Vacations release new album Pursuit Of Anything and share the “Lucky, Forever” video.
Vacations Release New Album Pursuit Of Anything And Share “Lucky, Forever” Video

Vacations have released their new album Pursuit Of Anything, accompanied by a new video for "Lucky, Forever".

October 7, 2026
Ruby Gill holding guitar for fishing is not about fishing album campaign
Ruby Gill Turns Past Triggers Into A Love Song About Choosing To Stay

Ruby Gill has released "Porchlight", the final preview of her third album *fishing is not about fishing*, a love song about learning to recognise a real relationship rather than seeing the ghosts of past ones.

October 6, 2026
Wage War Landfall album announcement
Wage War Unleash God Complex Ahead Of Landfall Album

Florida metalcore band Wage War have released "God Complex", the latest track from their forthcoming album Landfall, following a busy 2026 that has already taken the band through Australia.

October 6, 2026
Kelly Hansen joins The Dead Daisies with Doug Aldrich, David Lowy, Tommy Clufetos and Jimi Crutchley
Kelly Hansen Joins The Dead Daisies And Reunites With Doug Aldrich

After 20 years fronting Foreigner, Kelly Hansen has chosen his next band, joining The Dead Daisies for a new chapter that also reunites him with guitarist Doug Aldrich.

October 6, 2026
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, including Slash, Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns, Frank Sidoris and Brent Fitz
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators Reveal How Flying Blind Came Together

Slash and Myles Kennedy have returned with a new song created almost from scratch in rehearsal, giving fans the first look at a 12-track album recorded largely live in the studio.

October 5, 2026
Peter Gabriel portrait by Nadav Kander for new album o\i
Peter Gabriel Completes His i/o Story With New Album o\i

Peter Gabriel will release o\i on 27 November, completing a 25-song project that began with the full moon releases of i/o and continues with the new song Face the Wall.

October 5, 2026
Steven Wilson On Chapel Slope official video still from Requiem For A Village
Steven Wilson Shares On Chapel Slope Video From Requiem For A Village

The new clip and track deepen the sepia-toned world of his ninth album, due 6 November via Fiction Records, with narration from Andy Partridge and David Tennant.

October 5, 2026
Kid Rock performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on 7 December 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kid Rock Faces Questions Over “The Gambler” Similarities On New Christian Song

Kid Rock's "James 1:17 (Jesus Is King)" has drawn attention for its striking musical resemblance to Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler", raising questions about whether Don Schlitz's composition has been used without credit.

October 5, 2026
Palaye Royale brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig and Emerson Barrett
Palaye Royale Turn Loss Into A New Beginning With Amsterdamage

Palaye Royale will release their sixth studio album in January, with "Lost In Translation" introducing a record the brothers say helped bring them back together after the death of their mother.

October 5, 2026
Paul McCartney on Jimmy Kimmel Live discussing The Boys of Dungeon Lane
Paul McCartney Reveals How Ringo Starr Ended Up On The Boys Of Dungeon Lane

In a revealing Jimmy Kimmel interview, Paul McCartney talks Ringo Starr, Wings, his family, Taylor Swift, Larry David and the unexpected stories behind his latest album.

October 3, 2026
Stan Lynch recording “High Flying Bird”, his new song about Tom Petty
Stan Lynch’s New Tom Petty Song Asks ‘What’s It Like In That Soft Clean Air?’

The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer has turned years of private feelings about his friend and bandmate into "High Flying Bird", a new song recorded with Speaker Wars.

October 3, 2026
Alexander Skarsgård stars in The Rolling Stones Mr Charm music video
The Rolling Stones Put Alexander Skarsgård Into The World Of Mr Charm

Alexander Skarsgård takes the lead in the new Rolling Stones video, while the accompanying release brings a Mick Jagger and Keith Richards duet featuring Charlie Watts back to streaming.

October 3, 2026
Van Halen A Different Kind Of Truth reissue featuring Eddie Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen
Van Halen Reissue Reveals The Unusual Story Behind A Different Kind Of Truth

Van Halen's final studio album returns on vinyl and CD this month, bringing renewed attention to the unusual way Wolfgang Van Halen helped resurrect unfinished songs dating back to the band's earliest years.

October 3, 2026
The Pretty Things Pretty Rare 12CD box set
The Pretty Things Open Their Archive With 12CD Pretty Rare Collection

More than five decades of demos, acetates, rehearsals, live recordings and previously unreleased material are collected across 12 CDs, tracing The Pretty Things from their 1965 recordings through to the final work made by Phil May and Dick Taylor.

October 3, 2026
The Bamboos with Reginald AK for the “On & On” single
The Bamboos Put Reginald AK At The Centre Of Their New Single “On & On”

The Melbourne soul-funk institution brings Kylie Auldist's son back into the Bamboos fold for a song about confronting fear, change and personal uncertainty.

October 2, 2026
Paul McCartney The Boys Of Dungeon Lane Special Edition artwork
Paul McCartney Adds Four Songs To The Boys Of Dungeon Lane Just Four Months After Release

Paul McCartney is revisiting The Boys Of Dungeon Lane with three previously unreleased songs and a new version of his Ringo Starr duet, raising an obvious question for fans who bought the album in May.

