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EP Review: Liverpool Genre-Bending Quartet Bonk! Shine On ‘The Act Of Doing It’ EP

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News: Bulgarian Neo-Soul Newcomer Nia Unveils Debut Single ‘111’

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Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal their stunning ‘Glasgow Eyes’ – an intoxicating mix of swagger and attitude with just a hint of reflection.

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In the late eighties early nineties, The Clouds were one of the most formobale indie bands in Australia with their fusion of thundering, jangling stop/start guitar sounds burnished with glorious harmonies and melodies. There seemed to me to be a three pronged attack during this era with fellow bands The Hummingbirds and Falling Joys releasing …

One of our perennial favourites here at Backseat Mafia, Maximo Park, have announced a new tour – Sïngular, taking place this Autumn, which will see the band play their entire singles collection, from ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ from their breakthrough debut album A Certain Trigger, to ‘All Of Me’ from their latest album Nature Always …

Critically acclaimed, award winning Gen Z icon beabadoobee has announced her forthcoming second album BEATOPIA (pronounced Bay-A-Toe-Pee-Uh) due to be released on 15 July 2022 via Dirty Hit. BEATOPIA is a fantastical yet deeply personal world that was formed in the imagination of a seven-year-old beabadoobee and has been carried with her ever since. The …

After recently revealing two special headline shows this summer at Cornwall’s Eden Project, Nine Inch Nails today announce three additional UK dates, completing the band’s final UK & European touring plans for the year. Either side of the Eden Project shows will see dates at O2 Academy Glasgow (Jun 15th), O2 Apollo Manchester (Jun 20th) and a …

GRAMMY® winning musician, producer, author as well as founding member of chart-topping, globally successful rock bands Alter Bridge, Creed, and Tremonti, Mark Tremonti is “stepping out” with his most-ambitious and challenging project to date. Announced today, March 21st, on World Down Syndrome Day, Mark has partnered with National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) as he releases an album …

‘Skinty Fia’ is an Irish phrase which translates to English as ‘the damnation of the deer’ which is used to display disappointment or annoyance – phrase which resonated with Fontaines D.C.‘s frontman Grian Chatten as the correct expression of his feelings towards the ‘mutation’ of Irish culture abroad. ‘Skinty Fia’, the newly released title track from the forthcoming …

Following his upcoming March and April 2022 UK tour, critically acclaimed blues rock guitarist Eric Gales returns to the UK to perform six more concerts in June. Dates include Leamington Assembly (June 2), Chester Live Rooms (June 4), York Crescent (June 5), Newcastle Cluny (June 6), Bury Met Theatre (June 7) and Basingstoke, The Haymarket …

THE CLOCKWORKS RELEASE EXHILARATING NEW SINGLE:“ENDGAME”STREAM ON ALL SERVICES NOW HERE + ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP: ‘THE CLOCKWORKS’RELEASED 1 APRIL 2022, VIA IT’S CREATION BABY + US & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Today, Galway’s finest – THE CLOCKWORKS – release their first new music of 2022: “Endgame”. STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE FOR MORE INFORMATIONw/ https://www.theclockworks.band/ The track …