A. Swayze & the Ghosts – Backseat Mafia

Track: ‘Honey Go Home’ – Lutruwita/Tasmanian due Isle Two impress with their shimmering single at head of debut live performance supporting A. Swayze & the Ghosts.

With a debut live show supporting the legendary A. Swayze & the Ghosts on 30 January, duo Isle Two are a band going places, and impress me greatly with their…

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Premiere: The charismatic A. Swayze, resting his ghosts, exclusively unveils stunning debut solo single ‘A Prayer’.

A. Swayze & the Ghosts are undoubtedly one of the most underrated bands coming out of the antipodean music scene, while in my humble opinion being one of the most…

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Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney’s Grand Finale With Fest X Inner West

Closing out the monumental week of SXSW Sydney, Fest X Inner West transformed Enmore Road into a live music playground, offering a full day of free gigs across some of…

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Album Review: A. Swayze & The Ghosts plead ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ in a brilliant sophomore album that cements their place in the pantheon of antipodean greats.

A. Swayze and the Ghosts are undeniably one of Tasmanian’s finest exports (along with a horror-tinged brand of southern gothicism, unfiltered Gin and the Dark Mofo Festival) and create an immensely…

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Track: The inimitable A. Swayze & The Ghosts unveil another tempting morsel in ‘Tell You All The Time from their forthcoming album ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ and announce live dates.

As the dying corpse of winter makes one last desperate grasp at our ankles down at the wintery, cold and blustery antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, a heart warming ray…

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Track: lutruwita’s brilliant A. Swayze & The Ghosts claim ‘He Is Dead’ in another raucous punk blast of Antarctic chill, on announcement of sophomore album ‘Let’s Live a Life Better Than This’

Favourites here at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia, A. Swayze & The Ghosts are back with a renewed fervor following their come back single earlier this year ‘Cool Cucumber’.…

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Track: There’s no doubt who’s a ‘Cool Cucumber’ – the brilliant A. Swayze & the Ghosts explode back into the universe with a cool savoir faire and a glam rock sparkle.

One of Australia’s best punk exponents, the brilliant A. Swayze and the Ghosts from niaplauna/Hobart, have made a blazing return to the scene with their new single ‘Cool Cucumber’. It’s…

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