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See: The Garden release “All Smiles Over Here :)” + album and tour dates

The Garden are all set to unleash more of their ‘vada vada’ on the world. October 9th see’s the Orange County thrift store pin-up punks release their first album proper,…

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Film Review: The Forgotten Kingdom

Sometimes films just need to breathe. In a world where modern cinema is cluttered with special effects and cynicism, Andrew Mudge’s The Forgotten Kingdom is a breath of fresh air.…

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Album review : Holly Golightly – Slowtown Now

The queen of British garage music is back! Holly Golightly has a new solo album, taking a break from the Brokeoffs, and the recent country-tinged sound that came out of…

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Not Forgotten: Sparks – Balls

One of the great things about Sparks down the decades has been their innate ability to innovate and inspire those that follow in their wake. The fact that those that…

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Not Forgotten – Suede – Coming Up

There are times when revisionism just gets it a bit wrong. In the early 90s, Suede were at the very vanguard of British guitar music. With the backing of the…

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Album Review: Dead Sea Apes – ‘Spectral Domain’

Time flies when you’re having fun… It seems like only yesterday that I was reviewing the Dead Sea Apes‘ majestic 2014 offering, ‘High Evolutionary’. Suffice to say that with ‘Spectral Domain’…

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Film Review: The Treatment

Scandinavian noir might have been the hottest import over the last decade, but before Stieg Larsson changed the face of modern crime dramas, Mo Hayder has writing dark psychological British…

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Live Review: Dark Horses – Leadmill, Sheffield 30.07.15: Gallery + Interview

“Just get out there and make some noise!!” – Lisa Elle. To say I’m a fan of this hugely talented band would be an understatement, their album ‘Hail…

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Meet: Serial Chiller + Exclusive premiere of debut track ‘HIPS STIR’

We love introducing you to fresh new bands here at Backseat Mafia, and you can’t get much fresher than this. Serial Chiller, from Lincoln (me neither, but see below and…

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Album Review: Deerhunter – Snakeskin

Last year when I’d heard Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox was hit by a car and put into the hospital I was worried. Not only for the guy’s health, but for the future…

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See: The Garden release “All Smiles Over Here :)” + album and tour dates

Film Review: The Forgotten Kingdom

Album review : Holly Golightly – Slowtown Now

Not Forgotten: Sparks – Balls

Not Forgotten – Suede – Coming Up

Album Review: Dead Sea Apes – ‘Spectral Domain’

Film Review: The Treatment

Live Review: Dark Horses – Leadmill, Sheffield 30.07.15: Gallery + Interview

Meet: Serial Chiller + Exclusive premiere of debut track ‘HIPS STIR’

Album Review: Deerhunter – Snakeskin