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
Steve Miller with the Steve Miller Band and jazz musicians at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Steve Miller Brings Rock And Jazz Masters Together At Lincoln Center

Steve Miller will mark his 10th year at Jazz at Lincoln Center with an unusually assembled band that places veteran Steve Miller Band musicians alongside some of New York's most accomplished jazz players.

October 2, 2026
The Datsuns performing during the Smoke & Mirrors era
The Datsuns’ Smoke & Mirrors Turns 20 With A Return To Their Own Sound

Released after the extraordinary expectations surrounding their debut and the John Paul Jones-produced second album, *Smoke & Mirrors* marked a deliberate reset for the New Zealand band.

October 2, 2026
9 Dundas Lane Albert Park, former Mushroom Group headquarters
Mushroom Group’s 9 Dundas Lane Headquarters Goes On The Market

The Albert Park building that housed Mushroom Records and became part of Michael Gudinski's music empire for more than four decades is being offered for sale.

October 1, 2026
Murray and the Movers photo bu Jo Forster
Murray And The Movers Bring Memphis Soul To Norman Lindsay Gallery

Murray Cook and Lizzie Mack will take their soul, R&B and 1960s and 1970s repertoire into the gardens of Norman Lindsay Gallery for a special spring performance.

October 1, 2026
Ed Kowalczyk of Live Melbourne 2015 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Live And Stone Temple Pilots Bring Lookout To Perth With The Living End And Magic Dirt

Live and Stone Temple Pilots will co-headline Lookout at Kings Park in March 2027, with The Living End and Magic Dirt completing a four-band alternative rock bill.

October 1, 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
Antony Partos, Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley lead the 2026 Screen Music Awards nominations
Antony Partos, Josh Hogan And Ned Beckley Lead 2026 Screen Music Awards Nominations

Antony Partos, Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley each have four nominations, while the field spans television, film, games, advertising, documentaries and children's programming.

October 1, 2026
Matchbox Twenty Yourself Or Someone Like You
Matchbox Twenty’s ‘Yourself Or Someone Like You’ Turns 30

Matchbox Twenty's debut began with a slow start before becoming a multi-million-selling album, with Adam Gaynor's rhythm guitar, backing vocals and arranging instincts helping turn Rob Thomas' songs into a distinctive band sound.

October 1, 2026
Kurt Cobain performing live with Nirvana on stage playing a fender guitar
Nirvana’s Heaviest Posthumous Statement From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah Reaches Its 30th Anniversary

Thirty years ago, DGC Records released the thunderous counter-argument to the acoustic finality of MTV Unplugged. Nirvana’s From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah hit shelves on October 1, 1996, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 and topping charts in Australia. Yet the visceral live compilation, designed to remind the world of the Seattle trio's abrasive punk roots, was born from an aborted project that bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl were initially too devastated to finish.

October 1, 2026
John Fogerty Eye of the Zombie album cover 1986 40th anniversary
John Fogerty’s Eye Of The Zombie Turns 40 And The Songs He Left Off Stage For Years

Released on this day in 1986, John Fogerty 'Eye of the Zombie', the album that followed Centerfield introduced Fogerty's first full backing band, earned a Grammy nomination and featured a cover that nearly copied David Lee Roth, yet its material stayed silent in concert for more than two decades.

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
Styx Crystal Ball album cover featuring the band’s 1976 lineup with Tommy Shaw
Styx’s Crystal Ball Turns 50 With Tommy Shaw’s First Chapter In The Band

Released in 1976, Crystal Ball introduced Tommy Shaw to Styx and established a song that would remain part of the band's live identity for decades.

October 1, 2026
Robby Hoffman performing stand-up comedy during her 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour
Robby Hoffman Brings Her Stand-Up Tour To Australia In 2027

The comedian's international profile has expanded rapidly through Netflix, Hacks and Rooster, and she will now bring her stand-up show to four Australian and New Zealand cities.

September 30, 2026
Rick Nielsen with his custom five-neck Hamer guitar from The Rick Nielsen Collection auction.
Rick Nielsen Puts His Five-Neck Hamer Up For Sale For The First Time

More than 300 pieces from the Cheap Trick guitarist's personal collection will be auctioned in Nashville, including guitars played onstage, handwritten "Heaven Tonight" lyrics and the 1955 Ford Thunderbird he once called his "first extravagance".

September 30, 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
Steve Hogarth photo by Anne-Marie Forker
Classic Album Review’s Barry Robinson Finds Steve Hogarth’s Voice In ‘Tip-Top Condition’

Classic Album Review's Barry Robinson has praised Steve Hogarth's voice, stagecraft and audience connection after seeing Marillion in Cambridge, with the band now preparing for four Australian shows.

September 30, 2026
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's Randy Bachman performing live
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Is A Bachman Family Band Now

Randy Bachman's current BTO lineup includes his son Tal Bachman, whose 1999 Australian hit "She's So High" is now part of his father's set, and Tal's wife Coco on drums.

September 30, 2026
Gary Numan photo by Ros O'Gorman
Gary Numan’s Next Album Could Be His Most AI-Focused Record Yet

More than five years after *Intruder*, Gary Numan is preparing to return to the studio with artificial intelligence on his mind, and he admits the pressure of making his next album has never been greater.

September 30, 2026
A Perfect Circle with Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan
A Perfect Circle Release ‘To Whom It May Concern’ As ‘Starless’ Hits No. 1

A Perfect Circle have followed their first new song in six years with another 2026 recording, while Billy Howerdel says there is "more to come" and the band prepares to return to Australia.

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