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The Gasometer Hotel – better known colloquially as The Gaso – has been officially purchased by a new owner, who has confirmed the Melbourne venue will live on as a live music room. Speaking with The Age, the new owner – restauranteur and chef Scott Pickett – said that he wanted to “pay homage to what the Gaso has been for so long” by taking over the Collingwood venue. “The back room I will keep for live music,” he said. “I want to support live music, and be a pub for the people. [There will be] an open-mic night that…

Hayley Williams‘ new album ‘Ego’ has been removed from her website, just days after making it available for fans. READ MORE: On The Cover – Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things” Earlier this week (July 28), Hayley Williams surprise-released a new album ‘Ego’ on her website. It contained 17 tracks, including the single ‘Mirtazapine’ which was premiered on a Nashville radio station last week. The album was not made available on digital streaming platforms, and was only accessible to fans with a 16-digit code after buying something from her hair dye company Good Dye Young.…

An emotive pop success that balances string-laden fervor and thumping electro-pop energy, “Don’t Lookie look” is a standout new single from Stephanie Happening. The project represents the alter ego of a male London-based artist who has Dissociative Identity Disorder — an experience reflected in the project’s fused ethos (“of feminine and masculine energy”), and in this single itself. “Stephanie isn’t a performance; he’s a genuine voice in my being,” the artist explains, noting that the track “mirrors the lived experience of Dissociative Identity Disorder: the urge to hide fractured selves from prying eyes, yet an inherent need for acknowledgment.” “Don’t…

HYDE has launched his biggest-ever world tour, HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR, playing 24 shows in 16 cities throughout Japan, Latin America, Europe, and other parts of Asia over the course of five months. This tour is the continuation of his HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2024 WORLD TOUR, which he started last year in support of his album HYDE [INSIDE]. This was his first release in five years and his heaviest to date. One of the most enthralling parts of HYDE’s live performances is that they are artistic shows in which HYDE’s own aesthetic sensibilities are evident throughout the chaos.…

Paul Mario Day, the original singer of Iron Maiden, has died. His death was announced by his post-Maiden band More on social media yesterday (July 29). Day was aged 69 at the time of his death. A cause of death has yet to be announced. More wrote on social media: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the great MORE vocalist Paul Mario Day. Paul was a huge part of the [New Wave of British Heavy Metal] from his time in an early version of Iron Maiden and of course his fantastic performance on the ‘Warhead’ album.”…

Multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band Incubus signed with CAA. The band, which wrapped a U.S. arena tour last year behind its re-recorded Morning View album, has notched seven top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including one No. 1, 2006’s Light Grenades. It also scored a top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with 2001’s “Drive,” which peaked at No. 9. The band is managed by Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group, with attorney Todd Cooper of Greenberg Traurig providing legal representation. Related Egyptian singer-songwriter Tamer Hosny signed with Warner Music Group, which released his new album, Lena Road, on July…

Comeback Kid have announced an Australian tour for early 2026, taking place across late January and early February. The tour will mark the band’s first in three years, and comes after their recent announcement on the Froth & Fury line-up alongside the likes of Polaris, Soulfly and In Hearts Wake. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below. The tour will see the Canadian hardcore veterans playing their breakthrough album Wake The Dead in its entirety, to celebrate its 20th anniversary. They will be joined on all dates by American hardcore…

Live Nation will increase its holdings in Mexico’s leading concert promoter, OCESA, to 75% by acquiring an additional 24% stake from its minority owner, Grupo CEI, the companies announced Tuesday (July 29). The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of August, will be worth an estimated $646 million. Alejandro Soberón, founder and CEO of both CIE and OCESA, will remain OCESA’s CEO through 2032. CIE will retain the remaining 25% stake in OCESA. Additionally, the put/call agreement for the remaining stake will be shifted to 2032. Related Live Nation and its CEO, Michael Rapino, have been “ideal…

Good Things has continued plotting its 2025 return, having shared its official dates and now its official venues. As has become tradition, the festival is set to take place across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in a whirlwind 72-hour period on the first weekend of December. Melbourne and Brisbane’s festival dates will remain at their original venues of Flemington Racecourse and the RNA Brisbane Showgrounds respectively. However, for the first time ever, Good Things has announced that the Sydney festival will take place away from Centennial Park in the city’s CBD area. In 2025, Good Things in Sydney will instead take…

FireAid has retained major law firm Latham & Watkins to review its grantmaking process amid a growing furor about the distribution of $100 million raised during the all-star benefit concerts for Los Angeles wildfire relief in January. An online maelstrom about FireAid has been fueled by Republican congressman Kevin Kiley, who sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week claiming donations were diverted to nonprofits with only “tenuous” connections to fire relief. President Donald Trump weighed in over the weekend, calling the concert series a “Democrat-inspired scam” and saying “$100 million is missing.” Related FireAid has called…