Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

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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Live Review: Machine Gun Kelly / Iann Dior / 44phantom – First Direct Arena, Leeds 06.10.2022

Words and photos by Sian Connolly From the depths of Cleveland Ohio, born star Machine Gun Kelly brings his Mainstream Sellout World Tour to Leeds and it was indeed a…

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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 Gallery: Parcels – O2 Academy Brixton 30.09.2022

By Henry Regan Formed in Byron Bay, Australia back in 2014, indie-pop 5 piece Parcels were now in the middle of their European tour for the release of their second…

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Track: Bishopskin – Ave Maria

Following a break during the Summer after a triumphant last live show in late May, Bishopskin have returned with a bang, delivering a new single that both refines and redefines…

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Live Review: Trinity Of Terror Tour – Andrew J Brady Music Centre, Cincinnati 18.09.2022

By Tiffany Detzel Fall is here, which means Halloween isn’t far behind. Enter the Trinity Of Terror Tour, featuring Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, and Black Veil Brides (with…

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EP- Kiwi artist Muroki woos us with the smooth roots sound of ‘Heading East’

Spring is here, the peach blossoms are starting to bloom and Aotearoa is finally free from Covid restrictions. Somehow, this is the perfect backdrop for the release of 21 year…

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Track: The Ringards – The Death of Charlie Clown

As we have finally come to terms with the fact that the many splinters of what we used to call ‘post-punk’ are now developing into a landscape of avant-garde sounds…

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Live Review: Reading Festival – Richfield Avenue, Reading 26.08.2022 – 28.08.2022

By Rebecca Bush I hopped on a Big Green Coach to cover this year’s Reading Festival, it was a whole 21 years since I last attended so I knew it…

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Live Review and Gallery: Bright Eyes / Penelope Isles – Vicar Street, Dublin 01.09.2022

American indie band Bright Eyes made their long awaited return to Ireland’s capital this week after 20 years. They played Dublin’s Vicar Street venue ahead of their performance at the…

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