Don Blandford, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Gemma Rogers Releases Charity Single ‘Words Fail’ With Proceeds Going To Palestine Charity HEAL

It’s really not like Gemma Rogers to be lost for words. Her chipper currency is her poetic patois – it’s her raison d’etre. I think they call it “news anxiety”…

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Live Review: Mandrake Handshake – No.90, Hackney Wick, London 28.02.2025

There’s that scene in the film High Fidelity when record shop owner Rob boldly claims he’ll now flog some records as he pops a Beta Band EP on the turntable.…

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Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – Bognor Regis 03.01.2025 to 05.01.2025

Never underestimate the power of chaos theory. Okay, so a butterfly never fluttered it’s wings – in this weather, are you kidding?! No, the universe turned when, minutes after Rockaway…

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Live Review: Thomas Dolby – Islington Academy, London 24.08.2024

Forget Britney, it was Thomas Dolby who made the headset mic chic. Back in the early 1980s the electronica synth pioneer first came to prominence with all the poise of…

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Live Review: Ladaniva – Bush Hall, London 11.06.2024

London offers the world. After summer shenanigans at South Asian events, Polish and Uzbek festivals I find myself in Shepherd’s Bush waiting for an Armenian band to take to the…

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Live Review: Kosheen – KOKO, London 19.04.2024

The euphoria hits hard. Kosheen create soaring soundscapes that go further and last longer than any pharmaceutical high. Twenty-five years after recording their debut album, Resist and Sian Evans is…

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Meet: BCOS RSNS – London purveyors of post-punk

London DIY scenesters BCOS RSNS commemorate lost live music venue The Buffalo Bar in their latest single taken from their forthcoming eponymous album. The much-missed Highbury venue gets name-checked in…

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News: Festival Preview Cro Cro Land festival – Stanley Arts Centre, Croydon 13th-14th Of April

If history had been kinder, Croydon would now be home to a London international airport hub. If history had been kinder to the Cro Cro Land Festival there would’ve been…

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Meet: Keeley Moss; The Heart And Soul Of Dreamy Pop Band KEELEY

Blissed-out soundscapes and dreamy psyche pop deliciously dominate the KEELEY sound. Backseat Mafia caught up with the heart and soul of the band, Keeley Moss, after her recent London headline…

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Meet: The Umbrellas Before Their Headline Show In London

The Umbrellas bring their jangle pop perfection to London on 13th March for a headline show at Oslo. Backseat Mafia interrupted the Californian 4 piece as they sampled an English breakfast…

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