News: Sam Smith and the Oz tour of GLORIA
Global superstar Sam Smith will bring their GLORIA the tour to Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2023 with Frontier Touring. Touring in support of their fourth studio…
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See: The brilliant The Gin Palace release a mesmerising live performance video for their magnificent debut track ‘Burn Your Heart Out’.
After last year’s thrilling debut single ‘Burn Your Heart Out’, supergroup The Gin Palace have kicked off 2023 with a suitable enigmatic and studied video for what was one of…
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Track: Oceans crest a shoegaze wave with the jangle fest of ‘Pure’, with launch date and new album announced.
Originally a solo effort by Melbournian Thomas Lee, the sparkling bright blue azure sounds of Oceans are now the creation of a fully fledged five piece band, and their new…
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News: Spacey Jane team up with BENEE on rework of ‘Lots Of Nothing’
Spacey Jane and BENEE release updated version of 'Lots Of Nothing'
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News: Daughter release the elegantly meandering new single, ‘Be On Your Way’ ahead of news of long-awaited first album in 7 years
Indie dream-pop darlings, Daughter, are making a welcome return after 7 long years with the release of new album, Stereo Mind Game, due to be unveiled on the 7th of…
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News: Tropical Fuck Storm cancel all overseas tours for 2023 following cancer diagnosis.
Fiona Kitschin, the ever-dynamic bass player for Tropical Fuck Storm, and partner to Gareth Liddiard, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The band have…
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Live Gallery: Betty Who at the Elevate Festival, Sydney 6.01.2023
Betty Who elevates crowd with her high energy performance
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News: Sunnyboys expand their swansong farewell tour ‘The Last Dance – 2023’.
The Sunnyboys are a veritable indie institution – a blinding light that shone briefly in the eighties with a power pop brilliance that had an indelible effect on the music…
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Live Gallery: Carla Wehbe’s Holiday Hoedown at the Oxford Art Factory 22.12.2022
Happy Holidays! Carla Wehbe and Charlie Collins at the Holiday Hoedown at the OAF.
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Track: Spring Skier know ‘How To Work A Room’ with their usual panache and style – another window opened in the glorious Advent Calendar from False Peak Records.
Summer solstice passed us by just the other day and now the days get shorter as winter comes to the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia. Although, it has to be…
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