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COG will close out 2026 with three December shows after spending the year working on new music at Byron Bay's Key Sound Studios.

Thirty years after Spiderbait turned an unlikely blend of punk, pop, grunge and experimental rock into their biggest album, Ivy And The Big Apples remains defined by the song that changed Australian radio history. by Paul Cashmere

Powderfinger will play stadium-sized big tops in six cities from September, the first time the original line-up has shared a physical stage since the Sunsets Farewell Tour closed in 2010.

Harry's Reasons and A.O. Mod. T.V. Vers. both enter the ARIA albums chart inside the top ten this week, four decades after their original release, while the band returns to the stage with a fresh line-up featuring Bob Spencer (The Angels, Skyhooks, Finch, Rose Tattoo).

Dirt Bound from the 42 Days album is out today, with the Swedish hard rocker adding his voice remotely from Stockholm while the band recorded in Sydney.

Powderfinger have broken their silence on the reunion speculation, using a coded video, a refreshed website and one very specific date to turn the mystery campaign into their clearest signal yet.

Steve Kilbey calls "Sky And Hill" his closest attempt at country and western, while "Forever" takes The Church into a darker, piano-led space on the road to their new album *Lacuna*.