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Interview: John Robb Chats About His New Book Covering The Entire History Of Goth

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News: Charged GBH – Grievous Battery Harm – Lords Of The Flies

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Meet: John Roy from ska/reggae supergroup Smoke and Mirrors Sound System

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With the release of the fourth instalment of his Dark Sky Burial project, album ‘Omnis Cum In Tenebris Praesertim Vita Laboret’ (read our review here). We caught up with Shane Embury to find out who, what and why. First off. How are you doing now that we are hopefully seeing the end of the current …

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After hearing the dark, yet beautiful, synth-pop of their single Control, out now via Republic of Music, we knew we wanted to try and track down its creators, duo Beautiful Machines. With an album to follow, theres a sense of the dystopian, and a journey, inspired as it is by Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’. With the …

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A few weeks ago I caught the sizzling set from Girls in Synthesis at Rough Trade in Nottingham. This week they were back on my home patch so I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see them at The Deaf Institute supporting The Membranes; yet another perfectly executed set with an intensity that’s hard to match. …

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Wellington-based musician Alba Rose has just released her self-produced, sophomore single Holding On – a sweetly reflective indie-soul track, mixed by London-based Jim Macrae (Jordan Rakei, Leifur James, Arjuna Oaks) and mastered by Bravo Bonez at Wellington’s PureSound Studios. This follows the artist’s August release of debut single, the contemporary soul, jazz-edged Eve, and marks …

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Southampton Punk Rockers Miss Vincent brought their unique brand of 50’s inspired punk rock with debut album ‘A Funeral Of Youth’ which was released in September, (read our review here). Backseat Mafia caught up with lead guitarist Lawrie Pattinson to find out about the band and their inspriations and find out which member is a …

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As part of our irregular series on the important and often silent figures behind the music scenes – the record labels, promoters and managers – we are today having a chat with venerable Brisbane figure Remy Boccalatte of the shining star that is False Peak Records. We here at Backseat Mafia have covered many bands …

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Rituals are an exciting new band on the metal scene who have just released their EP ‘Awake’. We caught up with the band to find out who they are and how that EP came to fruition. First off. How are you guys doing now that we are hopefully seeing the end of the current situation? …

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4000 Records in Brisbane is celebrating its second birthday today – an innovative boutique agency that has on its roster some of the most exciting and diverse talent in Brisbane. And that is quite a feat considering Brisbane is an absolute hotbed of artistic talent at the moment. Backseat Mafia has enthusiastically reviewed output from …

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Enforced unleashed their brutal EP Kill Grid earlier this year. We caught up with Knox Colby and Will Wagstaff of the band to find out how it all came together and signing to Century Media. First of all, how are you? How are you coping with the pandemic? Any message for your fans? Knox:​ Doing …

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After releasing the grungy gothic brilliance that was their EP ‘Fun’ back in March, Backseat Mafia put some questions to Esme from the band. First of all, how are you? How are you coping with the pandemic? Any message for your fans?  2020 was a flaming wheelie bin of steaming shit and 2021 has not …

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