Marilena Vlachopoulou, Author at Backseat Mafia

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Live Review / Gallery: Carcass / Conjurer / Coffin Mulch, Church Dundee 28/05/23

I cycled to the gig. About 6:30 pm, after the traffic had died down. A lovely quiet freewheel on the long downhill across the Tay Bridge into Dundee, blissfully calm,…

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Live Review / Gallery: VV – The Garage, Glasgow 13/03/23

Monday night saw Ville Valo’s long awaited return to Scotland, debuting “Neon Noir” and solidifying his status as the ultimate cult front man. I had barely parked when I saw…

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Live Review / Gallery: Katatonia & Sólstafir – The Garage, Glasgow 13/02/23

Formed as a death metal duo back in 1991, Swedish veterans Katatonia have long-since moved on from their abrasive beginnings, and in 2023, hit the road in support of their…

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LIVE REVIEW / GALLERY: Fontaines D.C. – O2 Academy Glasgow 17/11/22

Fontaines D.C. returned to Glasgow on their current UK tour, upgrading capacity wise from last year’s appearance at Barrowlands (1,900) to the O2 Academy (2,500), but still for two nights…

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Roxy Music – 50th Anniversary Show @ Glasgow OVO Hydro 10/10/2022

Finally seeing Roxy Music live and it really felt like something similar to an out-of-body body experience. An incredible journey filled with dreamy soundscapes and spectacular visuals featuring multi-screen projections…

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Municipal Waste / Anthrax 40th Anniversary Show O2 Academy Glasgow 30/09/22

An electric night in Glasgow celebrating 40 years of New York legends Anthrax supported by crossover thrashers Municipal Waste who provided a 45min whirlwind of immersive moshing madness – an…

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Live review: Front 242 – Slay, Glasgow 15.07.22

Front 242 40th Anniversary show Photography by Marilena Vlachopoulou

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