Backseat Downunder
Track: Glam Rock Meets the Outback: Mulga Bore Hard Rock Release ‘Young Men’
Mulga Bore Hard Rock are a band born of contradictions—rooted in a community of fewer than 40 people yet channeling a sound big enough to rattle stadium walls. Their debut single, ‘Young Men’ (Younga Barla Mapa), is out now via Community Music. It’s a howl from the red-dirt heart of Central Australia. Sung in Anmatjerre, …
Track: Sydney’s finest, The Nagging Doubts, unveil a paean to a friend in the gorgeous track ‘Glue’ with debut album on the way.
As I incessantly say, The Nagging Doubts are one of the finest and underrated young bands coming out of Sydney at the moment and we have followed their relatively nascent career with avid interest. Their new single ‘Glue’ proves that this band is a powerful force that deserves a wider audience. Sung by Ruby, the …
News: Jack White extends his December 2024 tour across Australian and NZ with 5 new cities added
12-time GRAMMY winner Jack White has extended his upcoming December 2024 tour, with five new cities added today across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to his two sold-out Victorian shows at Civic Hall Ballarat on Friday 6 December, and Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Saturday 7 December, White now adds new performances in Brisbane, Melbourne, …
News: Tenzin Choegyal along with Matt Corby, and Rohin Jones craft a meditative soundscape with new album “Snow Flower”
Grammy-nominated Tibetan singer/musician/composer, Tenzin Choegyal has just released the first track, the titular “Snow Flower” from his forthcoming album, a collaboration with multi-instrumentalists Matt Corby and Rohin Jones (of The Middle East), and songwriter Alex Henriksson. The song is a poignant exploration of life’s impermanence, beautifully rendered in Tibetan and played on the dranyen, a …
Album Review: Fazerdaze wields her ‘Soft Power’ with aplomb in a majestic new album.
The inimitable and ethereal Fazerdaze (the nom de plume of Amelia Murray) has just released her first LP in seven years – ‘Soft Power’ – via Buttrfly/Virgin Music Group, and it is a wondrous return. Beset by the vicissitudes of life after the universal acclaim that met ‘Morningside’, Fazerdaze withdrew from the world for a while before returning …
Live Review & Gallery: A Decade Later – Bombay Bicycle Club Returns to Sydney for a Night of Nostalgia and New Beginnings 14.11.2024
Bombay Bicycle Club’s dynamic feels like a perfectly tuned machine, each member bringing their own energy to create a balanced, magnetic performance.
News: Laneway Festival 2025 Sideshows Announced Featuring Olivia Dean, Joey Valence & Brae and julie
The countdown is on as (we) punters prepare for the iconic 2025 Laneway Festival. With tickets already sold-out across Sydney and Melbourne, it’s a snatch-and-grab to catch some of the festivals biggest acts at their own headline shows. Handsome Tours and Laneway Presents are bringing Olivia Dean, Joey Valence & Brae, and julie to Australia …
Live Review & Gallery: The Amity Affliction Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary of ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ at Eora/Sydney’s Enmore Theatre – 11.11.24
Earlier this week, Eora/Sydney’s iconic Enmore Theatre hosted a celebration that was a decade in the making. The Amity Affliction hit the stage, marking ten years since ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ first dropped, influencing a generation of lifelong fans. As the band asked who had been to their sold-out Hordern Pavilion show last week, …
News: Heartbreaker Turns 25-Ryan Adams Set for an Intimate, Acoustic Tour in Australia & NZ
Ryan Adams Announces Landmark Tour
Premiere: ‘You Tried Your Best’- Wilding have excelled with a winning sparkle.
The release of another poptastic track by the inimitable Wilding is cause for internal cartwheels and a private session of interpretive dancing expressing wild uninhibited joy. And, today, we have the honour of premiering his new musical magnificence, ‘You Tried Your Best’, which is the sound of Wilding (the project of Justin Stokes) at his …