Shudder To Think

Perry Archangelo Bamonte, the quietly influential guitarist, keyboardist and long-time creative force within The Cure, has died aged 65. The band confirmed Bamonte's death on their official website on 26 December 2025, revealing he passed away at home over Christmas following a short illness.

Steven Drozd has confirmed his departure from The Flaming Lips, ending one of the longest creative partnerships in modern alternative music. The multi-instrumentalist's exit closes a chapter that began in 1991 and shaped the band's most celebrated and experimental work.

Jane's Addiction have formally confirmed the end of the band, issuing a joint statement that closes a turbulent final chapter and reframes the group's legacy around the music created by the original four members. The announcement follows more than a year of public conflict, legal action and a highly publicised onstage altercation that abruptly ended their 2024 reunion tour.

4 Non Blondes are officially back in the studio, preparing their first new album since 1992's Bigger, Better, Faster, More!. The still-untitled record is scheduled for release in 2026 and will arrive more than three decades after the band's brief but culturally significant first chapter.

The Dandy Warhols have confirmed the release of Pin Ups, a long discussed covers album drawn from decades of recordings made across different territories. The album will be released on March 20, 2026, via Beat The World and Little Cloud Records, and will be available on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

Superheaven will return to Australia in April and May for their first local shows in more than ten years, the tour pairing the Pennsylvanian heavyweights with the genre-bending Angel Du$t. The run brings two of the most forceful voices from the grunge revival and melodic hardcore movement together for a series of high-energy dates across five cities. The announcement follows a period of renewed activity for Superheaven, including new music, expanded touring plans and a revived focus on the sound that helped define their rise.

Garbage's appearance at Good Things Melbourne has become the most discussed moment of the festival, with Shirley Manson's outburst at a longtime fan sparking widespread debate across the band's community. The confrontation, which unfolded in front of thousands, has divided supporters in a way not seen around the group since their breakthrough years in the mid-90s.