Music
Live Review: Skunk Anansie – Rock City, Nottingham 07.04.2022
Tonight it is Rock City, Nottingham for British rock band Skunk Anansie with the tour marking the 25th anniversary of the band – slightly delayed again due to Covid. Formed in 1994, they consist of four members – Deborah ‘Skin’ Dyer (lead vocals), Martin ‘Ace’ Kent (guitar), Richard ‘Cass’ Lewis (bass) and Mark Richardson (drums) …
Live Review: Royal Blood / The Amazons – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 29.03.2022
Royal Blood have just completed their huge UK arena tour, including their biggest headline show at London’s The O2. Ellen Mae with camera in hand caught the band and support the act ‘The Amazons’ whilst they played Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.
News: Melbourne quintet Surprise Chef sign to Big Crown Records + make triumphant European debut with funk fuelled ‘Velodrome’: UK tour dates on sale now
Brand new to the Big Crown family but already proving to be a perfect fit, Melbourne’s self-proclaimed ‘cinematic soul journeymen’ Surprise Chef are serving up a special blend of jazz, soul and hip-hop, with a generous side of psyche, soundtrack and folk folded in. The delicious result is the pure groove of instrumental debut Velodrome. …
Live Review: Twister / Misery’s Smile – Corporation, Sheffield 08.04.2022
A trip to the Corporation in Sheffield on Friday to see Twister for the second date of their much anticipated UK tour. I first discovered Twister last year when I attended Winter Rocks Festival, they hugely impressed me, so much so that I sought out their music and have followed the band’s progress over the …
Live Review: The Lovely Eggs – Heaven, London 08.04.2022
From Lancaster, The Lovely Eggs are a Husband and Wife duo Holly Ross and David Blackwell deliver a noisy and sublime punk style set at their biggest headline show to date at Heaven in London. The show coincides with the bands last album released two years ago in lockdown which also the reason for tonight’s …
Live Review: Allt, featuring Julie Fowlis, Zoë Conway, Éamon Doorley & John McIntyre at Kings Place
Allt appeared live at Kings Place on April 1 2022 I’ve long been a fan of the inimitable julie Fowlis. The impressive Scottish songstress, multi-instrumentalist and storyteller has a kind of presence that makes you feel at home, whilst casting everyone spellbound with her immense musical gift of a voice. It was only that more …
News: Chris Bailey from the legendary Brisbane band The Saints has died.
We at Backseat Mafia are thoroughly saddened to hear of the passing of the iconic and enigmatic Chris Bailey, singer from Brisbane’s legendary The Saints. The Saints 2 hours ago announced: It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to inform you about the passing of Chris Bailey, singer and songwriter of …
Meet: Cian From Irish Band Modernlove.
With the release of their debut EP ‘Monochrome Blue’ last year and a string of singles, Irish indie band Modernlove. are set to have a great year. We put some questions to Drummer Cian from the band to find out all about them. Give us a potted history of the band We started playing together …
Live Review: Bright Eyes/Christian Lee Hutson – Capitol Theatre, Portchester, NY 06.04.2022
Choose anyone in the American indie music multiverse and you can easily play a game of Six Degrees of Conor Oberst. Phoebe Bridgers, M Ward, Waxahatchee, Japanese Breakfast, Soccer Mommy and Lucy Dacus are just a few of many direct connections to the Bright Eyes frontman. Christian Lee Hutson, the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter and opening …
Track: Introducing Sophie May’s debut single and video for the charmingly nostalgic ‘With the Band’
Despite not having officially released any music previously, 23-year-old rising star Sophie May’s online reputation most certainly precedes her. Already amassing a huge TikTok following, with megastars like Billie Eilish commenting on her videos and Celeste reaching out to suggest a collab, Sophie’s dedicated fans can now take a breath, as she drops her very …