Al Newstead

August was a month of long-awaited comebacks and powerful new voices: these were the 10 best albums of the month.

Good Things has rallied another big selection of metal, punk, emo and more for the east coast this December.

Massive Attack have landed in Australia for a run of sold-out arena shows this week. If you're wondering what makes them such a big deal, here's your crash course.

Have Queens Of The Stone Age mellowed? After 30 years the rock titans are finding "new ways to do old things".

Blockbuster acts might have grabbed music headlines but it was Australian artists that had some of the best new releases of the month.

French authorities are investigating the death of "synthwave" producer Kavinsky, who performed at the Paris Olympics.

Grunge trailblazers L7 honour their "beloved bandmate, friend and fellow troublemaker", who died just five days after revealing she had been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer.

Queens Of The Stone Age will return to Australia to play a string of arena dates before the year is through.

Heath Ledger launched her music career at just 17, but an emotionally abusive relationship with a fellow musician derailed it. A decade on, Grace Woodroofe is releasing the soundtrack to her survival.

It took seven years for the Jungle hit-maker and Flume collaborator to share the music that saved her following a "mental breakdown".