News: Gena Rose Bruce – UK Tour Announced
One of our favourite Australian artists, chanteuse Gena Rose Bruce, released a brilliant album ‘Can’t Make You Love Me’ late last year which we called ‘ an extraordinary debut that…
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Arun Kendall
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Writer/ Senior Editor for Backseat Mafia (UK) and Backseat Downunder (Australia and New Zealand). Singer/guitarist/songwriter with Australian band The Hadron Colliders.
Video: Bambara – Stay Cruel
We absolutely love Bambara‘s new album ‘Stray’ – calling it the most satisfying pulse-quickening pure rock’n’roll you could wish for, and said of the song ‘Stay Cruel’ that its alluring…
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Track: Garsa – Jimmy sour highs
Outer Mancunian Martin Garside is releasing the fruits of his labour under the name Garsa in the form of a brilliant track called ‘Jimmy sour highs’. Recorded in his home…
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Live: Costume
The Peacock Theatre in Salamanca – a historic dockside part of inner city Hobart – is quite unique. It is part of a line of old sandstone warehouses facing the…
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Track: Like Elephants – Coastal Drive
Austrian group Like Elephants have released a gorgeous single called ‘Coastal Drive’ – inspired by a cold, isolated seaside environment which can be felt in the Arctic tones and dreamlike…
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Interview: Matthew J Tow from The Lovetones plus album review Myriad
After a ten year hiatus, The Lovetones are back with their new album ‘Myriad’, and it’s like they never left. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Matthew J Tow has got the…
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Track: The Room in the Wood – Fun of the Fair
With a cool laconic delivery and some good old fashioned thundering guitars, Liverpool’s The Room in the Wood have delivered a ripe and satisfying single in the form of ‘Fun…
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Track: Dark Morph (Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Jónsi) – Dark Wave plus album news
Jón Þór Birgisson – better known simply as Jónsi – is a purveyor of impossibly beautiful sounds, whether with the phenomenal Sigur Rós or through his collaborations with Alex Somers…
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Track: Corridor: Grand Cheval plus tour news
We were highly impressed by Corridor‘s album ‘Junior’, released late last year and the band has just released a gorgeous video for the track ‘Grand Cheval’ off the album. ‘Grand…
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Track: Bakers Eddy – T-Shirt plus tour news
Bright sparkling power punk pop outfit Bakers Eddy have just released an energetic hyperactive single ‘T-Shirt’ on the eve of an extensive Australian tour. Originating from Wellington, New Zealand, the…
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