Andrew Fuller, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Aussie independent darlings, Hussy Hicks, release gripping new blues track, Fool On The Hill on back of news of upcoming album

16 years in, and the fiercely independent and hard-working Hussy Hicks, continue to bring us truly wondrous new music. This time, it is the southern blues-inspired Fool On The Hill,…

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Live Review + Gallery: MONA FOMA festival – Mogwai, Kutcha Edwards & The Australian Art Orchestra and The Shruti Sessions MONA Lawns, 23.02.2024

An eclectic mix of artists played the Friday edition of The MONA Sessions, with headline act Mogwai being joined by indigenous star, Kutcha Edwards (accompanied by the Australian Art Orchestra)…

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Album review: Giving It Away by Claire Anne Taylor

If there is one name that is synonymous with independent folk and folk-rock in Tasmania today, it is Claire Anne Taylor. The girl with the fiery red hair and the…

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EP review: After release of Kaputt, Sydney punk trio, ARSE, are far from.

The Sydney threesome of Dan Cunningham, Tim Watkins, and Party Dozen’s Jonathan Boulet have squeezed out their latest offering in the form of 6 track EP, Kaputt. The EP sees the…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Claire Anne Taylor bares her soul during ‘Giving It Away’ album launch 27.01.2024

I had the absolute pleasure of witnessing the Hobart leg of Claire Anne Taylor‘s album launch tour for new album, Giving It Away. Making the experience even more exciting was…

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News: It’s all go, with Mannequin Death Squad’s release of brilliant new track, Everybody’s Movin’

Melbourne/naarm power-punk duo, Mannequin Death Squad have unleashed a new song that is arguably their most powerful to date, in the bone-crunching juggernaut that is Everybody’s Movin’. The hard-working two-piece…

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News: 8 Ball Aitken announces extensive Australian tour

Aussie bluesman, and loveable larrikin, 8 Ball Aitken, has announced an 18 date tour across Australia to take him through January to March (plus a further four already planned for…

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News: US bluesman, Albert Cummings set to release new album, Strong

Guitar-slinger, Albert Cummings has written and recorded his third album for release on his own indie label imprint, Ivy Music Company, and will be his eleventh overall album in a…

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News: Dual Grammy Award® winning bluesman, Cedric Burnside shares some Hill Country Love with new track release and announcement of new album

Cedric Burnside, grandson of the late, great Mississippi bluesman, RL Burnside (“Big Daddy”), has just released his latest single, Hill Country Love. Whilst steeped in the traditions of the hill…

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News: Fourth artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay 2024

With only 15 weeks to go, Bluesfest Byron Bay has just added a further two artists (along with special guests) to its’ already impressive lineup for Easter 2024. These additions…

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