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Gallery: Glitoris and Dane Blacklock and The Preacher’s Daughter at The Tote 18.11.2022
Glitoris returned to The Tote in Melbourne on 18 November, 2022 fresh out of the studio recording their new album ‘Sophomore’ with Anna Laverty. Supported by very special guests Dane Blacklock and the Preacher’s Daughter. View the galleries of the show below. Dane Blacklock and the Preacher’s Daughter gallery below.
Live Review: Toby Martin, The Great Club Marrickville, 18.11.22
Friday night at The Great Club Marrickville marked the start of an east coast tour for Toby Martin, best known as lead singer of Sydney indie band Youth Group. If this show is anything to go by, audiences on the rest of the tour will be delighted. The night opened with award winning screen composer, …
Track: The Ethereal and Alluring Sandy Hsu Releases ‘I’ve Spent My Whole Life Dreaming’
Sandy Hsu releases the delicate ‘I’ve Spent My Whole Life Dreaming’ off her upcoming EP.
Mali’s “Hendrix of the Sahara”, Vieux Farka Touré returns to Australia with new album ‘Les Racines’ in tow.
Legendary Malian guitarist, Vieux Farka Touré, along with his band, has announced a full Australian tour in 2023 from February 24 until March 11. One of the world’s most respected guitarists and musicians, Touré returns to Australia with his full band to perform from his extensive back catalogue and critically acclaimed new LP, ‘Les Racines’, …
Premiere: Blackbirds F.C. exclusively unveil an evocative video for ‘Magiclands’, title track of new album, ahead of album launch.
Blackbirds F.C. have cornered the market in folk-tinged antipodean pop, basking in the radiant sunshine of a nostalgic world that draws in inspiration for the world around them in wry, observational vignettes. This magical land is perfectly encapsulated in the title track to their new album ‘Magiclands’ and the evocative video we are premiering here …
Album Review: Back of the net – Blackbirds F.C. are on target with the shimmering landscapes of ‘Magiclands’
Melburnian musical magicians Blackbirds F.C. have been tempting us in a lascivious and wanton manner all year with series of sparkling singles leading up to the release of their album ‘Magiclands’, and the final result is a collection of reflective, yearning gems. Blackbirds FC have a deeply ingrained antipodean genetic make-up that stretches from over …
Track: The glorious Summer Flake have ‘One Less Thing’ to worry about in an atmospheric and ethereal track, on news of new album and launch date.
Following up their single ‘Stranger In The Mirror‘, Naarm/Melbourne trio Summer Flake have released another dreamy, jangling and ethereal track ‘One Less Thing’ that positively shimmers in the firmament. Title track to their newly announced fourth album, this is a glowing track filled with a simmering vitality. Gliding over a sparse and enigmatic sound with …
Track: Tasty Brisbane quartet Babaganouj want to know ‘What Planet Do You Come From?’ – a zesty, tangy aperitif to their newly announced debut album.
It has been a while since we’ve heard from the terrific Brisbane quartet Babaganouj and the wait has been rewarded by the release today of their new single ‘What Planet Do You Come From?’, along with news of their debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’ due for release in early 2023. In the intervening time, bass player/vocalist …
Meet: Beau Neilson – Creative Director of Sydney’s Magnificent Phoenix Central Park
Backseat Mafia goes behind the scenes and talks to Beau Neilson the Creative Director of Sydney’s Phoenix Central Park.