The former Silverchair frontman has been charged by NSW Police with high-range drink-driving following a crash with another vehicle in the state’s Hunter region on Wednesday night.

The giant of the Australian music industry was remembered by Jimmy Barnes, family and friends, one year on from his memorial concert in Melbourne.

Hossein Valamanesh, one of Australia’s most versatile and respected artists, died of a heart attack earlier this year.

With artists leaving in droves, audiences reluctant to return to venues and universal crew shortages, even stage survivors are worried.

Staged on the set of a low-budget porno conceived in 1979, X is a welcome comeback for Ti West’s thoughtful yet visceral brand of horror.