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Track & News: Steve Balbi Releases Latest Single ‘Marrow’ Ahead of Upcoming Album ‘Breakdown’ & Sydney Opera House Performance!
Steve Balbi, the ever-evolving artist, composer, and producer, has just released his latest single ‘Marrow’, now available on all streaming platforms via Triplespeak & MGM Distribution. This track is the final sneak peek before the release of his fourth solo album, ‘Breakdown’ which is set to drop on Friday, August 23. ‘Marrow’ is a masterclass …
Live Review & Gallery: Health at the Manning Bar, Sydney 3.08.2024
Sydney Gets a Dose of Metal with Health!
News: Travis Scott Circus Maximus Australia and NZ Tour – New Dates Added
Travis Scott shows sell out, more added.
Track: Eora/Sydney artist YAGKI reveals her stunning anthemic pop delight ‘Just A Ghost’.
One of our favourite antipodean artists here at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia is the prodigious YAGKI, the nome de plume for Sarah Yagki, and she has just released the exquisite single ‘Just Like A Ghost’ – an ethereal dreamy track that highlights her gorgeous silken vocals and gift for anthemic gems. Threaded through …
News: The Script will return to Australia for a tour and A Day On The Green
The Script are heading back down under on their ‘Satellites World Tour’ in January and February 2025. This will be the band’s first Australian shows in close to three years, after their 2022 Greatest Hits Tour. “Australia always holds a special place in our touring hearts so we can’t wait to come back early 2025 …
News: Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single
The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors. Alongside this great news is the announcement of a new single, Buzz Buzz Buzz, co-written between Peter ‘Blackie’ Black and Tim Rogers, the band’s ‘new’ …
Premiere: Blackbirds F.C. unveil their latest slice of sonic mastery with the single ‘Lake of Stars’ ahead of launch date and a new album on the horizon.
Naarm/Melbourne band Blackbirds F.C. are purveyors of the most sublime jingle jangle indie pop and they are back with a new single, ‘Lake of Stars’, which we are proud to premiere today. ‘Lake of Stars’ is off the band’s forthcoming third album. The guitars are crystalline and knife-sharp with the harmonised vocals coasting over the …
Track: The venerable Youth Group return with a new direction in the blazing single ‘Siberia’ as they continue live tour.
It’s been nearly five years since Youth Group blessed us with new material with their brilliant album ‘Australian Halloween’ (see my review here), and even that album broke a ten year drought. While not exactly prolific (not helped by the geographical distance that existed between members), the band has not been idle in the intervening …
Premiere: Nina Leo has a ‘Blind Spot’ and it is a delicious barbed wire-wrapped piece of cotton candy wool that burns with intensity.
We are absolutely honoured to bring you a first listen to the new single from Naarm based, Ngambri (Canberra) born songwriter and musician Nina Leo, as well as the immersive video for the track. Leo (named after her middle name and star sign) has produced something that has a visceral and raw edge, a cotton …
