Backseat Mafia

Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney Kicks Off With Haley Holgate Ahead of a Big Week for Music

SXSW Sydney officially began today, easing into the week with a performance from local Haley Holgate at the Tumbalong Park stage. Her set brought a warm breath to an otherwise…

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News: Sleaford Mods Announce 2026 Australia & NZ Tour and Drop New Single ‘Megaton’

Sleaford Mods will return to Australia and New Zealand in April 2026, armed with their new single ‘Megaton’ and a renewed commitment to War Child, marking their first visit since 2023’s Vivid LIVE and Dark Mofo sets.

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Live Gallery: Picture This Bring Irish Charm as Tom Grennan Shines at Sydney’s Liberty Hall 10.10.2025

Ireland’s Picture This brought stadium-worthy emotion to Liberty Hall before Tom Grennan continued his unstoppable rise with a soulful, confident headline set.

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News: Australia Gets Loud as Good Things Artists Announce Intimate Headline Shows

The Good Things Festival 2025 sideshows bring a cross-section of the alt-rock spectrum to intimate stages across Australia, featuring All Time Low, Lorna Shore, Knocked Loose, Refused, and more.

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Track: Blvd Of Eyes Confront the Rise of AI on Fierce New Single ‘We Are Human’

Blvd Of Eyes deliver ‘We Are Human’, a heavy yet heartfelt statement on creativity and imperfection, ahead of their debut EP We Are Humans and November Australian tour.

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Track: Day Dreamers Confront Modern Panic with New Single ‘y2k’

Melbourne alt-rockers Day Dreamers return with ‘y2k’, a self-produced anthem of anxious reflection and melodic grit, recorded entirely from home and built for the stage.

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Album Review: Yara Asmar – ‘everyone I love is sleeping and i love them so so much’ : Extraordinary electro-acoustic stories crafted from simple things.

Tinkering, testing, tuning and transforming, Yara Asmar is a restlessly inquisitive multi-instrumentalist. Since her debut release on Hive Mind, ‘Home Recordings 2018-2021’ the Beirut- based musician has used music boxes…

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News: US independent folk-punks, Rent Strike and Doom Scroll announce extended double-bill Australian tour

Folk ‘Til Ya Punk Records have a proud history of bringing international folk-punk bands to tour Australia off the back of their annual festival, HOBOFOPO. Over a number of years…

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News: Oklou Expands Her Vision on choke enough Deluxe with FKA twigs Collaboration

French producer and composer Oklou returns with choke enough Deluxe, featuring four new tracks and a collaboration with FKA twigs, expanding her acclaimed debut into something even more intimate and immersive.

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Interview

Meet: John Witherspoon Talks Through The Elegant New Single ‘My Baby’ & Upcoming Album

Liverpool’s John Witherspoon is back with his most emotionally intricate single yet, ‘My Baby’, releasing September 19th as the final preview of his third studio album, One Of Them, due…

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