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News: Peter DiMaggio Takes Flight With New Single ‘Fly Away’
Actor, composer, and singer-songwriter Peter DiMaggio returns to the music scene with ‘Fly Away,’ a soaring indie-pop single that fuses emotional vulnerability with cinematic production. Drawing from the atmospheric textures of The 1975 and the anthemic optimism of Coldplay, DiMaggio offers a deeply personal reflection on breaking free from toxicity and finding hope even in …
Track: There is a luscious beauty in ‘grace’, Joey Sachi’s new track, released ahead of EP ‘RISE’.
We have been tracking with great fascination the musical path of Tokyo-based Sydney-born artist Joey Sachi ever since we premiered her single ‘Fractured’ back in 2023. Her new single ‘grace’ displays a further development of her sound – something more fractured and esoteric and yet still infused with her soft velvet vocals and enigmatic style. …
Premiere: Lutruwita/Tasmania’s Lasca Dry has a ‘Messy Mind’ and we are the beneficiaries of the thrilling results.
Lutruwita/Tasmania’s pop sensation Lasca Dry is back with a new track ‘Messy Mind’ and we are honoured to premiere her new video for this luscious piece of hyper pop. We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia are huge fans of her thrilling style of muscular pop laced with intelligence and humour. ‘Messy Mind’ …
Premiere: The superb The Nagging Doubts exclusively unveil their luscious new single ‘All To You’ with launch date announced for debut album.
Signed to Wayne Connolly’s prestigious Scenic Drive Records, we at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have long been fans of The Nagging Doubts, admiring their post punk/new wave sound that has an antipodean flavour and a genetic code that, despite their tender age, goes all the way back to Velvet Underground. We are therefore …
News: Melbourne’s Punk Heroes Amyl and The Sniffers Return for One-Night-Only Show
Fresh from their AC/DC support slot, Amyl and The Sniffers return home for a one-night-only, free show at Fed Square — promising a high-voltage night of sweat, noise, and rock’n’roll energy in the heart of Melbourne.
News: HEALTH Announce CONFLICT DLC Album and Drop New Single ‘YOU DIED’
HEALTH’s latest single YOU DIED is a heavy, unflinching meditation on mortality — turning pain into something strangely transcendent. The track arrives ahead of the band’s new album CONFLICT DLC, out December 11 via Loma Vista Recordings.
News: Boom!! Party In The Paddock 2026 drops huge announcement with 180 artists and acts over 4 days
Party In The Paddock is back for its 13th rotation around the sun, and the 2026 edition is already shaping up to be one of the biggest events of the summer. Supported by the Tasmanian Government through Events Tasmania, the festival returns to Quercus Park on the banks of the tilapangka/Liffey River in Lutruwita/Tasmania from February 5th to 8th, 2026, promising four huge days of music, …
News: Metalcore Giants Memphis May Fire Announce Australian Tour
After five sold-out shows and over 1,600 fans left on waiting lists, Memphis May Fire return to Australia in 2026 — joined by Blessthefall for their first Australian shows in nine years, in what’s set to be a defining moment for metalcore fans.
News: A Wilhelm Scream Return to Australia for 2026 Headline Tour
Melodic hardcore veterans A Wilhelm Scream will return to Australia in 2026 for a seven-city headline tour, joined by Authority Zero and The Decline in Melbourne — a showcase of integrity, energy, and timeless punk craftsmanship.
News: Sweet Unrest Share New Video for ‘Sometimes’
London’s ‘grit-pop’ five-piece Sweet Unrest make an explosive return with ‘Sometimes’, an emotive and high-octane single that perfectly captures the band’s signature mix of fragility and fire. Produced by Luke Burgoyne (Libertines, Louis Tomlinson, J Hus, Bastille, Declan McKenna), the track channels Sweet Unrest’s raw duality, a delicate balance of introspection and defiance that has …