Backseat Mafia

News: We are all going to ‘Hell In A Handbasket’ as the legendary Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon tread the boards across Australia

With Kim Salmon and his band Smoked Salmon about to embark on an extensive Australian-wide tour, the band of reprobates take us on a deliciously excessive fuzzy trip to ‘Hell…

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Track: New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman releases the shimmering new single ‘Long Way To Go’ ahead of new album.

‘Long Way to Go’ is the new single from New Zealand dream pop artist Nik Brinkman’s upcoming album ‘World Within’, and it’s a welcome return. Brinkman last blew us away…

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Track: Divorce release the mesmerising and wilfully disjointed “Pill”

With their latest single “Pill,” Divorce demonstrate their remarkable ability to blend disparate sounds into something cohesive and thrilling. Taken from their forthcoming debut album, Drive to Goldenhammer (out March…

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Track: Doves return with brilliant new single “Cold Dreaming”

Doves continue to age like fine wine, with their latest single, “Cold Dreaming,” demonstrating a band still creating vibrant and memorable songs. Drawn from their upcoming album Constellations For The…

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Track: FLEAS Share Grinding new single ‘BLEED’

Suffolk-based alternative-hardcore band FLEAS make a thunderous return with their latest single, ‘BLEED’, an intense and explosive preview of their upcoming debut album, Imagine If There Was More. Showcasing their…

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Track: Clara Mann releases the fragile beauty of new single “Driving Home The Long Way”

Clara Mann’s new single, “Driving Home The Long Way”, is a breathtaking glimpse into her evocative artistry, a song of striking delicacy and quiet power. Anchored by Mann’s distinctive, fragile…

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Track: Bob Mould mines indie rock gold with new single “Here We Go Crazy”

Bob Mould’s new single, “Here We Go Crazy”, couldn’t belong to anyone else. It’s classic Mould—this brooding simmering angst, swathes of guitar noise, and a driving pulse, but like the…

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Track: Rocafort reissue two must have rare soul gems from Don Covay / Harvey Mandel on 7”

Rocafort Records kicks off 2025 with a stellar 7” reissue that’s a must-have for soul aficionados. The A-side, “If There’s a Will There’s a Way” by Don Covay and the…

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Live Review & Gallery: Rufus Wainwright Returns to the Sydney Opera House for a Career-Spanning Solo Spectacle 8.01.2025

Rufus Wainwright at Sydney Opera House: A Technicolour Journey Through 30 Years of Music

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Music

Premiere: It’s ‘Feeding Time’ as Occurrence announce new album for next month

Having released a deluxe edition of Slow Violence last year, New York trio Occurrence have barely been out of the spotlight over the past few years, and they’ve got a…

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