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156/Silence Announce New Album From A Distance And Release New Single No Arms

156/Silence have announced their sixth studio album From A Distance, arriving September 4 through Pure Noise Records, with the Pittsburgh metalcore band introducing the record through the new single and video for No Arms.

May 20, 2026
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The Jungle Giants Experiencing Feelings Of Joy Tour Expands With Regional Dates

The Jungle Giants have expanded their national tour in support of Experiencing Feelings Of Joy, adding a broad run of regional Australian shows following the album's chart debut and major city theatre dates.

May 20, 2026
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The Meanies Announce National Tour Dates And New Dad Fight Split Single

The Meanies are expanding their live schedule through 2026 with interstate dates, a new split release with Dad Fight and a return to Western Australia for the first time in three years.

May 20, 2026
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Don McLean Says ‘American Boys’ Will Be His Final Album Ahead Of Australian Tour

Don McLean has confirmed that his 2024 album American Boys will be the final studio album of his career as the songwriter prepares to return to Australia for his American Pie 55th anniversary tour.

May 19, 2026
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Jim Manzie Went From Ol’ 55 To Hollywood Horror Soundtracks

Jim Manzie built his reputation writing songs for Ol' 55 and The Breakers before unexpectedly forging a second career in Hollywood composing scores for horror films including From A Whisper To A Scream starring Vincent Price.

May 19, 2026
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Tash Sultana Signs Global Recording Deal With BMG

Tash Sultana has signed the first global label partnership of their career, entering an exclusive worldwide recording agreement with BMG after nearly a decade of building an international audience independently.

May 19, 2026
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Enuff Z’Nuff Reflect On MTV Fame, ‘New Thing’ And Their Unlikely Power Pop Legacy

Chip Z’Nuff says Enuff Z’Nuff’s breakthrough with ‘New Thing’ on MTV changed the band’s trajectory overnight, taking the Chicago group from club stages to national television and arena tours during the late 1980s rock boom.

May 19, 2026
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Drew Goddard Of Karnivool Announced As WAMCon 2026 Keynote Speaker

Karnivool guitarist and songwriter Drew Goddard will headline WAMCon 2026 in Fremantle, bringing more than 25 years of experience in performance, production and artist development to Western Australia's flagship music industry conference.

May 19, 2026
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TSIM Announce First National Tour In More Than 30 Years

TSIM, the rebranded touring incarnation of Australian provocateurs TISM, will undertake their first national tour in more than three decades following recent headline performances at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne's PICA.

May 19, 2026
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Kevin Morby Announces 2026 Australian Tour Following Release Of Little Wide Open

Kevin Morby will return to Australia in November 2026 for a run of headline and festival dates behind his eighth studio album Little Wide Open, recorded with producer Aaron Dessner and released this month through Dead Oceans.

May 19, 2026
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Mico Announces Debut Australian Tour For November 2026

Canadian alt-pop artist Mico will tour Australia for the first time in November 2026, with headline dates confirmed for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne as the Toronto musician prepares to release his major label debut album When The Lights Turn On.

May 19, 2026
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Town Folk Festival Announces 2026 Line-Up Featuring Aldous Harding, Kevin Morby And Folk Bitch Trio

Town Folk Festival will return to Djaara / Castlemaine in November 2026 with a line-up led by New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding, American folk artist Kevin Morby and Melbourne trio Folk Bitch Trio.

May 19, 2026
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Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’ Turns 40 As Landmark Album Continues To Shape Pop And Art Rock

Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So remains one of the defining records of the decade, bridging experimental art rock and mainstream pop while delivering some of the biggest songs of Gabriel's career.

May 19, 2026
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Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ Turns 50 As New York Classic Marks A Career Turning Point

Billy Joel's fourth studio album ‘Turnstiles' reaches its 50th anniversary this week, marking the record that reconnected the singer-songwriter with New York and laid the groundwork for the commercial breakthrough that followed with ‘The Stranger'.

May 19, 2026
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Crow Founding Member Peter Archer Dies At Age 61

Crow guitarist and songwriter Peter Archer has died aged 61, just days before the release of the Sydney band's first new music in more than 15 years. Archer's death was confirmed by the band in a statement posted to social media on Sunday night.

May 18, 2026
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Beartooth Announce Pure Ecstasy Australian Tour And New Album

Beartooth will return to Australia in January 2027 for their biggest local headline run to date, alongside the announcement of sixth studio album Pure Ecstasy, due in August via Fearless Records.

