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Premiere: Nipaluna/Hobart’s Nice House want to get away as they take us on a fish-eye’s view of new single, Holiday
Backseat Mafia are proud to present the video for popular Hobart indie pop-rockers Nice House‘s latest single, Holiday. The band, known for their exuberant live performances have been…
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Premiere: MEGZ has your summer soundtrack sorted with On My Body
Sydney’s MEGZ has Australian summer firmly in her sights, and Backseat Mafia is delighted to premiere her irresistible new single, On My Body. Packed with infectious hooks, a driving…
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Premiere: Pollyman’s George Carroll Wilson struts, stomps and handclaps his way out of life’s endless loop on glam power-pop single ‘Walking In Circles’
Troubles have a nasty habit of turning up again, like bad pennies and old flames. Just when you think you’ve swept them out the door, there they are at the breakfast table, grinning back at…
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Premiere: Tig takes one more breathtaking turn on the ‘Ferris Wheel’ as she announces debut album ‘It’s Time We Met’
Every friendship has a ritual that keeps it alive long after the everyday closeness has gone. For Melbourne singer-songwriter Tig, it’s the queue for the Meredith Eye, the Ferris wheel…
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Premiere: ‘Take It On Notice’ – Al Carr exclusively unveils his driving new single ahead of new album ‘Colour To The Flame’.
We are honoured to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Take It On Notice’ from veteran artist Al Carr: a frequent artist on our pages. ‘Take It On Notice’…
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Track / Video
Premiere: Nipaluna/Hobart’s Nice House want to get away as they take us on a fish-eye’s view of new single, Holiday
Backseat Mafia are proud to present the video for popular Hobart indie pop-rockers Nice House‘s latest single, Holiday. The band, known for their exuberant live performances have been…
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Track: Green Lung summon the spirit of Shelley in new Ozymandias video
London’s heavy rock outfit Green Lung are getting into the Halloween spirit with a new animated video for Ozymandias, taken from their fourth album, Necropolitan, out now via…
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Track: RinRin isn’t dreaming of a white Christmas on cheeky new single
Forget Jingle Bells. Australian alt-pop troublemaker RinRin has a few choice words for Santa Claus, and she’s delivering them with crushing riffs, explosive breakdowns and…
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Album Reviews
Album Review: Nothing is missing from The Church’s sparkling magnum opus ‘Lacuna’.
Will no-one think of the poor music reviewer? Steve Kilbey’s prolific output is matched only by the sheer quality of his songwriting, whether with The Church, solo or in collaboration with…
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Album Review: Naarm/Melbourne’s USER send out a dark transmission from a world coming undone on fourth album ‘EXTINCTION’
Down here in Hobart, the thylacine is never far from view. It’s on the number plates, the beer labels and the state coat of arms, a striped ghost that refuses to leave the room. So I felt a…
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Album Review: Kali Malone – ‘Burning Song’: Gracefully guiding drone and minimalism to new emotional depths.
It’s been seven years since Stockholm-based composer and musician Kali Malone released her landmark ‘The Sacrificial Code’, a recording which not only opened wider doors for her as an artist…
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Album Review: ‘Kind of Fantasy’ Juice Webster reveals a darker, braver self in a beautiful shimmering album
Juice Webster‘s new album ‘Kind of Fantasy’ is out today via Cohort Records, her first since 2023’s astonishing debut ‘JULIA’ (reviewed by me here). And…
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Album Review: Andert Tysma – ‘Parallels’: An inspired, restorative walk across the classical/electronic intersection.
Dutch composer/ producer Andert Tysma’s uniquely crafted blend of post-classical, electro-acoustic and electronic music has always seemed fascinated with how and who we are. His soundscapes…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Sacred Buzz – Sacred Buzz LP
Berlin’s Sacred Buzz are best known for their electrifying live presence and deeply immersive soundscapes. Their sonic palette bridges vintage and modern: garage‑rock grit, krautrock…
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Interviews
Meet: Where did that come from? Midge Ure (Ultravox, Visage and Live Aid) talks to us about his unfinished business and his treasured legacy.
