Live Review: Reverberation, Dublin – Day One: 14.08.2015
The time is here and in the emerald isle there is something special stirring. Complied and put on by L.S.G Promotions in union with the venue The Grand Social, the…
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See: Table Scraps – Motorcycle (Straight to hell)’
Gritty, raw power, Birmingham punks, Table Scraps take it to the next level with latest release ‘Motorcycle (Straight To Hell)’. It’s a caustic, stripped back track that is equally at home on…
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See: The Garden release “All Smiles Over Here :)” + album and tour dates
The Garden are all set to unleash more of their ‘vada vada’ on the world. October 9th see’s the Orange County thrift store pin-up punks release their first album proper,…
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Album review : Holly Golightly – Slowtown Now
The queen of British garage music is back! Holly Golightly has a new solo album, taking a break from the Brokeoffs, and the recent country-tinged sound that came out of…
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Not Forgotten: Sparks – Balls
One of the great things about Sparks down the decades has been their innate ability to innovate and inspire those that follow in their wake. The fact that those that…
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Not Forgotten – Suede – Coming Up
There are times when revisionism just gets it a bit wrong. In the early 90s, Suede were at the very vanguard of British guitar music. With the backing of the…
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Album Review: Dead Sea Apes – ‘Spectral Domain’
Time flies when you’re having fun… It seems like only yesterday that I was reviewing the Dead Sea Apes‘ majestic 2014 offering, ‘High Evolutionary’. Suffice to say that with ‘Spectral Domain’…
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Live Review: Dark Horses – Leadmill, Sheffield 30.07.15: Gallery + Interview
“Just get out there and make some noise!!” – Lisa Elle. To say I’m a fan of this hugely talented band would be an understatement, their album ‘Hail…
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Meet: Serial Chiller + Exclusive premiere of debut track ‘HIPS STIR’
We love introducing you to fresh new bands here at Backseat Mafia, and you can’t get much fresher than this. Serial Chiller, from Lincoln (me neither, but see below and…
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Album Review: Deerhunter – Snakeskin
Last year when I’d heard Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox was hit by a car and put into the hospital I was worried. Not only for the guy’s health, but for the future…
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