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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
Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook
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
The Cure Standing On A Beach
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
Vampire Weekend Rostam performing live with guitar and Middle Eastern instrumentation
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
The Royal Mint's official Pink Floyd commemorative coin, featuring iconic prism design from The Dark Side of the Moon on the reverse and His Majesty The King's portrait on the obverse. Available from 14 May 2026, the coin celebrates more than half a century of Pink Floyd's extraordinary and enduring legacy. (PRNewsfoto/The Royal Mint)
Pink Floyd Honoured With Royal Mint Commemorative Coin

Pink Floyd has become the latest British music institution recognised by The Royal Mint, with a new commemorative coin built around the prism artwork from The Dark Side Of The Moon.

May 14, 2026
Ninajirachi photo by Tom Vanderzeil
AIR Awards 2026 Nominees Revealed With Ninajirachi, Folk Bitch Trio And Way Dynamic Leading The Field

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association has announced the nominees for the 2026 AIR Awards, with Ninajirachi, Folk Bitch Trio and Way Dynamic among the most recognised artists ahead of the ceremony in Adelaide this July.

May 14, 2026
Jet photo by Ros O'Gorman
Jet Extend BMG Partnership With Publishing Catalogue Deal

Jet have expanded their long-running relationship with BMG, with the publisher acquiring interests in the catalogue of key members of the Melbourne rock band behind Are You Gonna Be My Girl and Get Born.

May 14, 2026
Aloe Black Photo by Amanda Austin
Night At The Barracks Returns To Sydney In 2026 With Aloe Blacc, Ben Folds And Major Australian Line-Up

Manly's North Head Sanctuary will once again host Night At The Barracks in 2026, with the award-winning open-air concert series returning for a fifth consecutive season featuring Aloe Blacc, Ben Folds, The Temper Trap, Boy & Bear, PNAU, Sneaky Sound System, The Cruel Sea and more under the stars.

May 14, 2026
Icehouse perform at A Day In The Gardens in the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Sunday 12 March 2017.
Icehouse On The Harbour To Take Over Sydney’s Fleet Steps This September

Icehouse will perform a landmark Sydney Harbour show at Fleet Steps on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, marking their only Sydney concert of the year, with special guests Little Quirks joining the bill. Tickets go on sale via Ticketek on Monday, 25 May at 12.00pm.

May 14, 2026
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Elvis Costello’s ‘All This Useless Beauty’ Turns 30 As A Transitional Album Gains New Recognition

Thirty years after its release, Elvis Costello's 1996 album All This Useless Beauty is being reassessed as one of the pivotal records in his catalogue, marking the end of his long partnership with The Attractions and the close of his Warner Bros. era.

May 14, 2026
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Jack Douglas, Producer Behind John Lennon’s Double Fantasy And Aerosmith’s Classic 70s Albums, Dies At 80

Jack Douglas, the American producer and engineer whose credits ranged from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy to Aerosmith's breakthrough 1970s catalogue, has died at the age of 80 after complications from lymphoma. Douglas was one of the defining studio figures of classic rock, shaping landmark recordings for Lennon, Aerosmith, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick and the New York Dolls.

May 13, 2026
Beck at The Palais Melbourne 13 May 2026 photo by Winston Robinson
Beck Turns Palais Theatre Into Cinematic Orchestra Hall In Melbourne

Beck opened his 2026 Australian tour at Melbourne's Palais Theatre with a two-hour orchestral performance that reimagined material from across his catalogue, before pivoting into a looser encore set with longtime collaborators including Jason Falkner of Jellyfish.

May 13, 2026
The Waterboys Atlantic Rain
The Waterboys Announce Lost ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ Recordings Collection

The Waterboys will open the vault on the Fisherman's Blues era with Atlantic Rain, a newly compiled set of previously unheard recordings from the band's pivotal late 1980s sessions.

May 13, 2026
Paul McCartney in Santiago October 2024 photo by Karen Freedman
Paul McCartney Rumoured For Singapore Grand Prix After Neil Finn Slip-Up On Australian TV

Neil Finn and Eddie Rayner appear to have revealed that Paul McCartney will perform at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, which would mark McCartney's first ever concert appearance in Singapore.

May 13, 2026
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LeeHi Announces First Australian And New Zealand Tour Dates For 2026

South Korean singer-songwriter LeeHi will make her Australian and New Zealand concert debut in August and September 2026 with the &CO International Tour, featuring appearances from Bizzy, DOK2, ROLLDICE and SZN.

May 13, 2026
George Michael Older
George Michael Older Marks 30th Anniversary

Thirty years on from its original release, George Michael's Older is being reassessed as a pivotal mid-career statement, arriving after a prolonged legal dispute and delivering a run of UK chart records that reshaped his commercial standing in the 1990s.

May 13, 2026
John Lydon, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Public Image Ltd Tickets Now On Sale For Australian And New Zealand Tour

Public Image Ltd have opened ticket sales for their January 2027 Australian and New Zealand tour, with John Lydon's post-punk group preparing for their first local dates in more than a decade. Recent European setlists suggest fans can expect material spanning the band's entire catalogue, from 1978's First Issue through to later era releases including What The World Needs Now….

May 12, 2026
Alex Lahey photo by Seannie Bryan
Alex Lahey Revisits ‘B-Grade University’ For 10th Anniversary Release

Australian songwriter Alex Lahey will mark the 10th anniversary of her breakthrough EP B-Grade University with an expanded reissue featuring new recordings, including an updated version of ‘You Don't Think You Like People Like Me' with Canadian duo Tegan & Sarah.

May 12, 2026
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Conjurer Reveal New Live Video For ‘The World Is Not My Home’

British post-metal band Conjurer have released a new live performance video for ‘The World Is Not My Home', filmed during the group's sold-out headline appearance at The Underworld in London in November 2025, as the band continues the rollout for latest album Unself.

May 12, 2026