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Live Review & Gallery: The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour: A Global Phenomenon Sells Out Sydney’s Accor Stadium 22.10.2024
Stadium-Sized Spectacle: The Weeknd’s Night to Remember at Sydney Olympic Park
Album Review: Gitkin –‘Golden Age’: Punchy world-funk and twang guitar in a rootsy, global beats bundle.
US Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Gitkin (aka Brian J) is a player who’s long been connecting Duane Eddy’s original twang and a world of other styles from Peruvian Cumbia to Saharan rock, Delta blues to New Orleans funk. Whether as co-ordinator of the indie meets soul collective Pimps of Joytime or collaborator with both Cyril …
Live Review & Gallery: From Rain to Riffs: How SXSW Sydney Day 2 Crushed Expectations
SXSW Sydney Day 2: Glam Rock, Soul Divas, and Metal Fury Tear Up the Stages
News: All Systems Go: SXSW Sydney 2024 Launches with Global Talent and Energy
SXSW Sydney 2024 Begins: A Celebration of Music, Ideas, and Innovation
News: Leon Bridges returns to Australia in January 2025 for his biggest headline dates yet!
Leon Bridges returns to Australia in January 2025 for his biggest headline dates yet, with special guests Glass Beams and Maple Glider, including A Day on the Green in Bowral and Geelong.
Album Review: Bette Smith – Goodthing
American blues/soul/rock singer Bette Smith may have one of the best voices in the business, and with ‘Goodthing,’ she proves she has one of the best-sounding bands in the business, too. Thirteen tracks bring a modern refresh of a classic soulful sound. With a voice like Smiths, an album can be hit or miss, depending …
Live Gallery & Review: Khalid at the Sydney Opera House 5.08.2024
Iconic Encounter: Khalid Live at the Sydney Opera House
Track: Eora/Sydney-based producer and vocalist Skeleten unveils the luscious sounds of soul pop single ‘Deep Scene’.
I caught Skeleten live a few years ago at Altar in Hobart and was highly impressed by his soul inflected brand of pop – rich and nuanced music that had a magnetic presence on stage. His new single proves the point. ‘Deep Scene’ is as immersive and enveloping as a hot tub in the winter …
Live Gallery: Teddy Swims at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 11.07.2024
Behind Teddy Swims’ rugged facade is a voice that flows like liquid gold, unexpected and utterly captivating.
Track: ‘Something I Do’ – YAGKI delivers a languid yearning song that burns with intensity and soul.
YAGKI, the artist formerly known as Sarah Yagki (and no doubt still is by family and friends) is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and she has just released another thrilling, visceral track ‘Something I Do’. ‘Something I Do’ confirms YAGKI as an important talent in the music scene: it …