Ahead of his rescheduled Australian tour on the Catalogue: The Hits tour, the Ultravox frontman talks with me about Joe Dolce, Scottish tenacity, and why he refuses to sulk through Vienna. The…
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Meet: Stacy Jones on art respecting art and not overthinking
Stacy Jones on playing live, art respecting art and not overthinking
#americanhifi #stacyjones #rockmusic #interview #livemusic
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Meet: Kirk Brandon predicted the future. But no-one was listening
Spear of Destiny's Kirk Brandon is on tour right now. We got together to talk about Chelsea, reclaiming the music and seeing into the future…
#kirkbrandon #spearofdestiny #interview…
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Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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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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Meet: A.S. Fanning Talks About His New Album ‘Take Me Back To Nowhere’
On his fourth studio album Take Me Back To Nowhere, A.S. Fanning sounds both unmoored and quietly resolute. Drawing inspiration from science-fiction, experimental sound worlds, and a newly…
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Features / Playlists
News: Hard-Fi to Headline Harlequins’ Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium
British indie heavyweights Hard-Fi are set to return to their South West London stomping grounds this May. The Staines-formed outfit has been confirmed as the headline act…
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Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Backseat Mafia’s photographic tribute to Bluesfest Byron Bay
For four years, Backseat Mafia has covered Bluesfest Byron Bay, an iconic event on the Australian music calendar. On March 13th, just three weeks before what would have been the 37th Bluesfest…
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Live review
Live Review: The Meffs & The Levellers, York Barbican 29/10/2026
There are some bands that can walk onto a stage and instantly make a venue feel like home. Bands that bring an energy, warmth and sense of togetherness that go far beyond the music itself. The…
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Live Gallery: Sunday service gets a psychedelic makeover as The Church go orchestral 01.11.2026
It’s Sunday night in Sydney, and we’re all off to Church. But tonight’s service comes with a 30-piece orchestra, a healthy dose of psychedelia and some of the finest songs in…
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Live Gallery: Sydney gets lost in the music as BICEP return to the Hordern 31.10.2026
It’s Halloween, and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion is packed for the return of electronic heavyweights BICEP. Smoke hangs thick over the crowd, bodies move through the haze, and…
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Live Gallery: TISM are back, and the Enmore Theatre will never be the same 30.10.2026
There’s chaos at the Enmore Theatre tonight, and absolutely nobody seems surprised. TISM are back in Sydney, and Australia’s most gloriously unhinged musical institution is doing…
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Live Gallery: Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level transforms Sydney’s Afterpay Arena 28.10.2026
There aren’t many composers who can fill an arena, but Hans Zimmer is no ordinary composer. Tonight, Sydney’s Afterpay Arena is packed with an audience spanning generations,…
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Live Review: Gurriers – Project House, Leeds. 17.10.26
Gurriers tear it up at Project House in Leeds
#gurriers #livereview #postpunk #backseatmafia
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Film
News: First Look At Oasis’ Reunion Film Don’t Look Back In Anger
One year after Oasis stunned the music world by returning to the stage for their first live performance together in 16 years, the band’s extraordinary comeback is set to be immortalised…
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Film Review: ‘The Best Summer’ is a bittersweet time capsule of alternative music’s golden age
There is something almost unbelievable about The Best Summer. What began as footage shot casually by filmmaker Tamra Davis while accompanying the Summersault festival around Australia in 1995…
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News: Kylie Minogue opens her archives for new three-part documentary KYLIE
Some pop stars have eras. Kylie Minogue has decades. From her first rush of fame as Charlene on Neighbours to becoming one of the most reliable hitmakers in modern pop,…
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News: The life and times of William Arthur and his iconic Sydney band Glide is explored in ‘Disappear Here’, a film by Ben deHoedt.
Glide were a seminal Sydney band that burned brightly and all together too briefly in the nineties, beset by tragedy when their singer and songwriter William Arthur died at the end of that…
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Film Review: January
Winter can be a magical time of year and there’s nothing more atmospheric than a sprinkling of snow. In many places, that light covering becomes something different entirely. In Eastern…
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Sundance Review: Iron Butterflies
As we approach the first anniversary of the full Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s easy to forget that this war didn’t start in 2022. Indeed, the (recent) troubles with Russia can be traced…
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