Backseat Mafia

Incoming: Low and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

In Low and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World Oscar-nominated documentarian Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches,…

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DVD Review: The Neighbour

It’s fair to say that, in the modern world, knowing your neighbours is becoming an increasingly rare phenomenon. Looking at the bigger picture, it highlights the erosion of local communities…

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Not Forgotten: XTC – Skylarking

To the casual observer, by the time Skylarking was released in the mid-80s XTC looked washed up. Having had to stop touring in 1982 due to Andy Partridge’s crippling stage…

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Blu-ray Review: Twilight’s Last Gleaming

It’s hard to believe it now but during the Cold War ordinary people were terrified by the prospect of a nuclear apocalypse. This was especially the case in America. An…

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Album Review: Kristin Hersh – Wyatt at the Coyote Palace

October 28th sees the release of the third book/album combination of Kristin Hersh’s career. The title, Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, is inpsired by her autistic son’s fascination with an…

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Film Review: Ethel & Ernest

In many ways, the film and TV adaptations of Raymond Briggs’ comics, illustrations and graphic novels are an intrinsic part of the British psyche. The Snowman has wowed and amazed…

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Track / Video

EP: Braver Than Fiction – The Fool

Braver Than Fiction can take their comparisons with the mighty Fleetwood Mac as more than just a flattering musical connection as the Sheffield outfit have a bumpy road behind them…

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Track / Video

Track: The SSS – The One You Need

The SSS have unveiled a brand new single due for release in early November. Following on from their “Love, Lust, Loss” EP which featured the cracking “Eighteen”, “Calm Before the…

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Album Review: Red Fang – Only Ghosts

I’ve been digging into the Red Fang discography for the last few days, ever since I picked up their newest album Only Ghosts on the always trusty Relapse Records. I…

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Live Review: Teleman / Katie Pham & the Moonbathers, Queens Social Club, Sheffield, 21.10.2016

Teleman are having a great night. They’ve sold out the Queens Social Club in Sheffield alongside a number of other venues on their tour, including a few which have been…

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Incoming: Low and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

DVD Review: The Neighbour

Not Forgotten: XTC – Skylarking

Blu-ray Review: Twilight’s Last Gleaming

Album Review: Kristin Hersh – Wyatt at the Coyote Palace

Film Review: Ethel & Ernest

EP: Braver Than Fiction – The Fool

Track: The SSS – The One You Need

Album Review: Red Fang – Only Ghosts

Live Review: Teleman / Katie Pham & the Moonbathers, Queens Social Club, Sheffield, 21.10.2016