News: The Psychedelic Furs Return!
31 years after their last album, and 2 years since its release, The Furs finally get to deliver Made of Rain, to an awaiting UK audience, when their tour finally…
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Live Review: Funeral for a Friend / Holding Absence – 02 Academy, Sheffield 11.03.2022
Friday night and a trip to a sold out 02 Academy to see Funeral for a Friend. This gig had been rearranged twice due to the pandemic and judging by…
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Live Review: The Darkness / The Dead Deads – The Observatory North Park, San Diego 09.03.2022
Another great gig at The Observatory North Park, San Diego captured by Taylor Betancourt for Backseat Mafia. This time Betancourt was present as British rock band The Darkness performed with…
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Live Review: Dana Gavanski – The Lexington, London 08.03.2022
I’m afraid the mosh-pit has been cancelled. To the uninitiated the London gig scene may seem hip, cool and above all – dominated by the young and open-minded. Tonight that…
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Album Review: Tapani Rinne & Juha Maki-Patola – Open: exquisite jazz electronica that restores and inspires.
Some records arrive that make you wonder if there is much value to writing about music. ‘Open’ by the Finnish ambient jazz partnership of reedist Tapani Rinne and composer/producer Juha…
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Track: Alexisonfire Announce New Album ‘Otherness’ Out 24th June; Share New Track ‘Sweet Dreams Of Otherness’
Alexisonfire have announced new album ‘Otherness’, which will be the first full-length album in over 13 years from the band. ‘Otherness’ will be released on June 24 via Dine Alone Records. The album…
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News: Royal Blood Announce Huge 2022 UK Arena Tour; Bands New Album ‘Typhoons’ Out Now
From ‘Trouble’s Coming’ to ‘Boilermaker’, Royal Blood’s recent releases are making a phenomenal impact. After three consecutive Hottest Records courtesy of Annie Mac at Radio 1, another 50 million streams…
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PREMIERE: Royal Canoe open the ‘Vault’ with surprise release of rarities album
You know Vancouver’s Royal Canoe, right? Released a very good new album called Sidelining last year? Yeah, them? Well, they’ve made a new record, and it’s out right now. 10…
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Track/Video: Istanbul’s dark electro-rock agitators Lalalar deliver ‘Alba Deme Lazim Olur’ ahead of album debut ‘‘Bi Cinnete Bakar’.
The sound of the Istanbul underground is juddering ever nearer to your listening posts in the shape of electro-alt-rock agitators Lalalar. With a name that approximates (semi-ironically) ‘The Wise Guys’,…
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Live Review: Puma Blue / Lucy Lu & Uma / Harvey Dweller / Chartreuse – Amsterdam, Bristol, London
Jacob Allen better known as Puma Blue is currently on his North American and EU/UK tour. Backseat Mafia’s Cath Dupuy caught Allen at his Amsterdam, Bristol and London gigs. Lucy…
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