Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Bishopskin – I Was Born On An Island

Starting out as a lockdown project between vocalist Tiger Nicholson and guitarist James Donovan (elsewhere seen playing for HMLTD), Bishopskin have become so much more than that: there isn’t quite…

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Live Review: Dry Cleaning – The Button Factory, Dublin 15.02.2022

By Michael Ryan Dry Cleaning continued their spring tour and sold out The Button Factory venue in the heart of Dublin City promoting their highly acclaimed debut album “New Long…

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Live Review: The Chameleons / The Membranes – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 11.02.2022

The resurgence of punk and post punk bands continues with a major UK tour by The Chameleons. Originally formed in 1981, it’s a significant anniversary to tour to celebrate 40…

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Live Review: Half Man Half Biscuit – The Leadmill, Sheffield 11.02.22

By Peter Morgan HMHB’s last outing to Sheffield’s oldest existing Live venue, The Leadmill, was pre-pandemic and just after their release of what has already become a cult classic album “No…

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Track: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets release the convivial fuzz of ‘Bubblegum Infinity’ ahead of album release and tour news.

It’s so invigorating to see Psychedelic Porn Crumpets transform their powerhouse status in an immense number of ways. Their music is equally as addictive as it is stupefying, and they…

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Live Review: The Stranglers / Ruts DC – O2 Academy, Glasgow 29.01.2022

The Stranglers have played a venue in Glasgow every time they toured the UK. That means, for the past 45 years, it has been a main stay for the band…

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Live Review: South Arcade – Boileroom, Guildford 21.01.2022 by Matt Chapman

Increasingly it seems, darlings of TikTok and the like, South Arcade’s emo-indie vibe has quickly got excitement building, so we went down to check out a hometown at Guildford’s Boileroom…

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Not Forgotten: Weezer – OK Human, on its first birthday

By the time of OK Human’s release, its title had already bounced around Weezer’s fandom for some time. In a pre-pandemic interview, frontman Rivers Cuomo confirmed the working title referred to a…

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Live Review: Idles – O2 Academy, Brixton 16.01.2022 (Gallery)

After releasing their excellent album ‘Crawler’ last year, Idles have hit the road on a huge world tour in support. They are currently on the UK leg where our Nicole…

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Track: WA’s Pretty Uglys release the kaleidoscopic ‘Situation City’ and announce tour.

There’s a rumour that Western Australia churns out these talented bands in factories, and they certainly don’t believe in overproduction. Off the back of last year’s sophomore EP ‘Party Friends’,…

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