pop and metal themes introduced on her debut album Black Magic.

Tagged as: Altar, Asking Alexandria, Black Magic, Cody Quistad, Danny Worsnop, Epitaph Records, hard rock, metal, Royale Lynn

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Steve Hogarth Announces First Australian Solo Tour With H Natural

by Paul Cashmere

Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth will perform in Australia for the first time this December, bringing his audience-led H Natural solo show to Sydney and Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, concerts, H Natural, Marillion, Melbourne, music news, progressive rock, Steve Hogarth, Sydney

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Australian Music’s ARIA Chart Struggles Continue in 2026

by Jeff Jenkins

Australian artists remain underrepresented on the ARIA charts in 2026, with just one local Top 10 single and one Australian number one album. Tame Impala’s ‘Dracula’ has emerged as the year’s standout domestic hit.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Charts, Australian albums, Australian music, Australian singles, Dracula, G Flip, In Verses, Joji, Karnivool, Keli Holiday, music industry, Olivia Dean, Tame Impala, The Kid Laroi

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Hugh Bonneville And Lisa McCune To Lead Australian Production Of Noël Coward’s Private Lives

by Paul Cashmere

Hugh Bonneville will make his Australian stage debut opposite Lisa McCune in a new production of Noël Coward’s Private Lives at Theatre Royal Sydney in February 2027.

Tagged as: Christopher Luscombe, Claire van der Boom, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Forsyth, Leon Ford, Lisa McCune, Noël Coward, Private Lives, Theatre Royal Sydney

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NYE On The Hill Reveals 2026 Line-Up Featuring Ball Park Music, The Rions And Old Mervs

by Paul Cashmere

NYE On The Hill has announced its first artists for the 2026 festival, with Ball Park Music, The Rions, Old Mervs and Pacific Avenue leading the South Gippsland event.

Tagged as: Australian music, Ball Park Music, Festivals, NYE on the Hill, Old Mervs, Pacific Avenue, South Gippsland, The Rions, Victoria

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Anjunadeep Announces Return To Australia With Sydney And Melbourne Festivals

by Paul Cashmere

Anjunadeep is returning to Australia with standalone events in Sydney and Melbourne this summer, with artist line-ups to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tagged as: Above & Beyond, Anjunadeep, Dance Music, electronic music, Festivals, Finely Tuned, Melbourne, PICA, Sydney, Tumbalong Park

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Riley! Release New Single ‘Two Bucks’ Ahead Of New EP To Live And Die In The American South

by Paul Cashmere

South Texas emo band Riley! have released ‘Two Bucks’, featuring Heart Attack Man’s Eric Egan, ahead of their new Pure Noise Records EP To Live And Die In The American South.

Tagged as: emo, Eric Egan, Heart Attack Man, Midwest Emo, Pure Noise Records, Riley!, Ryan Bluhm, To Live And Die In The American South

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Icecream Hands Announce Companion EP ‘Pineapple Pieces’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Icecream Hands have announced Pineapple Pieces, a four-track companion EP featuring songs from the Giant Fox Pineapple Tree sessions and an intimate Melbourne launch performance.

Tagged as: Australian music, Charles Jenkins, EP Release, Giant Fox Pineapple Tree, Icecream Hands, Kew Court House, Melbourne, new music, Pineapple Pieces, power pop

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Colin Hay at Melbourne Recital Centre 29 June 2026 photo by Winston Robinson

Colin Hay Turns A Melbourne Recital Centre Show Into An Evening Of Stories, Songs And Memories

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay celebrated his 73rd birthday at Melbourne Recital Centre with an intimate evening of songs and storytelling that felt more like spending time with an old friend than attending a concert.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, concert review, Down Under, Melbourne, Melbourne Recital Centre, Men At Work, music news, Overkill, Paul Cashmere, Red Hot Summer Tour

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Boy George of Culture Club in Melbourne 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Boy George Launches Artist Included With AI Assisted New Version Of Karma Chameleon

by Paul Cashmere

Boy George has launched Artist Included, a new music and technology company built around ethical AI and artist ownership, debuting with a newly recorded version of “Karma Chameleon”.

