Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers announce GLORY deluxe with new single

If there’s a moment where the night tilts from chaos into clarity, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have bottled it and labelled it ‘BATH WATER’. Their new single doesn’t linger on the…

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Track: Mt. Joy explore anxiety and presence on new track ‘Is Joy Easy’

There’s a quiet pivot happening in Mt. Joy’s world, one that trades in grand emotional declarations for something more slippery, more human. Their new single ‘Is Joy Easy’ doesn’t chase catharsis in the…

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Track: August Burns Red tighten the screws on new single “The Nameless”

August Burns Red Season of Surrender album – There’s a particular discipline to longevity in heavy music, and August Burns Red have spent two decades refining it into something close to architecture.…

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News: The Beta Band announce first-ever Australian tour with Death in Vegas DJ sets

The Beta Band Australian tour 2026 – There’s something quietly radical about a band returning not to relive the past, but to rewire it in front of a new audience.…

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News: Hiatus Kaiyote return to the Sydney Opera House for a 15-year shapeshifting celebration

Hiatus Kaiyote Sydney Opera House 15th anniversary – There are bands that grow into their sound, and then there are bands that seem to arrive already mid-transformation. Hiatus Kaiyote have always belonged…

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Album Review: Fcukers’ Ö is a 28-minute rush of sweat, speed and downtown chaos

Fcukers Ö album review – There’s no gentle way into Ö. Fcukers don’t open a door, they flick the lights on and drop you straight into the middle of it. The debut album…

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Live Review & Gallery: Counting Crows balance nostalgia and new blood in a career-spanning Sydney set 29.03.2026

Counting Crows Enmore Theatre review – The Enmore Theatre fills early tonight, the room already humming before a note is played, and Kingswood waste no time leaning into it. There’s nothing tentative…

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Live Gallery: Anthrax prove their enduring power with high-velocity show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 28.03.2026

Anthrax Enmore Theatre Sydney review – The Enmore Theatre feels like a pressure cooker tonight. Long before Anthrax appear, the floor is already shifting with anticipation, bodies packed tight, voices…

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Live Gallery: Avalanche and The Datsuns crash headfirst into Sydney’s Crowbar with high-octane sets 27.03.2026

The Datsuns Crowbar Sydney review: high-octane rock at full throttle.

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Track: CAVS expands his sonic palette on new single ‘First Light’

Michael ‘CAVS’ Cavanagh steps out from behind the kit and further into his own orbit with ‘First Light’, a track that trades impact for immersion, unfolding with a quiet, deliberate patience.…

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