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
MJ The Michael Jackson Musical Singapore 2027 Sands Theatre
MJ The Michael Jackson Musical Heads To Taipei In 2027

Michael Jackson's Dangerous era musical will bring its Tony Award-winning production to Taipei Music Center for a limited season from April 2027.

October 5, 2026
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Foo Fighters Swap Stadium For 1,250-Capacity Melbourne Show

Two nights after playing Marvel Stadium, Foo Fighters will step into Crown LIVE for a one-night performance limited to just 1,250 people, giving Melbourne fans a radically different way to see the band.

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
Sass Jordan performing live during her Canadian rock career
Sass Jordan Dies At 65, The Singer Who Helped Shape Taylor Hawkins’ Rock Career

The Canadian rock and blues singer, Juno Award winner and longtime Canadian Idol judge died peacefully on October 2, leaving behind a catalogue that connected hard rock, blues and soul.

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
Michael McDonald performing onstage at CMA Fest 2026
Michael McDonald Reunites With Son He Placed For Adoption Nearly 60 Years Ago

A 23andMe DNA match led Michael Goessling to a half-brother he never knew existed, and ultimately to the discovery that his biological father was the Doobie Brothers singer.

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
Johnny Cash performing during the 1960s, marking the era of his 1966 album Happiness Is You.
Johnny Cash’s Happiness Is You Turns 60 As His Career Was About To Change Forever

When Johnny Cash released Happiness Is You in 1966, he was already a major country recording artist and a relentless touring performer. Within three years, television would take him into millions of homes and a new run of career-defining songs would follow.

October 3, 2026
Jason Dean performs Elton John songs with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall in Melbourne.
The Music Of Elton Puts Jason Dean Front And Centre, But Leaves The MSO Underused

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra revisits its historic 1986 Elton John collaboration at Hamer Hall, but the most striking element of the new production is also the question it raises: how much orchestra do you need for an orchestral Elton John show?

October 2, 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
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