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Paul McCartney Brings Unseen Beatles Songs To Streaming After SNL Post Credits Performance

Paul McCartney has released two previously unseen performances from the Saturday Night Live Season 51 finale, with post credits renditions of Beatles classics ‘Help!' and ‘Drive My Car' now available online after they were omitted from the original broadcast.

May 22, 2026
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NOFX To Release Final Soundtrack Collection For Career Documentary 40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up

NOFX will release the companion soundtrack and original score for its documentary *40 Years Of Fuckin' Up* in August, with two new songs positioned as part of the band's post-retirement legacy and Australian cinema screenings scheduled for July and August.

May 22, 2026
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Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary To Trace Maurice White’s Vision In New Questlove Film

Earth, Wind & Fire are the subject of a new HBO documentary from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, with the film examining the band's origins, musical evolution and long-term influence on contemporary culture.

May 22, 2026
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Kingswood Release New Album Midnight Mavericks And Launch National Tour

Kingswood have released their seventh studio album Midnight Mavericks, marking the next stage in the Melbourne band's evolution as they continue their shift toward country and Americana influenced songwriting while launching a national tour across Australia.

May 22, 2026
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The Damned Reflect On Brian James Through Not Like Everybody Else

Rat Scabies says The Damned's recent album Not Like Everybody Else became an emotional return to the studio and a tribute to founding guitarist Brian James, with one track carrying particular weight through James' final performance with the band.

May 21, 2026
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Bolan Releases ‘Memory’ Ahead Of Debut Solo Album ‘Gargoyle Of The Garden State’

Rachel Bolan has released ‘Memory', the third preview track from his first solo album under the Bolan name, offering a more reflective side of a musician known for four decades of hard rock songwriting.

May 21, 2026
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Lake Drive Release “Cherry Coloured Sweater” As Band Expands Its Alt Pop Footprint

Lake Drive have released new single "Cherry Coloured Sweater", with the Milwaukee group using a more pop focused approach while continuing their move through the contemporary alt pop and pop rock space.

May 21, 2026
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Gideon Release New Track ‘4×4’ As Momentum Builds Around Latest Material

Gideon have expanded their current release cycle with new single '4x4', arriving alongside an official video as the Alabama metalcore group continues a busy touring run and builds on the breakout response to recent material.

May 21, 2026
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Kylie Minogue And Terry Blamey Built A Blueprint For Global Pop Success

Kylie Minogue's rise from Australian television actor to international pop star did not happen by accident. Her 25 year partnership with manager Terry Blamey shaped one of the most durable careers in modern pop and created a model for taking Australian talent to the world stage. For whatever reason, the following story is ignored in the new Kylie Netflix documentary.

May 21, 2026
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Michael Jackson: Netflix Revisits 2005 Trial In New Docuseries ‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’

Michael Jackson returns to the centre of public discussion with Netflix announcing a new three-part documentary series examining the singer's 2005 criminal trial, two decades after his acquittal and amid renewed attention surrounding his career and legacy.

May 21, 2026
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Chris Botti Brings A Setlist Of Modern Pop And Timeless Standards To Australia

Chris Botti's current live show is revealing a broader picture of the Grammy-winning trumpeter's musical range, pairing contemporary material including Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' ‘Die With A Smile' with film scores, jazz standards and classic pop songs ahead of his June 2026 Australian tour.

May 21, 2026
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The Wallflowers Bringing Down The Horse Turns 30

The Wallflowers' breakthrough album Bringing Down The Horse turns 30 this week, marking three decades since Jakob Dylan's band moved from cult status to mainstream rock success with hits including ‘One Headlight' and ‘6th Avenue Heartache'.

May 21, 2026
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David Bowie Changesonebowie Turns 50

David Bowie's landmark 1976 compilation Changesonebowie reaches its 50th anniversary, marking the release that helped cement Bowie's transformation from cult innovator to mainstream global star during one of the most prolific periods of his career.

May 21, 2026
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Blue Öyster Cult Agents Of Fortune Turns 50

Fifty years after Blue Öyster Cult released Agents Of Fortune, the album remains the band's commercial breakthrough and the record that delivered one of rock radio's most enduring songs, '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'.

May 21, 2026
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Sparks Connections Run Deep From Cate Blanchett To Paul McCartney

Sparks frontman Ron Mael has reflected on two of the band's most unlikely celebrity connections, an unexpected friendship with Cate Blanchett and the time Paul McCartney paid tribute by impersonating him in a music video.

May 20, 2026
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Vika & Linda Make Their Most Personal Album Yet With ‘Where Do You Come From’

Vika & Linda have spent more than four decades singing other people's stories. On their new album Where Do You Come From, due on 5 June 2026, they have turned the spotlight inward and delivered what may be the most revealing work of their career.

May 20, 2026
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The Hu Announce Third Album Hun And Release New Single Lost Soul

The Hu have confirmed their third studio album, Hun, will be released on July 24, while unveiling the new single Lost Soul, a collaboration with Jonny Hawkins of Nothing More that signals the next phase of the Mongolian band's evolving Hunnu Rock sound.

May 20, 2026
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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