Jon Bryan, Author at Backseat Mafia

Not Forgotten: The Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes were a band who rose to popularity via the tried and trusted method of hard-gigging their deep-rooted traditional rock and roll sound. Both before and after the…

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News: UFO reveal new details abou Live Sightings

In their 47 year career UFO have carved out a reputation for being one of the most stage-hardened bands, and while their commercial peak was the late ’70s / early…

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Album Review: Promise and The Monster – Feed the Fire

As someone that written album reviews for over a decade, I’ve learned to accept that there are some reviews which just don’t come easy. Sometimes because it’s difficult to put…

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Not Forgotten: Modest Mouse – Good News For People Who Love Bad News

There are times when a band hits a point in their career where everything is just right, where they make that quantum leap forward that they’ve been threatening to make…

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Not Forgotten: David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72

Due to the stylistic leaps that David Bowie made throughout his career, it’s inevitable that some periods of his career appeal to individuals more than others. My girlfriend loves his…

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Album Review: Turin Brakes – Lost Property

To me Turin Brakes are like an old friend I’ve lost regular touch with over the years that I bump into in my local one evening. We’ve not seen each…

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Album Review: Villagers – Where Have You Been All My Life?

I liked Villagers from the moment my friend Susie slipped their debut album into her car CD player as she gave me a lift to the train station one lunchtime…

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Not Forgotten: The Black Crowes – Three Snakes and One Charm

Returning to Three Snakes and One Charm almost twenty years after it’s initial release is an interesting exercise, not least because of my own personal history with this album. Back…

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Not Forgotten: Mick Ronson – Play Don’t Worry

Mick Ronson was perhaps the ultimate limelight grabbing sideman. Be he by the side of Ian Hunter, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, or, most famously, David Bowie, Ronno always gave whoever…

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Not Forgotten: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

The first thing that strikes you about Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ’ debut album is how rough it sounds compared to the slick and streamlined made-for American roadtrips that…

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