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Album Review : Alex Calder – Strange Dreams

The title of Alex Calder’s newest album couldn’t be more accurate. Listening to Strange Dreams is indeed like having a strange dream. The music wobbles and shimmers. It hops along like a…

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DVD Review: Generation Iron

Sometimes, from seemingly out of nowhere, a documentary really takes me by surprise. I’m really not a fan of bodybuilding and quite frankly can’t fathom why people would want to…

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Album Review: Japan Soul “Plastic Utopia”

Japan Soul: call it dance music with a conscience, intelligent pop, whatever you like, their new album “Plastic Utopia” is a fantastic slice of intellectual soul. To reflect my eighties predilections, it’s…

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Meet: Zara McFarlane

“I was at a point where I hadn’t tried to do my own thing. I had lots of plans but I hadn’t really given it a try yet, to be…

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New Music: Simian Mobile Disco release new single, Parson’s Nose

Always good to have new music from the brilliant Simian Mobile Disco, and a 20th anniversary is as good a reason as any. Dance label 2020vision has reached that milestone,…

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New Music: Mr Scruff – Render Me Remixes

Out now on the Ninja Tune label, premium purveyors of quality beats, comes a trio of reworks of Render Me, taken from Mr Scruff’s latest long player Friendly Bacteria, itself…

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Album Review : The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Days Of Abandon

There has been a gradual move for New York City’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart; from a rough-around-the-edges sound on their debut to something resembling a sunny 80s…

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Not Forgotten – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – The Roaring Silence

Ah pop-prog, that strange little sub-genre that only Electric Light Orchestra, Queen and Supertramp seemed to get right. Each band had their own special way of approaching it, so none…

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Live Review: Wakey Punx Sunday Service: Subhumans / Lowlife UK + ‘View from the Pit’ galleries

I’ve never swallowed the bullshit about punk been dead. Mainly because I’ve always found it’s exactly that. Bullshit! No matter where I go at home or abroad (especially Europe) I’ve…

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See: Lola Colt release video for ‘Vacant Hearts’

Lola Colt need no introduction on the pages of Backseat Mafia. We’ve been unashamed fans of theirs since we first heard them. Latest single ‘Vacant Hearts’ was featured only just over…

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Album Review : Alex Calder – Strange Dreams

DVD Review: Generation Iron

Album Review: Japan Soul “Plastic Utopia”

Meet: Zara McFarlane

New Music: Simian Mobile Disco release new single, Parson’s Nose

New Music: Mr Scruff – Render Me Remixes

Album Review : The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Days Of Abandon

Not Forgotten – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – The Roaring Silence

Live Review: Wakey Punx Sunday Service: Subhumans / Lowlife UK + ‘View from the Pit’ galleries

See: Lola Colt release video for ‘Vacant Hearts’