Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review and Gallery: Hoodoo Gurus, Princess Wharf, Hobart, 31/12/2024

The Hoodoo Gurus set off their own blistering fireworks show at their end of year gig in Hobart, as part of the Tasmania’s Taste of Summer Festival. Of course, the…

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Feature: Backseat Downunder’s favourite Australian gigs and photographs from 2024

2024 represented a return to full service – and more – in the live music scene in Australia where the Backseat Mafia’s Backseat Downunder Team are located. With an ever…

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Album Review: EWAH’s ‘Souvenir’ is a beautiful luminescent dreamscape.

Emma Waters, otherwise known as EWAH from EWAH & the Vision of Paradise, has just released the album ‘Souvenir’, her first solo album in fourteen years. After years of battling anxiety…

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Premiere: The Elsewheres exclusively unveil their dynamic new single ‘Melt’ ahead of EP and launch date.

We are honored to premiere the new single ‘Melt’ from Melbourne band The Elsewheres. With a rollicking folk instrumentation, singer Oliver Northam’s unique vocals are filled with a raw veracity…

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Track: Sydney born Tokyo resident Joey Sachi returns with the gorgeous, shimmering ‘7 Seconds’ – a collaboration with producer AKINAT.

Joey Sachi impressed us greatly with her first two singles ‘Fractured‘ and ‘Reverie‘ and she has returned with a bang with her new single ‘7 Seconds’, a collaboration with Sydney…

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Premiere: Mid Wales/Bristol based Moletrap set the atmosphere alight with their eviscerating new single ‘Rhagofn’

We are very proud to premiere the new single ‘Rhagofn’ from rising Welsh trio based in Bristol, Moletrap. The band says of their songwriting: We’re three friends from three rural…

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Premiere: According to End Scene, there are ‘A Million Ways to Break Your Heart’, delivered in a shimmering and sparkling way.

We are very proud to premiere the new single ‘A Million Ways To Break Your Heart’ from the fabulous End Scene, proving that the dynamic duo are truly back, with…

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Track: Bonsai say ‘No Cleo’ – a luminescent burst of perfectly formed pop.

lutruwita/Tasmania band Bonsai have just released a very brilliant ray of sunshine in the form of the track ‘No Cleo’. Referencing an Australian kids TV series ‘H20: Just Add Water’,…

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Premiere: Rising star Natasha Kate exclusively unveils her gorgeous anthemic track ‘Chore’.

We are ever so proud to premiere the new single ‘Chore’ from Mornington Peninsula riser Natasha Kate who displays signs of incredible maturity and stature in the new single that…

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Track: Postcards From Pluto continue on an upwards trajectory with the new blistering track ‘Dopamine Hit’.

Eora/Sydney band Postcards From Pluto are one of the most exciting rising bands in the Sydney scene at the moment – both live and on record delivering some pulse quickening…

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