AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN OUTFIT IMMIGRANT UNION DROP NEW ALBUM JUDAS FEAT. 2020 SINGLES ‘AHMED’ & ‘SOLDIER FIELD’

Fronted by Brent DeBoer of The Dandy Warhols (US) and boasting Aussie indie rock queen and Grammy nominee Courtney Barnett and her bandmates as former members, Immigrant Union are a local band with international rock royalty heritage.

Read More

SYDNEY PRODUCER MXXWLL RELEASES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO LIGHT TURNS GREEN

Los Angeles and Australia lie thousands of miles apart, yet the Sydney-born producer MXXWLL more than embodies the California Love. Today MXXWLL announces the release of his debut album with single and official video LIGHT TURN GREEN (WATCH HERE) features a line-up of impressive collaborators including LA’s John GivezRae Khalil as well as NY producer Carrtoons.

Read More
America, Tour, Virtual, Byron Bay, Country, NSW, News, New Release, Local, International, Gigs The BackBeat Podcast America, Tour, Virtual, Byron Bay, Country, NSW, News, New Release, Local, International, Gigs The BackBeat Podcast

THE BUCKLEYS ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL TOUR DATES FOR AUSTRALIA , NZ, AND WORLD AFTER REACHING OVER 370K FANS ON FIRST EVER VIRTUAL TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA

Hailing from Byron Bay, Australia, THE BUCKLEYS launched their first North American Virtual Tour, presented by Live Nation on Saturday, April 4 and reached over 370,000 fans over four “virtual tour dates.”

Read More

TIM MINCHIN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LEAVING LA”

Groundbreaking Australian musician Tim Minchin has revealed his new single “Leaving LA”, to be released via BMG. “Leaving LA” is a predictably sardonic and poignant meditation on the conundrum that is La-la Land. A combination of the pop and orchestral stylings that Minchin is renowned for, the release comes at the head of his mammoth sold out national tour.

Read More

RÜFÜS DU SOL ANNOUNCE ‘LIVE FROM JOSHUA TREE’ ALBUM

Australian trio RÜFÜS DU SOL have today announced LIVE FROM JOSHUA TREE – a live album and film featuring an immersive desert performance of songs curated from their critically acclaimed studio albums SOLACE, BLOOM and ATLAS, recorded and shot in the sprawling desert plains of Joshua Tree, California, with both live releases set to drop globally on March 6.

Read More

WIKI ANNOUNCES SUPPORTS FOR HIS ‘OOFIE’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR; KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK

I OH YOUIllusive Presents and Frontier Touring today reveal that New York City rapper Patrick ‘Wiki’ Morales will be joined by supports, Agung Mango (Melbourne show)  producer-rapper duo Slim Set (Sydney show) plus DJ Dameeeela and Threebeds (Brisbane show) on the Australian leg of his OOFIE World Tour.

Read More

VOLUMES DROP NEW SONG ‘HOLYWATER’, SINGER MICHAEL BARR RETURNS TO THE LINEUP

Volumes have dropped the new song "holywater." The track arrives ahead of the band's next full length for Fearless Records. Volumes have also confirmed that vocalist Michael Barr has returned to the lineup after a five-year absence — much to the delight of fans.

Read More