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Track: Plastic Glass – Going Away
Sunderland based indie 4 piece Plastic Glass, have released a new track, ‘Going Away’ When asked specifically about the track, bassist Ben Richardson explained: “This song is technically a reincarnation of an old Plastic Glass track that I actually wrote the lyrics for, admittedly it wasn’t great. However, some of the ideas from that track …
Track: Blokechapfellow share video for new track ‘Bat Soup’
Alternative Teessiders Blokechapfellow have just released their video for new track ‘Bat Soup’ The track is a joyful mash of dynamics and styles that at first boggle the mind but give it chance to seep in as its worth it. You would be forgiven in thinking the guitarist has more than the standard number of …
Track: Katatonia – Lacquer
With the release of their live album of fan favourites ‘Dead Air‘, Katatonia have released their live lockdown session performance of track – ‘Lacquer’ taken from their album City Burials ”Dead Air is a document and a remembrance of a strange and surreal situation, as well as true evidence of the love for music – both ours …
News: Razor reissue classic album Armed & Dangerous and Live Osaka Saikou
Razor, Canada’s legendary Thrash Metal icons return with the reissue of their classic 1984 debut EP, Armed & Dangerous, and the highly sought-after 2011 live album, Live! Osaka Saikou 大阪最, which is available in full for the very first time as a 2xLP! Witness one of Thrash Metal’s most unrelenting bands, from their beginnings as an undeniable …
TRACK: Brooks Hudgins – ‘February’: fine ‘n’ free-associating Americana
BORN in Dallas, baptised in Tennessee, raised in LA, Brooks Hudgins had seen a lot of the States by an early age. It was also pretty early on that he discovered all the good stuff that could come from guitars, the booze, and writing; he had plenty to express, sparring with his folks, who were …
SEE: Tom Joshua – ‘This Still Life (Live Session)’: Stockton singer rings clear as a bell
STOCKTON-ON-TEES songsmith Tom Joshua grew up with a wealth of inspiration around him – the industry, the history, the landscape – all of which he’s channelled into his debut EP, Undergrowth, which is out now. “I’ve always considered the skyline you can see from the flyovers between Stockton and Middlesbrough pretty epic and unique – …
Track: Low Hummer – Take Arms
Not content with blowing us away with their previous releases The Real Thing and Picture Bliss, Hull quintet Low Hummer have released their new single ‘Take Arms’ on Leeds’ Dance To The Radio records. While the band have long tackled themes of social isolation, manipulation and misinformation, ‘Take Arms’ lands on an day where the …
Meet: Steve Riley takes time out to answer our questions regarding the LA Guns new album and life in the music industry
With the release of the bands new album ‘Renegades‘ via Golden Robot Records, (read our review here). Here at Backseat Mafia we where lucky enough to catch up with Steve Riley and find out about the new album and his 3 decades in the music industry. Exciting times with the new album ‘Renegades’ set to …
Album Review: LA Guns – Renegades
Renegades is the brand new album from L.A. Guns, out on Friday, 13 November, 2020, through Golden Robot Records. Not to get bogged down in the line ups and who is the real LA Guns, this album features drummer Steve Riley and bassist Kelly Nickels form the classic line up along with former Ratt bassist Scott Griffin …
PREMIERE: Post Moves – ‘Bob’s Peace In West Texas’: exploring the distorted bliss of the pedal steel
IF YOU’RE an avid reader of these pages, you’ll have come across Sam Wenc only recently in connection with RON, the very fine textural ambient twosome he forms exactly one half of in connection with Carl Laukkanen; and whose “What Can The Feeling” we were more than a little pleased to premiere a few weeks …