Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Hellshock / Frenzy / Rigorous Institution – Black Water Bar, Portland, OR 30.10.2021 plus Gallery

Every town with a strong musical tradition has legendary or long-standing venues that provide space for bands to play and to grow. Portland, Oregon has had many such venues and the…

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Exclusive: Stone Jets record recent single I Will Rise Again live in session for Backseat Mafia

London-based Stone Jets are the latest to join us for our Backseat Mafia Sessions with this fantastic performance of their recent single I Will Rise Again! The track came out…

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EP: Whatever, Forever release the epic melodic punk EP ‘Slowly Dying With You’

To reinvent yourself is to grow, adapt and mature. Change is an intimidating peril that can reveal the best and worst of most artists. Sydney emo-punk trio Whatever, Forever have…

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Live Review: Salem – The Parish, Huddersfield 22.10.2021

Words: Chloe Ross / Pictures: Ruubez Media It’s almost surreal to step into the attic-like venue that is The Parish on Friday 22nd October. Live music is finally back in…

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Live Review: Snapped Ankles / Mermaid Chunky – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield 23.10.2021, plus gallery

Words: PeteMo / Pictures: Nick Lowe Hailing from the basement & underground party scene of the east end of London, Snapped Ankles materialised like a strange & mythical apparition in front of…

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Track: Adelaide’s NO NO NO NO NO Releases the fuzzy, gritty ‘Sharksfin’

Adelaide pop core band NO NO NO NO NO, along with a brilliant name, have delivered a chockfull gritty new single titled ‘Sharksfin’. Arrayed with fuzz and polyphonous entities, its…

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EP: Sydney’s The Buoys release the epic ‘Unsolicited Advice For Your DIY Disaster’.

The Buoys are no strangers to rebelling hooks that leap out of the speakers, cementing their place in the souls of listeners. There is rigorous and prevailing attention to dynamism…

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Track: Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets release thunderous single ‘Lava Lamp Pisco’ and announce extensive Australian and European tour dates

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have made themselves known in their vivid, exuberant careers as one of Perth’s finest exports and most inventive bands. With just enough breathing space after their fourth…

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News: Yen Strange signs label and publishing deals with Liberation Records/Mushroom Group and releases new single ‘Go Away’

Hailing from regional New South Wales, multi-talented writer, singer and producer Yen Strange has asserted her ones-to-watch eminence with the release of the euphonious new single ‘Go Away’ – a…

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Album review: Lightning Bug – A Color of the Sky

A therapeutic album from the NYC trio, in a more direct version

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