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Jennifer Lopez Wears Castlecore Nails on European Tour
Europa Press via Getty Images/Ricardo Rubio Jennifer Lopez kicked off her return to touring by embracing “castlecore” nails — a maximalist, medieval-inspired manicure trend that’s been gaining traction all year. The look, created by her longtime nail artist Tom Bachik for the opening night of her summer European tour Up All Night: Live in 2025, debuted on July 8 in Pontevedra, Spain. A few days later, Bachik shared close-up photos of the design on Instagram, calling them “Hot Girl Nails for a #HotGirlSummer” and listing the exact tools, charms, polish brands, and gel shades used to bring the set to life. The ornate manicure features burgundy and champagne tones with…
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What to Wear to Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Tour
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. If there’s any celebrity you can count on to nail any and every aesthetic, trend, or fad, it’s Lady Gaga. The Grammy-winning singer is completely unabashed when it comes to taking risks in her artistry as a whole, but her style, perhaps most of all, knows no bounds. Of course, we all remember her iconic outfit for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards — a dress, hat, boots, and purse made entirely out of raw beef,…
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What to Wear to Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. It was only months ago that Kendrick Lamar told the world to pop out in his controversial, chart-topping diss track to Drake “Not Like Us,” and he’s been at the top of our playlists ever since. Prior to both artists’ rap beef, the Compton-born lyricist has consistently produced cultural records that amplify the Black experience from “Alright” and “Humble” to “Father Time” and “Dodger Blue” — even earning him a spot at this year’s Super Bowl…
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Best Beauty Products to Channel Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Ever since Beyoncé stunned the world with her foray into country music with the once-controversial-now-Grammy-winning “Cowboy Carter” album last year, our eyes have been glued to social media awaiting news of another worldwide tour. Feb. 1 became our lucky day when the legend announced she’s hitting the road once again. While it won’t be as lengthy as the iconic “Renaissance” World Tour that defined our summers nearly two years in a row, the 32-show rodeo is…
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ICYMI – The Sick Man of Europe release EP Moderate Air Quality & March tour with Snapped Ankles – Backseat Mafia
Emerging from London’s underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate–economical but played with absolute precision and conviction. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition. There are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp of the 80s, but re-tooled for the present. The same fears. Looking for answers or something to believe in, but finding more questions in an age of absolutes. The debut Moderate Air Quality EP was released in February in digital format, as well as a limited edition cassette. They will support Snapped Ankles on the March leg…
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Motörhead’s Guitar Legend Phil Campbell Gears Up for Australian Tour – Backseat Mafia
For over three decades, Phil Campbell was the six-string powerhouse behind Motörhead, one of the most legendary and uncompromising bands in rock history. Now, the riff master returns to the stage with his own hard-hitting outfit, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons—a band that keeps it all in the family, with Campbell’s three sons, Todd, Tyla, and Dane, proving that raw, unrelenting rock ‘n’ roll is well and truly in their blood. Fronted by the electrifying Joel Peters, the band has earned a fearsome reputation across the globe, tearing through Wacken, Hellfest, and Graspop, and even lighting up stadiums alongside Guns N’ Roses, who count themselves among their most high-profile…
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Metal Legend Burton C. Bell Set for Australian Tour in 2025 – Backseat Mafia
Burton C. Bell—the unmistakable voice that shaped the sound of industrial metal’s mechanical rage, existential paranoia, and unrelenting defiance—is heading Down Under for a string of intimate, high-voltage performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Newcastle this June. Fresh from his induction into the Metal Hall of Fame, Bell continues to carve his name into the steel of heavy music history. Best known as the co-founder and longtime sonic architect of Fear Factory, his influence on extreme music has been immense. With a discography that stretches from his pioneering work with Fear Factory to collaborations with heavyweights like Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Deen Castronovo (Journey), Al Jourgensen (Ministry), and Max Cavalera…
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Street Legal release their debut EP ‘Bruxism’ – an eclectic vibrant synth-driven collection of gems ahead of national tour. – Backseat Mafia
‘Bruxism’ (named after the medical term for teeth grinding) is the debut album from Adelaide band Street Legal, and it is a joyous blast of synth pop fun that blasts out with all of the noise and bluster of a shoulder-wielded beatbox threaded with a visceral message. Singer Matt Heyward says: Over the past few years, I realised I’d been grinding my teeth in my sleep – a side effect of anxiety and the stress of the world around us. That restless energy worked its way into these songs. ‘Bruxism’ explores the dangers of populism, the weight of anxiety, and the cycles we find ourselves stuck in, like a snake…
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As December Falls Decimates Australian Tour Debut! – The Lansdowne, Eora Land/Sydney, 15.02.25 – Backseat Mafia
If you could bottle the feeling of downloading pop-punk anthems off LimeWire and syncing them to a hot pink iPod Nano, As December Falls‘ show at The Lansdowne would be it. The Nottingham quartet rolled into Eora/Sydney for the second stop of their first-ever Australian tour, and if the crowd’s reaction was anything to go by, they might as well move in. Openers Belle Haven and A Swift Farewell set the tone with a double hit of emo and pop-punk intensity. Naarm/Melbourne’s Belle Haven brought their post-hardcore heart-on-sleeve energy, delivering gut-punching melodies that had the early crowd swaying one moment and screaming the next. A Swift Farewell carried with slick,…
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DICE Announce UK/EU Tour Following Aus Festival Showcases and New Single ‘Chasing Hearts’ – Backseat Mafia
DICE, the dynamic quartet from Boorloo/Perth, has recently unleashed ‘Chasing Hearts,’ their first track since their ARIA-charting 2024 debut album ‘Midnight Zoo’. ‘Chasing Hearts’ hits with a sparkling kick! Channelling that restless, adrenaline-fueled moment between hesitation and action. The band calls it a dive into spontaneity, with the kind of feeling that shifts your whole perspective in an instant. The Brit-rock-inspired hit continues to build on the introspection they introduced us to in ‘Midnight Zoo’. The past year has been a whirlwind for DICE. ‘Midnight Zoo’ propelled them onto the global stage, leading to sold-out shows in major cities like New York, Toronto, London, and Bristol. “We find our love…
