Penny Blakemore, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: Prides reveal new video for Out Of The Blue (plus tour dates)

You saw them perform at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony but Glasgow-based Prides have only just begun their journey. The talented trio specialise in synth-pop that’ll makes dancers out of…

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Single Release: Screaming Maldini – Confidence

If you don’t know what I’m talking about by now then, quite frankly, you haven’t been paying attention. Screaming Maldini are a progressive pop group from Sheffield that specialise in…

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Film Review – Delicious

Early July saw the UK premiere of Delicious, an independent film that dives into the dark depths of mental illness and its devastating effects on personal relationships. Delicious tells the…

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See: Amber Run reveal new video for Pilot

Amber Run have done something unique; their latest music video ‘Pilot’ continues the story from their previous release ‘I Found’, a poignant video that delves deep into your heart and…

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Track: High Hazels release new single, Misbehave

Named after a local park, the High Hazels have set about to make Sheffield proud, releasing rich, golden songs that’ll fill your head and melt your heart. I first saw these…

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See: Catfish and the Bottlemen release Fallout Video (plus tour announcement)

Catfish and the Bottlemen are a fearless young band from Llandudno, Wales, who have managed to strike up a huge fan base this past year. With only a handful of singles…

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Track: Screaming Maldini release new single, ‘Solar System’

As June draws to a close Screaming Maldini return once more to bring another offering to our ears and to our hearts. After knowing this band for so long I’m…

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Live Review: The Heartbreaks at the Harley, Sheffield, 20th May 2014.

Do you remember The Heartbreaks? These four boys from Morecambe have been quiet in recent months, performing infrequent shows in London and Manchester but staying under the radar for quite…

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Track: Screaming Maldini reveal new single, Islands

April has drawn to a close but the journey is just beginning for the bright Sheffield band Screaming Maldini. Since their debut album in February 2013, the band have vowed to…

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Live Review: The Crookes and High Hazels at Bodega, Nottingham, 15th April 2014.

With the release of their third album only a day before, Sheffield heroes The Crookes immediately set out on a mammoth 6 week tour intending to showcase Soapbox across the…

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