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Premiere: Marco Anastasio makes a moving debut with ‘From U (For U)’
Backseat Mafia is delighted to premiere ‘From U (For U)’, the debut single and accompanying video from Italian-born, Byron Bay-based indie-rock artist Marco Anastasio. Beneath its…
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Premiere: Enter the shimmering world of ‘Sound City’ – Lunar Twin prepare for the release of their album ‘Night Jaguar’ in early 2027 with another exclusive track.
The gloriously incandescent Lunar Twin have delayed the release of their new album ‘Night Jaguar’ to early 2027 but we are honoured to bring you another exclusive taste of…
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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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Track / Video
Track: LUCI bares her teeth on ferocious new single ‘DAWG!’
North Carolina-born, New York-based artist LUCI is turning up the volume with ‘DAWG!’, a ferocious new single that crashes together heavy R&B beats, punk attitude and a vocal…
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Track: The Bobby Lees channel punk and hip-hop influences on latest release
The Bobby Lees are back with a new single, ‘HOT C*NT’, and the New York alt-punk trio aren’t interested in playing nice. Produced by Dave Sardy, the track is a…
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Track: BONES UK celebrate their hometown on riff-heavy new track ‘Hits Like Home’
London-born rock duo BONES UK are heading back to their roots with new single ‘Hits Like Home‘, a gritty, guitar-driven love letter to the city that shaped them. After years…
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Album Reviews
Album Review: Mi Von Ahn – Delta Veins
Swedish solo artist Mi Von Ahn enters a new chapter with the release of her latest album, Delta Veins. Blending atmospheric indie rock with elements of shoegaze and trip-hop, the record…
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Album Review: Bilal Nasser – ‘Every Martyr Is A Universe’: A heart-wrenching post rock/post classical work which asks the deepest questions.
Montreal’s Constellation Records is driven by the principle that essential music does not exist for its own sake, it helps us consider our world and respond to its injustices. The release of…
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Album Review: Frank Black, ‘Teenager Of The Year – Live’. RSD Black Friday 2026
There are few albums quite like Frank Black’s ‘Teenager of the Year’. Originally released in 1994, the sprawling double album remains one of the most ambitious, adventurous…
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EP Review: The Great Emu War Casualties make a rapid fire return with the thrilling EP ‘Mal du siècle’
Earlier this year, The Great Emu War Casualties (TGEWC) released their debut album ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’ to great acclaim (reviewed by me here, and described as being an album filled with…
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Album Review: TINGO – ‘Medvind Modvind’: Naturally flowing Nordic jazz-folk which shimmers with a fresh perspective.
Nordic Jazz has always created spaciousness, the musician’s engrained connection to their homeland landscape and climate always seeping through no matter what direction they are taking. From…
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Album Review: The Argon Room conjure a dark, glistening requiem in the long shadow of Bowie on debut ‘Algorithms For Happiness’
David Bowie died on 10 January 2016. Within days, a grief-stricken Simon Starling had written half of an album. The rest came more slowly, composed in what the band call the longer shadow of…
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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
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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 Gallery: Death Cab for Cutie return to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion after seven years 12.11.2026
It’s a big night for indie-rock fans in Sydney as Death Cab for Cutie take to the stage at the Hordern Pavilion, returning to Australia after more than seven years away. For a band that…
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Live Gallery: DOMi & JD BECK turned 170 Russell into a playground of jazz, funk and experimentation 10.11.2026
Melbourne’s 170 Russell played host to one of contemporary music’s most inventive duos as DOMi & JD BECK returned to Australia, armed with their new album WHO…
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Live Review: Freya Skye – O2 Academy, Leeds. 04.11.26
Freya Skye brings the sparkle to Leeds on the Stars Align Tour
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Live Gallery: Foo Fighters play Accor Arena as a poignant connection to Beaconsfield comes back into focus 10.11.2026
There are some bands whose impact goes well beyond their music, and for me, Foo Fighters are one of them. Tonight, Dave Grohl and company take over Sydney’s Accor Arena, supported by The…
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Live Review: Death Dominion Europe 2026. Suffocation, Despised Icon, Carnifex and The Shipmen Enquiry. Corporation, Sheffield. 06/11/2026
What a night of absolute brutality! The Death Dominion tour brought together three heavyweight names from the Extreme Metal world, each offering something slightly different but equally…
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Live Review: Kamelot, Exit Eden and Temperance. Manchester Ritz 03/11/2026
What an absolutely phenomenal night of live music at Manchester Ritz, with Kamelot, Exit Eden and Temperance! The Ritz provided a fantastic setting for the evening, with its distinctive…
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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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