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 their hymn to the grassroots scene. Backseat Mafia caught up with Abi and Carl from the band to hear all about their random Norwegian fan …
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 more festivals following its 2019 debut event. Things got in the way. Heathrow happened. Covid grounded Cro Cro Land. Finally, Croydon is now ready to …
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 show. Having taken up residence in the UK after leaving Ireland, Dublin’s loss is very much England’s gain as Keeley discusses her love of indie …
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 somewhere near Newcastle. Busy with fried eggs and tea they explain their love of British indie and reveal a secret passion for Greggs! Where did …
Live Review: The Bug Club – Village Underground, London 01.03.2024
It’s St David’s Day and Sam Willmett, Tilly Harris and Dan Matthew have escaped over the border and made it to the Village Underground. Following the release of their latest album Rare Birds: Hour Of Song, the Caldicot band bring their distinctive brand of garage rock and ornithological oddness to Shoreditch. There are more daft …
Live Review: The Go! Team – Roundhouse, London 10.02.2024
“One, two, three, four, five!” The Go! Team do like to count. The maths that matters most tonight though is the twenty years that have passed since the release of their debut album – Thunder, Lightning, Strike. So it’s pom poms at the ready because The Go! Team are back! Celebrating the anniversary of their …
Live Review: Lambrini Girls – The Moth Club, London 03.02.2024
The rage remains real. It’s shameful that a band like Lambrini Girls could have featured in the cultural zeitgeist any time from 1965 to now. How is it that a couple of women still need to kick back against prejudice and the patriarchy? Why has so little changed in society? Over at Tate Britain, there’s …
Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – Sunday 07.01.2024
Rockaway Beach knows its audience well. It’s Sunday morning and people are already congregating at the vinyl market stalls looking for that elusive record that they’ll probably pop on a shelf and never play. The soft play area is still closed though. What better way to spend Sunday lunchtime than in the company of crooner …
Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – Saturday 06.01.2024
The soft play area is still cordoned off. Nobody wants a ruptured hernia when there is so much more great music scheduled. Saturday on the Reds stage starts with Trout from Liverpool. Playing shimmering songs with more than a nod to Newdad – it’s a gentle soundtrack for the Bognor brunch gang. Then London punk …
Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – Friday 05.01.2024
Who do you think you are kidding Mr Butlin…a festival in early January? The decorations have only just come down but the glitterball in Bognor shines brightly – hmmm maybe delay that dry January for a while yet. Armed with a wonky trolley load of pale ale, camera batteries and loose change for the arcade, …