Backseat Downunder
Gallery: Nakhane at The Recital Centre 15.03.2023
Multi-award winning singer, songwriter, actor, and novelist Nakhane is a star in the making. They returned to Australia for the first time since 2019 for a tour including WOMADelaide, Sydney World Pride and Melbourne Recital Centre on 15 March 2023. Supported by Pillow Pro. View galleries of the show by Suzanne Phoenix below. Pillow Pro …
Premiere: Hoon are a little bit ‘Fried’: a frenetic onslaught that sweeps through the brain like an out of control freight train. A new album and tour also lie ahead.
With a thrilling delivery Johnny Rotten would be proud of, we are very pleased to premiere the new track ‘Fried’ from Dharawal/Wollongong-based garage-rock act Hoon. This comes as a precursor to a new album and a tour, so good things are in store. If you imagine an out of control fully laden freight train on …
Live Review + Gallery: WOMADelaide Day 1 (Friday, 10th March, 2023)
This was my first time attending the WOMADelaide festival, a celebration of world music held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People. WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance – is an iconic open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park, having been held annually since 1992. To …
Premiere: The hyperkinetic Radio Free Alice provide us with an exclusive look at their new video for the heady joys of single ‘I Gotta (Fall In Love)’.
Last month we brought you news of the delightfully snotty young band Radio Free Alice‘s signing to the tremendous Double Drummer label and cast an ear over their frenetic and heart-racing single ‘I Gotta Fall (In Love)’. I described the single as being a breath of fresh air in the current climes – full throttle …
News: RISING 2023 program is unveiled
Melbourne’s RISING 2023 program invites audiences to reflect, reckon, rave, and revel in night time culture as it is revealed today. A festival that you do in the city that does it best — art, culture, food and music under moonlight:RISING today unveils its expansive 2023 program of 185 events featuring more than 400 artists …
Album Review: Amanda Brown (ex-The Go-Betweens) unveils her debut solo album ‘Eight Guitars’ – an elegant and ethereal collection of treasures.
While many would be excused for thinking multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter Amanda Brown is defined by her stint with the legendary The Go-Betweens during their absolute peak period (most noticeably the majestic ’16 Lovers Lane’), she has forged a brilliant career in music for film as well as dabbling in a few bands (including Cleopatra …
Live Gallery: Bikini Kill at the Sydney Opera House 13.03.2023
Bikini Kill whip Opera House into a frenzy.
EP Review: Melbourne’s Badinage unveil the ethereal EP ‘Meander’: a rich and vivid world without words to explore.
Post rock instrumental ensemble Badinage emerge out of the cultural petri dish that is Melbourne with their new EP ‘Meander’: a collection of immersive evocative instrumentals that bleed with a melancholic intensity. With an approach that at times has a Pink Floyd psychedelia and The Cure post punk edge, this is a glittering debut. Badinage paint …
Track: Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo unveil the first exquisite track ‘Milk and Honey’ from their forthcoming album of duets ‘Phantasmagoria In Blue’ ahead of European tour.
At the beginning of the year, the legendary Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) announced his collaboration with enigmatic Mexican singer and filmmaker Amanda Acevedo on a new album entitled ‘Phantasmagoria In Blue’, along with news of a string of dates in Europe. Today, a taste of what can be …
News: Laura Jean Announces Screenings of ‘Amateurs’ Concert Film
Laura Jean has made a movie of her ‘Amateurs’ concert