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The Weeknd Announces Highly Anticipated Australian Tour! – Backseat Mafia
Diamond-certified and award-winning artist The Weeknd has officially announced the 2024 Australian dates for his record-breaking After Hours Til Dawn Tour, following its success in 2022/2023. the newly added Australian leg of the tour is set to commence on Saturday, October 5, in Melbourne with consecutive shows, before moving on to Sydney for performances on October 22 and 23 at Accor Stadium. These dates will mark The Weeknd’s debut stadium performances in Australia and his first visit to the region since 2017. “I feel a strong pull to perform in Australia before moving on to the next chapter and want to make sure you all know I hadn’t forgotten about…
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Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 08.08.2024 – Backseat Mafia
An annual pilgrimage, a field in deepest darkest Derbyshire and as much metal as you can physically absorb for four days must mean only one thing, it was time for Bloodstock 2024. With the Thursday historically serving in recent years as an amuse-bouche, Bloodstock seems to have stepped it up a gear this year and served us an evening more akin to an entrée consisting of underground household names, which were enough to get the juices following of any self-respecting metal head. It was time to pack up your camping chair, grab a beer, make some new friends and bagsy yourself a spot in the Sophie Lancaster tent. The time…
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Bloody Cigarettes Shines On ‘It’s Only Music’ – Backseat Mafia
Bloody Cigarettes’ latest single, ‘It’s Only Music’ brings together radiant indie and, painfully honest, emotive songwriting in style. Opening with a tender, vulnerable vocal over jangling guitar, the track moves to a expressive half shouted vocal as piano drums and bass enter to blend the indie-pop sensibilities with a tasteful tinge of grunge through the chorus. Moving artfully between contrasting elements, Max walks a tightrope, balancing dazzling, joyous instrumentation with the unfiltered emotion that gives the track its authenticity. Each cry feels genuine, building toward a poignant close marked by a simple, sincere sigh. Bloody Cigarettes explains: “I wrote ‘It’s Only Music’ as a kind of epilogue to the narrative…
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A Spectacular Display of Talent as Music Makers Club Celebrates Their 100th Event at Oxford Art Factory – 16.08.2024, Eora/Sydney – Backseat Mafia
The Music Makers Club celebrated a landmark 100th show last night at the Oxford Art Factory, putting on an exhilarating showcase of New South Wales’ live music scene. With a lineup featuring twelve emerging bands, the event was a powerful reminder of the Club’s role in championing the diversity and talent that has defined Eora/Sydney’s music landscape. Co-founded by Mark Gerber and Matt O’Connor, the Music Makers Club has become a vital platform for local artists, and last night’s milestone was a testament to its enduring success. The atmosphere at Oxford Art Factory was electric, with each band bringing their own unique energy and style to the stage. The night…
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The Menzingers at the Crow Bar, Sydney 17.08.2024 – Backseat Mafia
The Menzingers’ career has unfolded like a late-night drive through the backstreets of an ever-changing American landscape, their sound echoing the restless spirit of a generation clinging to the rearview. Emerging from Scranton, Pennsylvania, they’ve spent nearly two decades perfecting their blend of punk rock sincerity and barroom poetry, each album a snapshot of the messy, beautiful struggle to find meaning in the mundane. They’re back in Australia – their first tour since Covid intervened. Greg Barnett and Tom May, trading vocals and guitar licks like old friends sharing secrets, stand alongside Eric Keen on bass and Joe Godino on drums—a seemingly unassuming quartet. But tonight, as they launch into…
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Caroline Hale Shares ‘Something To Believe In’ From Upcoming Live EP – Backseat Mafia
Caroline Hale’s upcoming new EP, Live At Stable Hall, marks a significant chapter in her evolving musical journey. Ahead of the EP, Hale presents a fresh take on her fan-favorite track, ‘Something To Believe In’. This rendition takes the original’s laid-back dreaminess and reimagines it as an emotive energizer, utilizing a raw, stripped-back setting to highlight Hale’s refined songwriting and powerful vocals. The elegant instrumentation contrasts dynamically with the passionate climaxes, offering moments where Hale’s voice can truly shine. Across her career, Caroline Hale has defied her youth to bring a sense of maturity to her songwriting style that brings equal parts emotional sophistication, textured production, and an impressive degree…
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28 French Manicure Ideas With Pictures
If we had to crown one beauty trend the fan favorite of the year, it’d have to be the french manicure. This nail-art trend had quite the resurgence over the last few years, and it’s still going strong. Not only did we see lots of the classic version of the old-made-new-again nail design, but countless spinoff iterations of the french tips have popped up, creating an entirely new kind of modern french manicure. And truthfully, they’ve been hard to keep track of. The side-tip, inverted (aka “reverse”), V-cut, double lined, two-toned, baby french, naked — these are just a few of the popular twists people put on the french manicure…
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Coheed and Cambria add Hobart and Adelaide shows to Australian ‘Monolith’ Festival tour – Backseat Mafia
US progressive metal giants, Coheed and Cambria, returning to Australia for the first time since 2016, will be performing their critically acclaimed album ‘Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness’ in its entirety at Hobart’s Odeon Theatre on Tuesday November 5th, and Hindley St. Music Hall on Thursday November 7th as sideshows for their Monolith Festival headlining tour. Shows for the festival have previously been announced for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in early November. Support act for the Hobart show is Canadian instrumental progressive metal group Intervals, while supports for the Adelaide show will be both Intervals, and fellow US metal act,…
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Coruja Jones Drops Haunting Indie-Folk Single ‘The Day I Die’ – Backseat Mafia
Manchester-based musician and songwriter Dan Jones, known professionally as Coruja Jones, has released his latest single, ‘The Day I Die.’ The introspective track, produced by Sam Vicary of The Cinematic Orchestra, serves as the lead single from Jones’s forthcoming EP, Undo, slated for release later this year. ‘The Day I Die’ is a profound exploration of surrender and acceptance, capturing the essence of melancholic indie-folk. The song delves into the emotional journey of healing and moving on from grief, building on themes introduced in Jones’s previous work, which addressed the raw pain of his father’s passing in 2016. This new single represents a significant step in his healing process, reflecting…
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Travis Barker’s Tattoos and Meanings
Travis Barker’s Lips Tattoo In 2021, Barker got Kardashian’s lips tattooed on his left bicep a week after getting engaged. The design was inked by New York-based tattooist Scott Campbell. Travis Barker’s “Born With Horns” Tattoo Barker got this matching tattoo with fellow musician and longtime buddy Machine Gun Kelly in August 2021. The design, which reads “born with horns,” sits on both their left forearms. The phrase was supposed to be the title of MGK’s sixth studio album for which the two artists collaborated. However, the “Forget Me Too” singer later decided to rename the record to “Mainstream Sellout.” Travis Barker’s “Alabama” Tattoo Barker’s left wrist spells the name…
