Andrew Fuller, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd gives us Vol. 2 of Dirt On My Diamonds, his epic ‘virtual’ double album.

US blues-rock guitar wizard, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, along with his band, have unveiled the second half of the Dirt On My Diamonds project. Following on from Dirt On My Diamonds…

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News: Bluesfest Byron Bay release stunning second artist announcement for the 2025 festival on news of renewed hope for the continuation of the festival into the future

The second artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay has dropped today, and fans and attendees are in for an amazing treat with 18 Australian artists named in the second lineup…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Jebediah brings their OIKS tour to Hobart along with special guests, Magic Dirt and Merpire.

Jebediah’s Oiks! tour rolled on into Hobart following on from two previous Tasmanian shows at Forth and Launceston. With Australian rock royalty, Magic Dirt and Melbourne singer-songwriter, Merpire in tow,…

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News: What’s this? It’s ‘Something Good’!! The Superjesus give us something special with new track ahead of Australian tour shows announcement

30 years in, and The Superjesus continue to surf the crest of the rock and roll wave with the release of their new single, Something Good. Original member and lead…

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News: US DIY folk-punks, The Taxpayers, announce debut Australian tour dates along with HOBOFOPO appearance

After an eight year hiatus, The Taxpayers have made a dream comeback in 2024, selling out shows all across the USA and Canada, and seeing their Spotify numbers jump from…

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News: Hussy Hicks tap into the uncertainty of the global times with latest single release, He Knows

Leesa Gentz and Julz Parker, the creative hub of Australian independent band, Hussy Hicks, have blended some of their country roots and current-world political insight into new single, He Knows.…

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News: Hobart’s annual folk-punk festival, HOBOFOPO announces 2024 lineup with venues and dates

In an era when festivals are either struggling, or cancelling, the hobos are back at it again and preparing for their eighth (or ninth if you count 2020’s semi-locked down…

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News: 20 artists named in first artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay’s final curtain in 2025, with plenty more to come

Bluesfest Byron Bay have dropped the first artist announcement for their 36th, and final, iteration. With a heritage that goes back to 1990, the festival promises to be a celebration…

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News: Coheed and Cambria add Hobart and Adelaide shows to Australian ‘Monolith’ Festival tour

US progressive metal giants, Coheed and Cambria, returning to Australia for the first time since 2016, will be performing their critically acclaimed album ‘Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume…

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News: W.H. Lung announce third album with the release of the sublime singles, How To Walk and The Painting Of The Bay

The evolution of Mancunian band, W.H. Lung continues with the release of latest single, The Painting Of The Bay, which closely follows the release of How To Walk. Both songs…

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