Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

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News: Tom Hickox to join Richard Hawley, Band Of Horse and others at Somerset House ‘Summer Series’

In my day it was called YTS. When you wanted to learn a ‘trade’ like plumbing, or typewriting, or being a zookeeper (probably) or a footballer, you signed up on…

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EP: Ty – Kick Snare and an idea (Part One)

I didn’t come from the slums, in fact there’s very little about me that is even remotely ‘urban’. When I was at school we had to do this tracing your…

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Album Review: British Sea Power – Machineries of Joy track by track

Have British Sea Power really been around a decade? It doesn’t seem that since, shortly after the release of their second album, Open Season I saw them in London, as…

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Meet: A Hawk and a Hacksaw, and You have already gone to the Other World

There’s something unique, and beautiful about A Hawk and a Hacksaw. In these days of X-Factor and formulaic unit-obsessed drivel, the Albuquerque, New Mexico duo have furrowed if not a…

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EP: Blood Sport reveal new EP ø, and download it for free

One of the things about music is it can create mood. You hear a piece of music and at once it can take you back to a moment in your…

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Meet: Leeroy Powell a.k.a. Sir Vinyl Instinct, a.k.a. Itchy Pig

I went on a scout camp once, and we had this (how could he be anything other?) slightly crazy scout leader, that wore shorts all the time, and usually a…

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Past Lives: April 1st 1983, and the death of Marvin Gaye

In some ways, it was almost seems inevitable. On one hand, one of the best and most successful singers, not only in his illustrious record company, Motowns history, but also…

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Track: Splintered in her head – 女の子

I’ve been to Japan twice. I think it is possibly the greatest, most mystifying and brilliant place I’ve ever been. We wandered around all day, and it feels (at best)…

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Album Review: The Laurels – Plains

I seem to have been to Australia on a few occasions. Its lovely, and my favourite place has always been Sydney. The capital city always seems to have more things…

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News: Garden Festival and Electric Elephant, Croatia – July 2013

I’ll be flying to the channel Islands this summer. More specifically Alderney, I tend to go there every summer. Let me tell you its a beautiful Island, quaint but with…

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