Band Of Gold

Melinda Schneider will celebrate the music of Barbra Streisand with a new album, The Way We Were, Melinda Schneider Sings the Songs of Barbra Streisand, released ahead of her Australian concert tour in August.

Andy Bickers, the New Zealand born saxophonist whose powerful performances became an integral part of Cold Chisel's live sound and countless Australian recordings, has died aged 56 after a battle with cancer. His passing brings to a close a career that shaped Australian rock music on stage and in the studio for more than three decades.

Dan Sultan has announced his sixth studio album Little Miracles, marking the acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter's first full studio release since 2023, alongside the release of the new single Forgiveness.

Bon Scott's 80th birthday is being marked with a new series of limited edition gold and silver minted bars from The Perth Mint, extending the partnership between the Mint and the Scott family following last year's sell-out commemorative coin release.

Australian Crawl recorded only four studio albums and one EP, yet the band's catalogue became one of the defining bodies of work in Australian rock. With members returning to perform the songs together for the first time in 40 years, a new generation has reason to revisit one of the country's most influential collections of recordings.

The Dreggs will return to Australian stages this October for their first national tour in more than a year, bringing new material written in Nashville to audiences across six cities as the Queensland duo begins its next creative chapter.

V.Spy V.Spy's formative albums Harry's Reasons and A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. are being reissued, bringing two defining Australian rock records from 1986 back into print with new availability for collectors and a new generation of listeners with thanks to Frog at Songland Records.