Music
Live Review & Gallery: Live Nation’s Ones to Watch spotlights Australia’s rising stars, Adrian Dzvuke, Chanel Loren, and Phebe Starr – 06.03.24, Eora/Sydney
Last night’s Ones to Watch event at Oxford Art Factory illuminated the stage with a dazzling showcase of rising talents handpicked by the global entertainment giant Live Nation. With Vodafone backing the initiative, the Ones to Watch program has been a beacon for budding artists, a platform that has previously launched global sensations like Dua …
Track: Canberran troubadour Jack Biilman unveils swaggering new single ‘Hot Blood’ ahead of live dates
Jack Biilman has a swaggering and louche style that is imprinted into his new single ‘Hot Blood’ – a slice of bluesy Americana that canters along like a hot rod at full tilt. Slide guitars, harmonica and blowsy backing vocals all add to a thrillingly cathartic ride with a bacchanalian air: Hot blooded indeed. ‘Hot …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne Twin Sisters, Idol Minds, Enchant with ‘Needed You’ – A Mystical Odyssey Through the Intricacies of Love
Backseat Mafia is excited to premiere Idol Minds‘, comprised of twin sisters MIa and Ava Duggan-Sorbara, latest enchanting release ‘Needed You’. Produced by Shane Jarvie-Kohn, ‘Needed You’ is filled with heartfelt emotion and is set to be released worldwide tomorrow on Friday, March 8th. ‘Needed You’ unfolds with velvety, emotive vocals of both Mia and …
News: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds announce new album ‘Wild God’ for August and release explosive title track as single in anticipation.
The ever industrious and prolific Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have today announced their new album ‘Wild God’ set for release on 30 August 2024 and released the title track as an appetiser to tantalise us. The single sets sail on a dappling instrumentation with Cave’s trade mark sense of wry observant humour and …
Track/Video: In-demand saxophonist Benjamin Samuels takes to the spotlight with ‘Ambitious Antithesis’ from upcoming debut album.
Sax-player, clarinettist and composer Benjamin Samuels is stepping out from the back line. A musician who’s worked with Californian fusionist Balkan Bump and Brighton’s own global beat pioneer Seb Taylor (aka Kaya Project), plus toured the world in the irrepressible Grouch in Dub’s band, Samuels has recently made time to pause. Except that hasn’t meant …
News: The irrepressible and iconic Jet announces extension of their 20th Anniversary of ‘Get Born’ tour.
The iconic and suave Jet today announce an extended run of dates across Australia this May and June celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their seminal debut album, ‘Get Born’. Jet’s classic album heralded an era where straightforward guitar-based rock came back to the fray with a thumping swagger and an compelling sneery and ultra louche …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Charlie Lane unveils the enigmatic and slow burning fuse that is ‘Gold Drips’, with launch date announced.
We are honoured to premiere the new track ‘Gold Drips’ from Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Charlie Lane. We are taken on a smooth dappling journey in this soul-inflected track that soars feely in the atmosphere like an sea bird, punctuated by a fuzzy wild guitar break and an insistent driving rhythm. Co-written and produced by Adam Jack …
News: Rebellion Festival 2024 Returns 1st-4th August At The Winter Gardens In Blackpool
Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From the four iconic, genre-defining headline artists of The Stranglers, Sham 69, …
Track: ELLiS·D – Humdrum
Brighton solo artist ELLiS·D (real name Ellis Dickson) shares ghoulish new single ‘Humdrum’ via Crafting Room Recordings. All parts were written and recorded by Dickson himself at Hackney Road Studios with producer Shuta Shinoda (Hot Chip, Jenny Beth) “I wrote the song in a bit of a frenzy one afternoon whilst I was messing around on a …
Track: Kim Gordon Drops ‘Psychedelic Orgasm’ announces live dates
Kim Gordon’s ‘Psychedelic Orgasm’ is pure Sonic Euphoria