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Perry Bamonte performing live on stage with The Cure during a concert

Perry Bamonte Of The Cure Has Died At Age 65

The Cure have announced the death of guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte, a key creative force within the band across two decades, who has died aged 65.

Tagged as: alternative rock, british music, Goth Rock, music obituary, Perry Bamonte, The Cure

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Steven Drodz of The Flaming Lips photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steven Drozd Leaves The Flaming Lips After Three Decades

by Paul Cashmere

Steven Drozd has confirmed his departure from The Flaming Lips after more than three decades, responding to band commentary and closing a defining chapter in alternative music history.

Tagged as: alternative rock, band departures, Steven Drozd, The Flaming Lips, US music news, Wayne Coyne

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Jane's Addiction in Melbourne 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Jane’s Addiction Announce Final Resolution And Confirm Permanent Split

by Paul Cashmere

Jane’s Addiction have confirmed the band is officially over, issuing statements from all four original members that close a turbulent final chapter.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Band Breakup, Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction, music news, Perry Farrell

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4 Non Blondes Return To Studio For First Album In 33 Years

by Paul Cashmere

4 Non Blondes are back in the studio working on their first album since 1992, with Linda Perry leading a long-awaited reunion set for 2026.

Tagged as: 1990s Rock, 4 Non Blondes, alternative rock, Linda Perry, reunion albums

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The Dandy Warhols Announce Covers Album Pin Ups For 2026 Release

by Paul Cashmere

The Dandy Warhols have announced Pin Ups, a covers album spanning decades of recordings, set for release in March 2026.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, covers albums, Pin-Ups, The Dandy Warhols, Zia McCabe

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Superheaven Announce First Australian Tour In More Than A Decade With Angel Du$t

by Paul Cashmere

Superheaven will return to Australia in April and May for their first local shows in more than a decade, joined by Angel Du$t for a powerful five-city tour.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Angel Du$t, Australian Tour, grunge, post-hardcore, Superheaven

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Shirley Manson Faces Fan Backlash After Beach Ball Incident At Good Things Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Shirley Manson’s outburst at a fan during Garbage’s Good Things Melbourne set has sparked a wave of backlash, dividing the band’s long-time supporters and igniting a wider discussion about festival etiquette.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Fan Backlash, Garbage, Good Things Festival, Melbourne, music news, Shirley Manson

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Tracy Bonham releases festive single Un-F-k This F-kt Up Christmas

Tracy Bonham Lights Up 2025 With New Holiday Single “Un-Fk This Fkt Up Christmas”

by Paul Cashmere

Tracy Bonham ends 2025 with the festive and biting single Un-F-k This F-kt Up Christmas and prepares for new live dates ahead of her 30th anniversary year.

Tagged as: alternative rock, holiday releases, new music, singer-songwriter, Tracy Bonham, US Tours

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Radiohead Postpone First Two Copenhagen Shows As Thom Yorke Battles Severe Throat Infection

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead have postponed the first two shows of their Copenhagen residency after Thom Yorke was diagnosed with a severe throat infection. New dates have been set for 15 and 16 December.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Berlin, Copenhagen, live music, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, tour news

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The Used To Present A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony At The Sydney Opera House In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

The Used will take their catalogue to new heights with A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony, a black tie orchestral show at the Sydney Opera House on 29 March 2026.

Tagged as: 2026 Tours, alternative rock, live music, Sydney Opera House, The Used

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Shudder To Think Return With First New Music In Nearly 30 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Shudder To Think are back with their first new music in almost 30 years, releasing Thirst Walk and Playback alongside West Coast tour dates.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Craig Wedren, Dischord Records, Nathan Larson, new music, post-hardcore, Shudder To Think, tour news

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Radiohead Return In Madrid After Seven Years With Career-Spanning Sets And A ‘Busking’ Approach To Setlists

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead returned to the stage in Madrid after seven years, performing in the round and delivering two wildly different setlists from across their catalogue.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Concert News, live music, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, tour news, UK music

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The Cure Bring The Show of a Lost World To Cinemas This December

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure’s The Show of a Lost World concert film arrives in cinemas on 11 December, capturing their one-night-only 2024 performance of Songs of a Lost World in full, plus a tribute to Seventeen Seconds.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Concert Films, Goth Rock, new releases, post-punk, Robert Smith, The Cure

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Conquer Divide Forge Their Global Rock Legacy With New Single ‘The Ocean Between Us’

by Paul Cashmere

Conquer Divide have released The Ocean Between Us, a powerful new single blending melancholy and euphoria. The international rock act continues to build momentum ahead of their 2026 album and festival appearances.

