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Honestav Teams With JaYy Wick For Explosive New Single ‘FKN Hate You’

by Paul Cashmere

Honestav collaborates with JaYy Wick on ‘FKN Hate You’ ahead of his April Australian tour with Machine Gun Kelly.

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Adam Duritz of Counting Crows Australia Melbourne 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Counting Crows Add Brisbane Show To Complete Sweets! Tour Following Bluesfest Disruption

by Paul Cashmere

Counting Crows add a Brisbane date to their 2026 Australian tour, confirming their Live Nation shows remain unaffected by the Bluesfest cancellation.

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LANY Announce Return To Australia For Soft World Tour 2026

by Paul Cashmere

LANY have announced their return to Australia for October and November 2026 with the Soft World Tour, featuring shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

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Death Cab For Cutie Announce New Album I Built You A Tower And Release First Single Riptides

by Paul Cashmere

Death Cab For Cutie have announced their new album I Built You A Tower and released the first single Riptides, marking their return to an independent label after two decades.

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A Perfect Circle Announce Australian And New Zealand Tour With Puscifer

by Paul Cashmere

A Perfect Circle will return to Australia and New Zealand in December 2026 with special guest Puscifer, marking the band’s first local shows in more than a decade.

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Electric State

Electric State Urge Fans To ‘Stand Up’ With New Single

by Paul Cashmere

Electric State unleash Stand Up, a hard-hitting call for fans to take a stand, with an explosive live launch on the Swan River.

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Beck Announces First Ever Australian Orchestral Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Beck will bring his acclaimed orchestral performances to Australia for the first time with special Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Palais Theatre concerts in May 2026.

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Radiohead Demand ICE Remove Video Featuring ‘Let Down’

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead have condemned the unauthorised use of their song Let Down in an ICE social media video, issuing a blunt statement demanding its removal.

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Fun Lovin Criminals Set To Start ‘It’s Only A Matter Of Time’ Australian Tour Featuring First Album In 15 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Fun Lovin Criminals will tour Australia this March performing songs from their first album in 15 years, A Matter Of Time, alongside classic hits from across their career.

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The Smashing Pumpkins Announce Gish 35th Anniversary Vinyl Editions

by Paul Cashmere

The Smashing Pumpkins will celebrate 35 years of Gish with new vinyl editions, honouring the landmark 1991 debut that helped define alternative rock.

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Greg Brown of Cake photo from Cake socials

Greg Brown Death Marks The Passing Of A Defining Cake Architect

by Paul Cashmere

Greg Brown, founding guitarist of Cake and key songwriter behind The Distance, has died aged 56. His influence shaped one of the most distinctive sounds of 1990s alternative rock.

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Young The Giant

Young The Giant Release New Single Different Kind Of Love

by Paul Cashmere

Young The Giant have released Different Kind Of Love, continuing their return following My Way (In The Open) and marking a new chapter after American Bollywood.

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The Cure perform at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Thursday 28 July 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Cure Boys Don’t Cry 86 Mix Finally Arrives On Streaming With New 2026 Remaster

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure’s Boys Don’t Cry 86 Mix is finally available on streaming with a new 2026 remaster and ATMOS mix, completing a long missing chapter in the band’s catalogue.

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The Cranberries Uncertain EP Returns As Limited Edition Vinyl Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

The Cranberries’ rare 1991 EP Uncertain returns on limited edition vinyl, capturing the band just before their global breakthrough.

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LØLØ Announces Sophomore Album God Forbid A Girl Spits Out Her Feelings And Unleashes New Single 007

by Paul Cashmere

LØLØ has revealed details of her sophomore album God Forbid A Girl Spits Out Her Feelings, arriving April 17 via Fearless Records, and released the new single 007.

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TX2 Drops New Single Murder Scene Featuring Magnolia Park

by Paul Cashmere

TX2 has dropped Murder Scene featuring Magnolia Park, the latest single from his debut album End Of Us, ahead of a major Australian tour in March 2026.

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Silversun Pickups Share Party In My Tummy Cover As Tenterhooks Era Accelerates

by Paul Cashmere

Silversun Pickups unveil their take on Party In My Tummy from Yo Gabba GabbaLand! as they gear up for the release of their seventh album Tenterhooks and an extensive 2026 tour.

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Electric State

Electric State Join XMusic, Unveil Explosive New Video “What Do You Want”

by Paul Cashmere

Perth rockers Electric State have joined XMusic and released a new video for “What Do You Want”, cementing their reputation as one of Australia’s most explosive live acts

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It’s Here: Yungblud Reimagines Zombie With The Smashing Pumpkins In Heavier New Version

by Paul Cashmere

Yungblud has unveiled a heavier reimagining of Zombie featuring Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins, transforming the deeply personal Idols track into a darker alternative rock statement.

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4 Non Blondes perform What’s Up on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2026 in Times Square

4 Non Blondes Bring “What’s Up” Back To Times Square For New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

by Paul Cashmere

4 Non Blondes will ring in 2026 with a performance of What’s Up on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, capping a surprise comeback after more than 30 years.

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Yungblud and Billy Corgan during the recording of the new version of Zombie with The Smashing Pumpkins

Yungblud Reimagines ‘Zombie’ With Billy Corgan And The Smashing Pumpkins In Heavier New Version

by Paul Cashmere

Yungblud has teamed up with Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins for a heavier new version of Zombie, inspired by Siamese Dream and released with a new music video

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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

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Superheaven announce Australian tour with Angel Du$t

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.

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Garbage

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.

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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.

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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.

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