Don Blandford, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Howling Bells – 229 The Venue, London 22.01.2022

Tony Blair is still Prime Minister, Gnarls Barkley is going crazy in the charts and The Sopranos is the latest telly fix. Meanwhile, an Aussie indie rock combo has released…

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Live Review: Girl Ray – The Lexington, London 21.01.2022

On a cold and miserable night in January with still more grey days ahead we all need some Girl Ray. Emerging from their hibernation like snowdrops Poppy, Sophie, Iris (and…

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Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – 07.01.2022 – 09.01.2022

Welcome to the end of the fear show! After everyone was grounded in 2021 Bognor braced itself for the return of the Rockaway Beach Festival. In the middle of a…

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Live Review: Little Simz – Brixton Academy, London 18.12.2021

A black drape spans the stage. Brixton awaits rap royalty. This third and final night of the Little Simz South London take-over is another sold-out affair for the bold (some…

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Live Review: LIFE – Lafayette, Kings Cross, London 07.12.2021

No mic stand is safe tonight. Mez is magnetic. The LIFE frontman paces the stage, proudly proclaiming “Ey ‘up, we’re from Hull…” before launching into the frenzied assault of Popular…

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Live Review: Bess Atwell – Oslo, Hackney 2.12.2021

A stolen lamp, a borrowed rug and a rustic charm fills the stage. Just a hipster’s 5km run away from the chaos of the global financial centre here’s Bess Atwell…

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Live Review: Anorak Patch – Colchester Arts Centre 20-11-2021

Standing at the pulpit, surveying the congregation, vocalist Effie Lawrence exudes a calmness beyond her years. There’s certainly no hint of the excitement that’s surely bubbling through Anorak Patch right…

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Live Review: NewDad – The Lexington, Islington 17.11.2021 plus gallery

After falling into an old smuggler’s cave with only an old CD player and the 4AD label back catalogue for company, NewDad experienced a transformative adolescence. Probably. Several years later…

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