Tagged as: 2026 album, alternative rock, Conquer Divide, hard rock, Mascot Records, metalcore, new music, Slow Burn, The Ocean Between Us, US rock bands, Women in rock

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Regurgitator Crank Up The JUKEBOXXIN’ For 2026 Retrospective Singles Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Regurgitator return in 2026 with JUKEBOXXIN’ – a retrospective singles tour celebrating 30 years of chaos, creativity, and candy-coated hits with special guests DEM MOB and more.

Tagged as: 2026 Tours, alternative rock, Australian music, Brisbane Bands, DEM MOB, JUKEBOXXIN’ Tour, live music, Regurgitator

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Throwing Muses announce support acts for their 2025 Australian tour

Throwing Muses Announce Support Acts For Long-Awaited ‘Moonlight Concessions’ Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Throwing Muses return to Australia this December for their first tour in over a decade. The Moonlight Concessions shows will feature Charm Of Finches and A.C. Saunders as special guests.

Tagged as: A.C. Saunders, alternative rock, Australian Tour 2025, Charm Of Finches, Kristin Hersh, Moonlight Concessions, Throwing Muses

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Hayley Williams Revisits The ‘Good Ol’ Days’ With Final Edition Of ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’

by Paul Cashmere

Hayley Williams has released Good Ol’ Days, a new single from the final physical edition of Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, out 7 November.

Tagged as: 2025 releases, alternative rock, Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams, indie, new music, Paramore, pop rock

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Bad Omens Ignite A Dark Romance With New Single “Dying To Love”

by Noise11.com

Bad Omens return with Dying To Love, a dark and anthemic new single showcasing Noah Sebastian’s haunting vocals and cinematic artistry, ahead of their European tour.

Tagged as: 2025 Tours, alternative rock, Bad Omens, Dying To Love, metalcore, new music, Noah Sebastian, Sumerian Records, The Death of Peace of Mind

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The Avett Brothers And Mike Patton Turn Up The Heat With “Heaven’s Breath” From New Album AVTT/PTTN

by Paul Cashmere

The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton ignite creative sparks on their new single “Heaven’s Breath,” a roaring taste of their upcoming collaborative album AVTT/PTTN, set for release on 14 November.

Tagged as: 2025 album releases, alternative rock, Americana, AVTT/PTTN, Faith No More, Heaven’s Breath, Mike Patton, Mr Bungle, The Avett Brothers, Thirty Tigers

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Counting Crows To Return To Australia and New Zealand For The Complete Sweets! Tour 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Counting Crows will return to Australia and New Zealand in March and April 2026 for The Complete Sweets! Tour, performing classics from their three-decade career.

Tagged as: Adam Duritz, alternative rock, Australian Tour, Butter Miracle, Counting Crows, Live Nation, Mr Jones, new zealand tour, Shrek 2

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Joey Santiago On Tone, Arpeggios And The Art Of Not Imitating – Inside Pixies’ Guitar Language

by Noise11.com

Joey Santiago explains how George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix shaped his approach to tone and restraint, as Pixies prepare to tour Australia in November 2025.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Australian Tour 2025, Bossanova, guitar, interview, Joey Santiago, Pixies, Trompe Le Monde

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chokecherry Announce Debut Album ‘Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls’ With Gritty Punk Single ‘Major Threat’

by Paul Cashmere

San Francisco’s chokecherry will release their debut album Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls on 14 November. The announcement arrives with their fierce new single Major Threat, a gritty punk detour from the duo’s lush sound.

Tagged as: alternative rock, chokecherry, debut album, indie rock, music news, new music, punk, San Francisco

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Joseph Arthur and Peter Buck Reunite for New Album ‘Arthur Buck 2′

by Paul Cashmere

Joseph Arthur and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck have reunited for their first new album in seven years. Arthur Buck 2 expands on the duo’s acclaimed debut with producer Jacknife Lee and an all-star band.

