obituaries

Sweet will return to Australia in late 2026 for The Final Blitz Tour, with guitarist Andy Scott leading the long running glam rock band through a run of national shows celebrating the group's classic hits.

Bob Seger's landmark live album ‘Live' Bullet marks 50 years since its release, documenting Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at Detroit's Cobo Arena and capturing the moment Bob Seger began the climb from regional hero to national rock figure.

As Kiss' landmark album Destroyer reaches its 50th anniversary, The Hollywood Stars have returned to the song they originally created, releasing a newly recorded version of King Of The Night Time World with veteran producer Michael Lloyd.

As Hotel California marks 50 years since its single release, Don Felder's music remains the architectural spine of The Eagles' defining work

More rare live recordings from Split Enz's pivotal 1979 Australian visit have emerged, capturing the band at a creative peak just as Frenzy was reshaping their trajectory on both sides of the Tasman.

One of hard rock's great cult albums is returning to circulation, as Armageddon marks its 50th anniversary with a newly remastered vinyl reissue. Originally released in 1975, the self-titled album by Armageddon has long been regarded as a missing link between British blues rock, progressive rock, and emerging heavy sounds of the mid 1970s.

Robert MacLean Taylor, the gifted New Zealand guitarist who helped shape the sound of one of Australasia's greatest rock bands, Dragon, has died. His passing, announced in early November 2025, marks the loss of one of the last surviving members of the band's classic 1970s lineup, and a musician whose work bridged the golden eras of New Zealand and Australian rock.