Ian Mc Donnell, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: MADMADMAD share double AA-side & UK/EU tour dates

London post-punk electronic crew MADMADMAD return today with a brand new double A-side single ‘Do You‘ b/w ‘Shambles‘. The new tracks – the first from the trio since their second album, 2020’s More…

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Meet: The charismatic Johnny Dublin lead rabble-rouser of Dublin band Onion Boys

Words, Abigael Paquet – Photos, Ian Mc Donnell. Before Onion Boys played to a full Workman’s Cellar venue on the 29.03.203 in Dublin, Abigael Paquet got to sit down for…

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Gallery & Set-lists: Dune Rats / Beddy Rays – The Grand Social, Dublin 02.04.2023

It was a night of rollicking coastal punk rock at The Grand Social Dublin as Australian surf-punk/surf-rock bands Dune Rats and Beddy Rays took over the venue.Right from the get-go…

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Gallery & Set-list: Clan Of Xymox / Scattered Ashes – Whelan’s, Dublin 01.04.2023

Its only taken 40 odd years for it to happen, but dark-wave pioneers Clan Of Xymox finial made it to Irish shores, I reckon they got lost on the Irish…

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Gallery & Set-lists: EELS / The Inspector Cluzo – 3Olympia, Dublin 31.03.2023

American rock band EELS brought their Lockdown Hurricane 2023 tour to Dublin’s 3Olympia with a massive 27 song set-list, bring up the support slot were French rock blues guitar/ drums…

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News: Highly Suspect announce UK/EU tour and drop video for the single ”New California”

HIGHLY SUSPECT ANNOUNCE 2023 U.K. AND EU HEADLINE TOUR “THE MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB TOUR” GETS UNDERWAY SEPTEMBER 14th FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS THE PICTUREBOOKS April 2 – 20 April Supporting Muse…

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News: Burning Witches release second single taken from the forthcoming album The Dark Tower.

Your favourite heavy metal force, Burning Witches, have unleashed their newest ounce of mischief with the brand new single “Unleash The Beast”. On this track, roaring, duelling guitars battle each other with…

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News: Released today new single ”This Is It” from post-punk outfit Dimes.

Dimes are a Birmingham band birthed in the mid-moons of 2021. With their hash-it-out style approach, they provide distorted sludge with thumping bass lines. Backed by an endless groove on the…

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Gallery: Onion Boys / Scustin – The Workman’s Cellar, Dublin 29.03.2023

The beautiful chaos that are Dublin’s Onion Boys playing The Workman’s Club cellar venue with support from the equally beautiful and mayhem causing Scustin.The room from well before the show…

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News: The announcement’s just keep coming for BST Hyde Park – Guns N’ Roses guests announced

The Pretenders, The Darkness and Larkin Poe will be joining , Guns N’ Roses, on Friday 30 June at American Express presents BST Hyde Park, with more TBA. Really could…

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