News: Stereophonics Plot Return to Australia with Career-Spanning 2025 Tour
30 years, 10 million albums, endless anthems—Stereophonics return to Australian stages.
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Live Review + Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival – Crime & the City Solution make an exclusive and evocative mid winter trip to the Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 13 June 2025
Crime & the City Solution‘s recent live performances have been a testament to their enduring relevance and artistic evolution. Fronted by Simon Bonney, the band has seamlessly blended their post-punk…
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News: Chicagoans Pretoria return with new EP If We’re Pretending
Building off a trio of singles released last year, the Michigan-formed and Illinois-based quartet Pretoria‘s new EP takes a sideways look at upping sticks to chase a new dream, which…
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Live Gallery: Spacey Jane Pack Out the Hordern on Their Most Ambitious Tour Yet 13.06.2025
Three acts, one unforgettable night: Spacey Jane, Phoebe Go and The Moving Stills take over Sydney.
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Live Review + Gallery: The Horrors put on an incandescent performance at the Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 12 June 2025
In the heart of Hobart, at an exclusive gig in Hobart at the very edge of the world in the middle of winter and under the enigmatic glow of Dark…
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Premiere: Norway’s Vilde Tuv searches for ‘Solace in the Sun’ on celestial dance-pop delight
2025 is shaping up to be a good year for Bergen-based Vilde Tuv. Not only has she scored The Ugly Stepsister—an excerpt of the score was released in March—but she’s…
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Track: Hendriek Bleik Goes Boom-Bap in Dystopian Afrikaans Rap Banger ‘Bomskok’
Boom-bap meets the apocalypse: Bleik, R3ps & Van der Merwe light up ‘Bomskok’
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News: BIGSOUND 2025 Lineup Drops: Over 120 Acts Set to Ignite Brisbane
Shoegaze, soul, punk, pop — BIGSOUND 2025 is one giant musical choose-your-own-adventure.
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Live Review: Kaiser Chiefs – Temple Newsam, Leeds. 31.05.25
Kaiser Chiefs celebrate 20 years of Employment with massive home town show
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News: Rowena Wise and Didirri announce Australia tour following the release of their elegantly beautiful single ‘No Cure For Love’
We here at the Antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have admired Didirri ever since 2018 when we covered his single ‘Formaldehyde’, and we confess we are a little late to…
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