Ahead of the release of their eleventh studio album, the Perth psych-rock band's frontman, Nick Allbrook, chats with The Music about art, Australian identity, and hope.

With The Music's weekly updated playlist 'Friday Finds: This Week’s Best New Music,' our team presents you with five fresh homegrown songs you need to hear. Here are our picks released this week, 19 June 2026.

Port Fairy Folk Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary with artists including John Butler, Alosa, Grace Petrie, Kutcha Edwards, and many more.

In the soon-to-be-released book, Hirst opens up about his songwriting process with bandmates Peter Garrett and Jim Moginie for the first time.

Faith No More’s Bill Gould shared, “We’re definitely going to be in Europe. We’re definitely going to be in South America, and Australia, and the US...”

Hoodoo Gurus are embarking on their "All Killer, No Filler" tour of Australia later this year, where they plan on playing "every one of our 42 singles at least once."

With the new acts announced, over 250 artists will perform for free across more than 45 venues in the Inner West on Sunday, 12 July.

The excitement doesn't end there. This year's line-up also features Men At Work, Birds Of Tokyo, Vika & Linda, and more Aussie music icons.

BIGBANG return to Australia after more than a decade this October for one night only.

“This year’s program is packed with artists pushing boundaries, building real momentum, and creating the kind of moments BIGSOUND is known for,” said programmers Casey O’Shaughnessy and Katie Rynne.