October 2, 2026
Talking Heads Fear of Music Super Deluxe Edition box set featuring remastered album, rarities and 1979 live recordings
Talking Heads Expand Fear Of Music With Two Unreleased 1979 Concerts

Rhino's expanded edition adds two complete 1979 shows, studio rarities, new Dolby Atmos mixes and rare BBC footage to the Talking Heads classic.

October 2, 2026
Absurda mystery Australian heavy music project debut single Spirit
Absurda Have Entered The Chat, But Who Are They?

The anonymous Australian heavy project have released their debut single, "Spirit", but there are no names, no band photo and only a handful of clues to work with.

October 2, 2026
Andy White performing live and promoting Written To Be Read Quickly in Melbourne
Andy White Returns To Melbourne With New Poetry Book And 2027 Album Preview

Forty years after his debut album, the Northern Irish songwriter will return to Melbourne's Merri Creek Tavern to launch his third poetry collection and preview songs from a new album due in 2027.

October 1, 2026
Gypsy Lee releases her new EP On A Mission From God And Gucci
Gypsy Lee Turns A Funeral Into The Starting Point For Her New EP

Melbourne songwriter Gypsy Lee has released her new four-track EP, On A Mission From God And Gucci, a collection she describes as the most honest expression yet of where she is at 22.

October 1, 2026
Rose Tattoo play Palms Crown Casino on Friday 27 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Jimmy Barnes Finally Releases The Rose Tattoo Recording He Wanted Angry Anderson To Hear

Jimmy Barnes has released his recording of Rose Tattoo's "Rock 'N' Roll Is King" as a tribute to his late friend Angry Anderson, with all proceeds going to Support Act.

October 1, 2026
Glenn Shorrock recalls The Twilights recording at Abbey Road while The Beatles worked on Penny Lane.
Glenn Shorrock Recalls The Night The Twilights Crossed Paths With The Beatles At Abbey Road

Glenn Shorrock remembers recording The Twilights' "What's Wrong With The Way I Live?" at Abbey Road with Norman "Hurricane" Smith, while Paul McCartney was working on "Penny Lane" nearby and George Harrison arrived for the session.

October 1, 2026
KC And The Sunshine Band Part 3 album cover
KC And The Sunshine Band’s Part 3 Turns 50 With Three Of Their Biggest Hits

Released in October 1976, Part 3 captured KC And The Sunshine Band at the height of their chart run, bringing together "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man" and "Keep It Comin' Love".

October 1, 2026
War Child Australia's Forever Young album featuring Australian artists Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, The Temper Trap and Youth Group
War Child Australia Brings 15 Australian Artists Together For Forever Young

Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, The Temper Trap, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Sarah Blasko, Ruel and more contribute recordings to an Australian fundraising album for children affected by conflict.

October 1, 2026
Ween performing during the 1994-95 Chocolate And Cheese tour
Ween Unleash Seven Complete Chocolate And Cheese Tour Shows In New Box Set

Ween will open the vault on seven complete concerts from the 1994-95 Chocolate And Cheese tour, including a 24-minute "Vallejo" that ends with a chaotic backstage dive.

September 30, 2026
Elvis Costello My Aim is True 49th anniversary
Elvis Costello Bypasses 50th Anniversary Tradition For Massive 49th Anniversary Edition Of My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello has unboxed an expansive 101-track 5CD collection celebrating his landmark 1977 debut album, revealing 52 unreleased tracks, historical studio secrets and the quirky reason he chose a 49th anniversary over a 50th.

September 30, 2026
The Many Faces Of AC/DC 3CD featuring Brian Johnson Geordie and Bon Scott recordings
AC/DC’s Many Faces Finds Brian Johnson’s Geordie Years, But Leaves Some Bon Scott History Untold

A new 3CD edition brings Brian Johnson's pre-AC/DC recordings with Geordie back into circulation, alongside early Bon Scott material and a disc of AC/DC covers, but its history of the two singers is far from complete.

September 30, 2026
Billy Joel performing during the 1976 Turnstiles era
Billy Joel’s Turnstiles Gets 50th Anniversary Box Set With 54 Unreleased Tracks

Fifty years after its release, Billy Joel's Turnstiles is being expanded into a 4CD and Blu-ray collection containing 67 audio tracks, including the previously unheard "Oklahoma", the first official audio release of "Handball" and four recordings from an abandoned session with Elton John's rhythm section.

September 30, 2026
Chrissy Amphlett and Tim Finn Some Times EP artwork
Chrissy Amphlett And Tim Finn Reveal Lost Chapter With Some Times EP

A previously unreleased collaboration between Chrissy Amphlett and Tim Finn, recorded in Sydney and New York, will finally be heard more than 30 years after the songs were written.

September 29, 2026
Stevie Wonder celebrates 50 years of Songs In The Key Of Life with four previously unreleased recordings from the album sessions
Stevie Wonder Opens The Songs In The Key Of Life Vault 50 Years Later

Four previously unreleased recordings from the 1976 sessions have been personally selected by Stevie Wonder, including songs featuring musicians who were at the beginning of major careers.

September 29, 2026