Backseat Mafia

News: Shinedown and Bush Announce 2026 Australian and New Zealand Co-Headline Tour

Shinedown will return to Australia and New Zealand in September 2026 for their first shows down under in over 15 years, co-headlining with British rock veterans Bush.

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News: Aotearoa/New Zealand magical chanteuse Aldous Harding announces new album ‘Train On The Island’ and leads off with stunning single ‘One Stop’.

Aldous Harding has just come off an amazing support slot with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in Australia where she shone with her intense, immersive delivery and soaring vocals…

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Premiere: Sunshine Coast punk rockers The Wolston Butchers exclusively serve up a frenetic blast with their ‘Last Dance’.

We are very pleased to provide you with an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Last Dance’ from Sunshine Coast punk rockers The Wolston Butchers, and it’s a veritable blast…

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Live Gallery: G Flip Wows Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion With The Beaches and Ayesha Madon 4.03.2026

Live Review: G Flip performed at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, joined by The Beaches and Ayesha Madon, delivering a high-energy ‘Beach Flip’ summer show following their ARIA-nominated single ‘Disco Cowgirl’.

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News: Sammy Virji Announces Debut Live Show at Sydney Opera House in 2026

Sammy Virji announces his debut live show at the Sydney Opera House on March 9, 2026, marking a landmark moment for UK garage on his Australian tour.

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News: Ruby Fields Announces Small Achievements Australian Tour Across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane

Ruby Fields will tour Australia this April and May in support of her sophomore album Small Achievements, performing across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle.

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Feature: Fokofpolisiekar Reflect on Swanesang at 20 as Australian & NZ Tour Extends Legacy

South African punk band Fokofpolisiekar reflect on Swanesang 20 years on, as Hunter Kennedy discusses identity, rebellion and taking the band's music to audiences in Australia and New Zealand.

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Music

EP Review: Pilocka Krach – Faust III Akt I

The laughing, frowning mask’s play … prologue from Schiller’s Wallenstein Berlin artist Pilocka Krach brilliantly presents her new album with the first act of Faust III. The number 3 defines…

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News: Rock N Roll Circus’ Big Top just got bigger

Rock N Roll Circus' Big Top just got bigger

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Album Review: Mammal Hands- ‘Circadia’: The inventive UK nu-jazz trio absorb change and still deliver.

Things have shifted recently for those stalwarts of the UK nu-jazz scene Mammal Hands. Since their debut album ‘Animalia’ turned heads in 2014 ,the Norwich based trio, brothers Nick and…

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