From an old record box: Cecil – The Most Tiring Day
Between 1997 and 1998 the airwaves of Durham were treated to the finest radio show known (and now lost) to humanity: the Al, Nick and Jonny show. Broadcasting on Purple FM…
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From an old record box: Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (Original Soundtrack)
A Motown martial arts movie ? You heard. In 1985 Berry Gordy produced what ace critic Roger Ebert described at the time as a “great near-miss”. It managed to gross…
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Psych Insight: 20 Essential Psych Albums of 2014
This year I have teamed up with Adam Harmsworth of Psychedelic Drone Rock to bring you twenty albums that have really inspired us in 2014. After last year’s glut of fantastic new…
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See: Screaming Maldini – Solar System (Music Video)
I’ve been reluctant to write this post, knowing that it may well be one of the last I write about Screaming Maldini. In case you’ve missed every recent post about…
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Album Review; Ariel Pink – Pom Pom
I must confess to being late to the Ariel Pink party. His debut album ‘House Arrest’ came out in 2002, completely under my radar. I stumbled across this new album,…
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Premiere: The Black Lamps – The Archivist
Today, here at Backseat Mafia, we bring you the premiere of ‘The Archivist’, the opening track from The Black Lamps self titled debut long player, out on January 12th via…
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See: Love Buzzard release “Give It Some Range” Video
Love Buzzard are about to release their debut four track EP, so to warm up the crowd they have teamed up with Dalston illustrator Russell Taysom to bring you a video for the EPs…
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Live Review: Kogumaza, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 19.11.2014
Amazingly this was the first time I had got to see Kogumaza live. I have enjoyed them from afar for a long time, but somehow always managed to miss…
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Live Review: Hookworms, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 19.11.14
I’ve seen Hookworms many times now, and I’ve seen them quite a few times at the always excellent Brudenell; but this felt like something different. This was the launch gig…
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A Buyers Guide to Warren Zevon – The Asylum Years
Warren Zevon is one of those songwriters who is unfortunately best remembered for one song which overshadowed the rest of his career. This is a great shame, as Zevon’s output…
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