May 18, 2026
The Damned at Northcote Theatre, Melbourne 22 March 2024 photo by Mary Boukouvalis
The Damned Say Covers By Guns N’ Roses And The Offspring Paid More Than The Band Ever Earned

Rat Scabies says cover versions of The Damned songs by Guns N' Roses and The Offspring delivered some of the biggest royalty cheques the band members had ever received, decades after the original recordings helped define British punk.

May 18, 2026
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Paul McCartney Closes Saturday Night Live Season Finale With Surprise ‘Coming Up’ Performance

Paul McCartney returned to Saturday Night Live for the ninth time this weekend, performing new music from forthcoming album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane alongside classic Wings and solo material in the Season 51 finale.

May 18, 2026
Killswitch Engage Announce 2026 Australian And New Zealand Tour

Killswitch Engage will return to Australia and New Zealand in late 2026 for their first headline tour of the region since releasing their 2025 album This Consequence, with British metal band Sylosis joining as special guests.

May 18, 2026
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Dennis Locorriere Of Dr. Hook Dies At 76

Dennis Locorriere, the longtime voice of Dr. Hook and one of the defining singers of 1970s soft rock and country rock radio, has died at the age of 76 after complications from kidney disease.

May 18, 2026
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Warren Zevon’s Self-Titled Album Turns 50 As Its All-Star Cast And Classic Songs Continue To Resonate

Fifty years after the release of Warren Zevon's breakthrough self-titled album, the 1976 record remains one of the defining singer-songwriter statements of the decade, powered by a remarkable cast of musicians and songs later transformed into hits by Linda Ronstadt.

May 18, 2026
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The Runaways Debut Album Turns 50 As Its Legacy Continues To Shape Rock Music

The Runaways, the groundbreaking 1976 debut from The Runaways, reached its 50th anniversary this week, marking half a century since the Los Angeles teenagers delivered one of the most influential hard rock records of the era.

May 17, 2026
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Rainbow Rising Turns 50 As Heavy Metal Landmark Continues To Shape The Genre

Fifty years after its release, Rainbow's second album Rising remains one of the defining records of hard rock and early heavy metal, with “Stargazer” continuing to influence generations of metal musicians and fans.

May 17, 2026
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The Beach Boys Pet Sounds Turns 60

Sixty years after its release, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds remains one of the most studied and influential albums in modern music, a record that reshaped studio production, elevated pop music's artistic ambitions and changed the trajectory of rock albums forever.

May 16, 2026
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Clarence Carter Dies Aged 90

Soul and blues singer Clarence Carter, best known for hits including Slip Away, Patches and Strokin', has died at the age of 90 after complications from pneumonia.

May 15, 2026
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The Rolling Stones Unveil AI Powered ‘In The Stars’ Video Ahead Of Foreign Tongues Release

The Rolling Stones have released a new video for ‘In The Stars', using deepfake AI technology to digitally recreate younger versions of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood ahead of the release of new album Foreign Tongues.

May 15, 2026
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The Cure Standing On The Beach Marks 40 Years With Landmark Singles Collection Revisited

The Cure's Standing On The Beach, also known in some territories as Staring At The Sea, reaches its 40th anniversary, revisiting a defining singles era that captured the band's rise from post punk outsiders to global chart presence.

May 15, 2026
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Rostam Shares Hardy Featuring Clairo Ahead Of American Stories Album Release

Rostam releases Hardy featuring Clairo from American Stories due May 15 via Matsor Projects, with the new single arriving alongside concert film rollout and YouTube premiere plans

May 14, 2026
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Deep Purple Release Arrogant Boy Ahead Of SPLAT! Album

Deep Purple have unveiled Arrogant Boy, the first single from their forthcoming studio album SPLAT!, arriving July 3 via earMUSIC, as the band expands the concept behind their new record exploring transformation rather than apocalypse.

May 14, 2026
Split Enz at Rod Laver Arena 13 May 2026 by Mary Boukouvalas
Split Enz Deliver Triumphant Forever Enz Return At Rod Laver Arena Melbourne

Split Enz launched their Forever Enz reunion tour at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena with a career-spanning performance featuring Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner and Noel Crombie, revisiting landmark material from across their catalogue in a tightly staged, visually rich production.

May 14, 2026