Tagged as: artificial intelligence, Artist Included, BMG, Boy George, Culture Club, Jeremy Rosen, Karma Chameleon, Paul PK Kemsley, Robert Earl, Syntiant

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Control The Sun Release New Single ‘Pyre’

by Paul Cashmere

Adelaide progressive metal band Control The Sun have released their second single ‘Pyre’, continuing the momentum generated by their debut track ‘Say It’s Over’.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australian metal, Colibrium, Control The Sun, Forrester Savell, Japam, progressive metal, Pyre, Say It's Over

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Bad Wolves Introduce Sara “Killboy” Skinner On New Single ‘Paint It Red’

by Paul Cashmere

Bad Wolves have entered a new era with ‘Paint It Red’, introducing Sara “Killboy” Skinner as the band’s new vocalist and signalling another chapter in the group’s evolving history.

Tagged as: Bad Wolves, Better Noise Music, DL Laskiewicz, hard rock, heavy metal, John Boecklin, music news, Paint It Red, Sara Killboy Skinner, Tommy Vext

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GWAR Launch Fundraiser For Founding Member Chuck Varga Amid Cancer Battle

by Paul Cashmere

GWAR have launched a fundraising campaign for founding member Chuck Varga as he undergoes treatment for cancer, with fans able to donate, buy exclusive merchandise and bid on The Sexecutioner’s Axe.

Tagged as: Bob Gorman, Bonesnapper, Cancer Fundraiser, Chuck Varga, Dave Brockie, Gwar, heavy metal, Slave Pit, The Sexecutioner

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Ace Frehley Band Cancel Australian Tour Following Scrutiny Of Promoter Silverback Touring

by Paul Cashmere

The Ace Frehley Band has cancelled its planned September 2026 Australian tour, one week after promoter Silverback Touring and founder Danny Bazzi came under scrutiny in an A Current Affair investigation.

Tagged as: Ace Frehley, Australian Tours, Christopher Williams, Danny Bazzi, hard rock, Jeremy Asbrock, Kiss, Philip Shouse, Ryan Spencer Cook, Silverback Touring

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2026 Art Music Awards To Return To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

The 2026 Art Music Awards will return to Melbourne on 19 August, celebrating excellence in Australian contemporary classical, jazz and experimental music during APRA AMCOS’ centenary year.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Art Music Awards, Aura Go, Australian Classical Music, Australian Music Centre, Connor D'Netto, experimental music, jazz, Melbourne, Namila Benson, Sia Ahmad, The Timber Yard

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Eurythmics Revenge Turns 40 As The Album Cemented Annie Lennox And Dave Stewart’s Rock Reinvention

by Paul Cashmere

Eurythmics’ Revenge turns 40, marking the anniversary of the album that delivered Missionary Man, Thorn In My Side, When Tomorrow Comes and The Miracle Of Love.

Tagged as: 1986 albums, Annie Lennox, Blondie, Clem Burke, Dave Stewart, Eurythmics, Missionary Man, Revenge, The Miracle Of Love, Thorn In My Side, When Tomorrow Comes

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Madonna True Blue Turns 40 As The Album That Cemented Her Pop Dominance

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after its release, Madonna’s True Blue remains one of the defining albums of the 1980s and the biggest-selling studio release of her career.

Tagged as: 1980s Music, La Isla Bonita, Live To Tell, Madonna, Papa Don't Preach, Patrick Leonard, Stephen Bray, True Blue

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The Cyrkle Red Rubber Ball Turns 60 As A Folk Pop Classic Reaches A Milestone

by Paul Cashmere

The Cyrkle’s debut album Red Rubber Ball celebrates its 60th anniversary, spotlighting the enduring title track co-written by The Seekers’ Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon.

Tagged as: 1966, Brian Epstein, Bruce Woodley, Classic Pop, Columbia Records, Folk Rock, Paul Simon, Red Rubber Ball, The Cyrkle, The Seekers

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Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde Marks 60 Years Since Landmark Double Album

Sixty years after its release, Bob Dylan's Blonde On Blonde remains a defining moment in modern music history, capturing the shift from folk to electric rock and setting a new benchmark for studio ambition and lyrical scope.

June 20, 2026