Backseat Mafia

News: Francois van Coke’s first solo decade captured in Happy en Lucky documentary

There’s a difference between how an artist sees themselves and how they’re seen by the people who orbit them. Happy en Lucky, a short-form documentary chronicling the first ten years of…

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Live Review + Gallery: Hawthorne Heights – Knitting Factory – Spokane, Wa – 2026.03.15

The Knitting Factory in Spokane, Washington was sold out and rocking out to emo mainstays Hawthorne Heights. The band are out on the road celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the…

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News: The Angels mark 50 years of ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again’ with national tour

There are songs that belong to bands, and then there are songs that get claimed by the crowd. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again crossed that line a long time…

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News: Bad//Dreems bow out on their own terms with Ultra Dundee and indefinite hiatus

Bad//Dreems never chased the spotlight so much as they rewired it. From the beginning, theirs was a version of Australian rock that didn’t romanticise the pub floor so much as…

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Track: Robyn rewrites herself on ‘Blow My Mind,’ turning pop memory into something more volatile

Pop rarely permits revision. Once a song is released, it calcifies into its most recognisable form, fixed in the cultural bloodstream. Robyn has never quite adhered to that logic. With…

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News: St. Vincent captures Royal Albert Hall performance on Live in London!

At the Royal Albert Hall, scale tends to do the talking. But on Live in London!, it’s not just the size of the room or the sweep of the orchestra that…

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News: The Pogues confirm Australian tour with new Brisbane show added

Some records don’t just endure, they linger in the margins, shaping everything that comes after. For The Pogues, Rum, Sodomy & the Lash remains that kind of presence. Now, four decades on,…

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News: The Black Crowes add second Sydney show amid surging demand

Some bands arrive with history behind them. Others carry it like momentum. For The Black Crowes, the distinction has always blurred. Now, with demand pushing their Australian return further, the…

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News: Two Door Cinema Club bring Tourist History anniversary shows to Australia with The Vaccines

Some records don’t just define a moment, they quietly map the years that follow. For Two Door Cinema Club, Tourist History has long existed in that space, an album that moved from…

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News: The Wolfe Brothers return from hiatus with ‘Australian Made’ national tourNews:

There’s a certain kind of band that doesn’t need reinvention, just the right moment to return. For The Wolfe Brothers, that moment arrives now. After an 18-month break from touring,…

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