Not Forgotten: The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
September 2002. It is a time of personal misery and darkness. I’d sold the house I’d worked so hard to afford and had struggled to find a new place, so…
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The Best Sheffield Artists & Bands of 2016
Whilst Backseat Mafia now boasts writers and readers from all over the world, it all started in the northern city of Sheffield. We’re a proud lot here, and are particularly…
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Feature: Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 2016
Last year for the first time we put together our favourite hip-hop tracks of 2015. With 2016 being an equally strong year for the genre, it only seemed right that we…
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Not Forgotten: Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
In less capable hands 50 Words for Snow could have been a disaster. A ‘seasonal’ album is not something that many artists can pull off, especially as the majority of…
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Album Review: Wojciech Golczewski – End Of Transmission
Just when you think you’ve got the year in music all wrapped up with a nice, decorative bow an album pops out from the great ether and grabs you by…
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Ben McKelvey opens for The Overtones at Sheffield City Hall
Being a support act on a major national tour is like a GCSE exam in ‘first impressions’ – you’ve got to be good and not scrimp on your revision if…
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Meet: Janet Devlin interview
Hi Janet, thanks for talking to us. No, no! Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me! You’ve just released your second collection of Christmas songs.…
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Reissue: Theatre Of Hate – Westworld (3cd deluxe reissue)
The official rerelease and remaster of Westworld, Theatre of Hate`s first album. TOH came to the forefront in the early 1980`s, I was lucky enough to see them at that…
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Album Review: Various Artists: Action Time Vision: A Story of UK Independent Punk 1976-1979
A cracker of a new 4CD Box Set released for the 40th anniversary of Punk. Not that the anniversary should swing you into buying this, if it had come out…
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Meet: Bayonet interview
I sit down to interview Bayonet ahead of their sold out headline gig at Sheffield’s The Leadmill and spend an honest and often hilarious hour and a half chatting with…
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