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News: Baby Godzilla forced into name change by Japanese Cinema Giant
One of our favourite new bands here on Backseat Mafia has been Nottingham noise rock / punks Baby Godzilla, following on from an amazing performance we caught them at at last years Tramline Festival. Sadly, they’ve come under the scrutiny of the Toho Co. Ltd, who own the Godzilla name, and who persue with some …
News: The Stranglers ‘English Towns’ mini tour
There are only a few days to go before The Stranglers embark on another tour. It does not seem long since the band completed its extensive and very successful UK tour back in the Spring, which left me with the impression that they are enjoying playing live more than ever. If this is the case they are …
Track: Years and Years – Shine, plus album news
All eyes are on London based three piece Years & Years. At the start of the year they walked away with the BBC’s sound of 2015 prize. Since then, both music lover and critics alike have been waiting to see if they can live up to the hype. They made a great start when ‘King,’ …
News: Thurston Moore to perform Pussy Riot’s Zona.Media event
Thurston Moore has announced that he will be headlining a guerrilla show, in support of Pussy Riot, at London’s Village Underground tonight. Moore is billed to appear along with his band, which includes among its ranks My Bloody Valentine’s former bass player, Debbie Googe. Explaining his support for the Pussy Riot cause, Moore stated that: …
News: Iron Maiden Announce New Album, The Book Of Souls
Classic metal titans Iron Maiden have announced plans to release their 16th studio album The Book Of Souls on September 4th. Not only is this their first album since 2010’s Final Frontier, it’s also their first ever double album- an absolute leviathan of a release, rolling in at 11 tracks with a running time of …
News: Young Guns announce October headline tour
It seems that after a couple of quiet years, Young Guns just can’t get enough of touring in 2015. As if touring throughout April, May and June with two American tours in between weren’t enough, the band then announced a few dates in July. Mid-June saw them as the secret band at Download festival, playing …
News: Death Angel release first track from live album The Bay Calls For Blood
San Francisco thrash metal outfit Death Angel are set to release a live album- The Bay Calls For Blood- Live In San Francisco, which will be accompanied by their DVD, a thrashumentary. While the full release isn’t until July 24th, Death Angel have released the first live track from the album! Fallen is a lashing, …
News: Light in the attic to release Karin Krog collection
She was a new one on us, Norwegian jazz singer Karin Krog. Over the last five decades she’s been treating, and educating, and thrilling jazz fans across Scandanavia to her way out post-bop spiritual jazz, bringing together the experimental worlds of electronics and jazz to create something rather special, but maybe hidden (or is that …
News: Florence and the Machine announce September Tour
Riding at the top of the world right now is Florence and her Machine. Fresh from the news that her recently released third album ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’ had made the #1 slot in the UK album charts outselling the rest of the top 5 combined, and then stepping into the breach caused …
News: Garbage Announce 20th anniversary Queer tour
Apparently, it happened on August 15th 1995, although I can hardly believe its 20 year ago. Through all the grunnge and associated alt rock, something cut through. Something that was smart and sassy, but could also be dark and ambitious. Something that was like a shard of colour across a landscape of grey and black. …