Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Matt Berninger announces first-ever solo tour of Australia and New Zealand

There has always been a sense that Matt Berninger’s voice exists slightly outside the room it inhabits. A low, measured presence that narrates rather than declares, circling emotion rather than…

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News: Don McLean returns to Australia to mark 55 years of American Pie

Some songs don’t age so much as they settle into the landscape. American Pie is one of them. More than half a century after its release, Don McLean returns to Australia this…

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News: Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE bring new era Down Under

Some collaborations arrive fully formed. Others take years, quietly assembling themselves in the background until the moment feels right. Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE have announced a run of Australian and…

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News: ‘Lazy Eye’ to Tenterhooks: Silversun Pickups reconnect with Australia and New Zealand

Time has a way of sharpening certain records. For Silversun Pickups, the distance since their last Australian visit hasn’t dulled their catalogue, it’s given it weight. Fourteen years on, the…

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News: Deafheaven return at full force with their most expansive Australian tour yetNews:

There’s always been something disorienting about Deafheaven. Not just the sound, though that alone has warped expectations of what black metal can be, but the way their music seems to…

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Live Gallery: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It-Electric Six Turn Manning Bar Into a Sweaty Disco-Punk Pressure Cooker 20.03.2026

Electric Six transform Manning Bar into a heaving, chaotic dancefloor, delivering a set that feels equal parts absurd theatre and end-of-the-world celebration.

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Track: ‘Roadtrip Season’ Finds Indie Dog Between Lament and Release

Indie Dog’s ‘Roadtrip Season’ moves from quiet introspection to full-bodied release, tracing a loose narrative of dislocation, memory and the fragile solace of music.

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News: Morgan Evans Returns to His Roots on New Album Steel Town Announces Australian Tour

Morgan Evans’ Steel Town trades scale for intimacy, revisiting his Newcastle roots in a reflective, self-written album that charts a path from fracture to renewal.

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News: Cut Worms Announces Australian Debut Tour Alongside New Album Transmitter

Cut Worms’ Transmitter explores connection in an age of abstraction, pairing Max Clarke’s timeless songwriting with Jeff Tweedy’s understated production ahead of a long-awaited Australian debut tour.

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Track: Jehnny Beth and Mike Patton Collide on Fragmented New Single ‘Look At Me’

Jehnny Beth’s ‘Look At Me’ pairs with Mike Patton for a fractured, two-part exploration of power, persuasion and the uneasy pull of voices that claim authority.

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