Backseat Downunder
News: Nouvelle Vague Return to Australia With Their Effortlessly Cool Reimagining of New Wave
French collective Nouvelle Vague return to Australia for three exclusive shows, transforming post-punk and new wave classics into hypnotic, French-inflected chanson and reaffirming their reputation as masters of musical reinvention.
News: Lily Allen Announces Biggest-Ever Australian & NZ Tour With West End Girl Arena Run
Lily Allen announces her biggest-ever Australian and New Zealand headline tour, performing her critically acclaimed album West End Girl in full across arena shows in October and November 2026, marking her first return to the region in seven years.
Live Review + Photo Galleries: A Swayze & The Ghosts at Altar Bar 30.01.2026 with supports Isle Two and Funeral Jeans
On a balmy evening in Hobart, A Swayze & The Ghosts took to the stage at Altar Bar as the final stop on a short east coast tour on the back of the release of latest single, Stay Right. With additions to the lineup, and a slight shift in direction with their sound, it was …
Live Gallery: Rainbow Kitten Surprise Close Australian Tour With a Spellbinding Enmore Show 01.02.2026
Rainbow Kitten Surprise close out their Australian tour with a sold-out show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, delivering an emotionally charged set that blends indie rock, genre-defying songwriting and raw onstage connection, with support from rising songwriter Holly Hebe.
Live Gallery: Peggy Gou brings her fluid club energy to Carriageworks Sydney 31.01.2026
Peggy Gou transforms Carriageworks in Sydney with a genre-fluid DJ set, blending house, techno and disco into a slow-burning dancefloor experience, wowing a packed Carriageworks crowd.
Album Review: It’s all ‘In The Manifesto’ – Sacred Cowboys unveil a collection of attitude-laden gems that burn brightly.
Sacred Cowboys have been – and still are – a legendary bunch of misfits together in various forms since 1982, but always with Garry Gray as a mainstay at the reins along with Mark Ferrie. They essentially began in 1982 as a supergroup with Gray from seminal new wave outfit Negatives and Ferrie from the Models. …
News: The Great Emu War Casualties are back with news of their debut album ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’, accompanying their sparkling new single ‘Donut’.
It’s been a while but the brilliantly, if rather enigmatically, named band The Great Emu War Casualties are back with the announcement today that they will be releasing a new album entitled ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’ on Friday, 27 March 26. And to sweeten the deal, a new single off the album paves the way. …
News: Tom Busby announces Queensland album launch shows for Rockhampton Hangover
Tom Busby has announced three free Queensland album launch shows to coincide with the release of his debut solo album Rockhampton Hangover on February 20.
Track: Boy In Space announces debut album and shares new single Who’s Crying When I’m Leaving?
Boy In Space has shared new single Who’s Crying When I’m Leaving? and confirmed details of his forthcoming debut album, alongside fresh tour dates across Europe.
Track: Moler return with new single Roky and announce album 69
Moler have shared Roky, a new single from their forthcoming album 69, due March 6, marking just their second full-length release since their ARIA-nominated debut Golden Duck.