Tagged as: 2025 albums, alternative rock, Arthur Buck, indie music, Jacknife Lee, Joseph Arthur, new release, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

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Rocket Launch Debut Album ‘R Is For Rocket’ with Heart, Noise and Nostalgia

by Noise11.com

Los Angeles band Rocket deliver their explosive debut album R Is For Rocket, blending fuzz-drenched guitars with heartfelt emotion and announcing U.S. and European tours.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Canvasback, debut album, Los Angeles Music, new releases, Rocket, tour news, Transgressive Records

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David Gedge and The Wedding Present announce new EP Maxi for December 2025.

The Wedding Present To Release First New Music In Three Decades

by Noise11.com

Nearly three decades after Mini, The Wedding Present return with Maxi, a six-track EP themed around driving, out 5 December. The release coincides with the band’s 40th anniversary tour across the UK and Ireland.

Tagged as: 40th anniversary tour, alternative rock, David Gedge, Maxi EP, Mini EP, post-punk, Rachael Wood, Scopitones, The Wedding Present, UK Indie Rock

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KennyHoopla Drops conditions of an orphan// EP

by Noise11.com

KennyHoopla has levelled up. The Cleveland-born rocker has today dropped his new EP conditions of an orphan// via The Orchard, with production from Paramore’s Zac Farro and Mike Elizondo (Turnstile, 50 Cent).

Tagged as: alternative rock, Conditions of an Orphan, dance punk, indie rock, KennyHoopla, Mike Elizondo, Monalisa We Miss You, new music, Noise11, Orphan, Paramore, Soft Play, Zac Farro

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Waterparks Drop Explosive New Track “If Lyrics Were Confidential,” Prep Huge Fall Tour

by Noise11.com

Waterparks have kicked off the next era of their career with their brand-new single If Lyrics Were Confidential, a confessional, no-filter track that frontman Awsten Knight calls one of the most personal songs the band has ever written.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Awsten Knight, BMG, Chloe Moriondo, Foxy Shazam, Geoff Wigington, Heart Attack Man, iDKHOW, If Lyrics Were Confidential, Leeds Festival, Otto Wood, Plain White T's, Pop punk, Reading Festival, Red Guitar, US Tour 2025, Waterparks

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Twenty One Pilots Close the Circle With New Album Breach

by Noise11.com

Twenty One Pilots have officially unveiled Breach, their long-awaited eighth studio album, via Atlantic Records – a record many saw as the capstone of the story the duo has been weaving since Blurryface. Alongside its release, the band dropped a cinematic music video for the opening track “City Walls”, which premiered today at 2 pm AEST, marking the start of what promises to be a pivotal new era in their evolving narrative.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Atlantic Records, Blurryface, Breach, City Walls, Clancy, Clancy Tour 2025, electropop, Josh Dun, new album release, Scaled and Icy, Trench, Twenty One Pilots, Tyler Joseph, Vessel

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Bad Omens Return With New Single “Impose” Following U.S. Chart-Topping Success

by Noise11.com

Bad Omens are back with a commanding new single, “Impose,” signaling another bold step forward for the band that has been redefining modern rock. Known for blending industrial textures, electronic elements, and emotionally charged vocals, the group pushes their signature intensity into cinematic new territory with this latest release.

Tagged as: Aftershock, alternative rock, Bad Omens, Billboard charts, Do You Feel Love tour, European tour, Festival Hall, Hordern Pavilion, Impose, industrial rock, Louder Than Life, metalcore, modern rock, music video, Noah Sebastian, RIAA Gold, Riverstage, Specter, streaming, The Death of Peace of Mind

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Excide Announce Second Album ‘Bastard Hymns’ With New Single ‘Worth Your Salt’

by Noise11.com

Post-hardcore rising force Excide, Tyler Washington, Gill Gonzalez, Gage Lanza, Caleb Hogue, and Jacob Paris, have announced their highly anticipated second album Bastard Hymns, due for release on November 28 via SharpTone Records.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Bastard Hymns, Excide, hardcore punk, music news, music video, new album, post-hardcore, SharpTone Records, Worth Your Salt

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Live Songs From Black Mountain 20th Anniversary, Revisiting The Final Original Lineup Album

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