glam Archives - Backseat Mafia

Premiere: It’s not funny – COMEDY’s debut single ‘L.A. Perfume’ is a cathartic blast of swaggering attitude.

We are very honoured to bring you the stunning debut single ‘L.A. Perfume’ from Naarm/Melbourne COMEDY. Consisting of seasoned indie musicians, COMEDY’s experience and confidence shines through every note. ‘L.A.…

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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: The deliciously possessed Bandicoot release another triumphant single ‘Monster’ – a ‘B’ side to a special edition 7″ vinyl of ‘FUZZY’, and unveil a live video in the lead up to the release of their debut album.

There is always a frisson of heady excitement when Bandicoot are on the prowl. We premiered their demonic video to the track ‘FUZZY’ last year and reviewed a number of…

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News: Australian Starcrawler Tour Announced

Starcrawler announce first headline tour of Australia with two shows added to their appearance at Splendour in the Grass.

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News: Liverpool’s The Fernweh announce album the second, ‘TORSCHLUSSPANIK!’; hear the crisp, psych-glam stomp of ‘The Pike’

CHIMING with crisp twelve-strings, the like of which you last encountered being toted by a McGuinn or a Buck, but also possessed of a thigh-slappin’ Brit-glam silvered groove, Roxy sax…

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See: Generation – ’21st Century Woman’: are our favourite Merseyside glamsters teetering on the edge?

LIVERPUDLIAN glamour trash punk brothers Generation are teetering on the edge of fratricide in their new video, ground down by the demands of rock ‘n’ roll, by cheap rum –…

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Track: Bandicoot – ‘Dark Too Long’: bringing the glammy punk to Libertino

WHO ARE Bandicoot? Is the question on your lips, and even their own, if you judge by their social media handle across the various platforms. Their new single for Libertino,…

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SEE: Generation – ‘Tokyo’: sleaze rock brothers take another glammy bite

TAKING on the all the glorious, skinny, wasted rock’n’roll tradition of the Stooges, the New York Dolls, early Manics, and throwing open a mascara and glam-riffing portal in the centre…

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Track: Children of the State – Hot Money

Racing out of the starting bocks with a thumping glam stomp, the new single ‘Hot Money’ by Manchester-based Children of the State is a glorious blast of fresh air and…

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SEE: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard: ‘Double Denim Hop’: a trash-glam cracker with its thumbs in its front pockets

OK, what you need to know about breaking Welsh quartet Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard is: they’re a lot of glam-trash fun, with a way with a solid, twelve gold bars boogie…

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