Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Squid / M(h)aol / Blue Bendy – Vicar Street, Dublin 25.10.2023 plus gallery

Squid returned to Dublin as part of their “O Monolith” tour, their second studio album. The band offered a previous show in the city back in May 2022. Following up…

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Live Review: Slowdive – The National Stadium, Dublin 6.11.2023 plus gallery

Slowdive played their first-ever Dublin show at the National Stadium in Dublin this past Monday with support from local post-punk Gurriers. The iconic shoe gaze band brought a mesmerising show…

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Live Review: Royal Blood / Hot Wax – Olympia Theatre, Dublin 31.10.2023

Royal Blood played the Olympia Theatre on Halloween night, 31st Oct 2023. Hot Wax opened the night leaving no one indifferent. The young band from Hastings in East Sussex was…

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Live Review: The Boo Radleys – Sheffield Corporation 30/10/2023

Words and Pictures by Phil Wright Monday 30th of October at The Corporation in Sheffield, was a trip down memory lane, taking me back to the 90’s and a double…

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News: L.A. Salami Releases latest album ‘OTTOLINE: The Director’s Cut (Deluxe)’

L.A. Salami, the South London artist who affectionately calls himself an “Intergalactical Troubadour”, has unveiled the deluxe version of his highly acclaimed 2022 album, ‘OTTOLINE‘. This new release is a…

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News: Theatrical Metal Band Plagues Release Anthemic New Single ‘Resurgence’

The enigmatic metal entity known as Plagues has returned to the scene with their latest single, “Resurgence,” marking another epic chapter in their captivating saga. Emerging from the chaos of…

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Live Review: Rick Astley – Sheffield Leadmill 29/10/2023

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Live Review: Scene Queen / In Her Own Words / Delilah Bon – O2 Academy, London 10.10.2023

By Rebecca Bush Tonight Scene Queen brings her headline tour to London, her success just keeps on building and little by little she is taking over the world and painting…

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Live Review: Bug Club / Suep – Concorde 2, Brighton 26.10.2023

By Henry Groves In the middle of their 43 date “world tour”, seeing a band like The Bug Club at an intimate venue like Concorde 2 in Brighton was always going…

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Album Review: Bishopskin – Babble

By Mimi Nicholson Bishopskin’s debut album Babble is almost liturgical, with its invocation of religious life and manyrepeated motifs. Rooted sonically in the traditions of folk-revival and London’s post-punk music…

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