Backseat Mafia

Live Gallery: Sixteen Years of The Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 16.09.2023

Tucked away in the vibrant suburb of Darlinghurst, the Oxford Art Factory (OAF) stands as a testament to the soul of Sydney’s art and music scene. The OAF has always…

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Live Review: Reco – Grand Social, Dublin, 11.09.2023, plus gallery

Hometown favourites Reco arrived in Dublin this past Monday to delight their fans, having been on hiatus since May. You wouldn’t have guessed it, with the band tight and focused,…

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Live Review: Motions / Rare Breed / Beatnik – NE Volume Music Bar, Stockton 09.09.2023

A sweaty night of local talent was promised as Teesside metal band Motions took to the NE Volume stage for the first time. Beatnik opened the show bringing with them…

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Live Review

Live Review: Dethklok / BabyMetal / Jason Richardson – The Agora, Cleveland 06.09.2023

Tick-tock everyone, the BabyKlock tour recently ripped through The Agora in Cleveland and melted everyone’s faces in record time. #babymetal #dethklok #jasonrichardson #theagora

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Track: Devendra Banhart releases new song, Nun, taken from forthcoming Flying Wig album; plus World Tour dates

In the run up to his Flying Wig album, due out on September 22nd on one of our favourite labels here at Backseat Mafia, Mexican Summer, Devendra Banhart has released…

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Track: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs release live version of Big Rig ahead of Live In New York album release

We’ve long been fans of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs here at Backseat Mafia. The Newcastle behemoths seems to be winning the world over, one huge riff at…

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News: Ash release new album “Race The Night” (Fierce Panda) ahead of joint tour with The Subways

September 15, 2023

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Album Review : Vumbi Dekula – ‘Congo Guitar’ : The much loved Soukous musician’s honestly joyful first solo album.

The feast of goodness that is the Hive Mind Records catalogue is deftly sprinkled with a fair share of the finest guitar-centric albums from Ricardo Tavares ambient leaning ‘Congo’ to…

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Track / Video

Track: Bristol’s Rising Rockers Twin City Shine on New Single ‘Solid Gold’

Bristol’s vibrant music scene is no stranger to producing noteworthy talent, and Twin City, a rock outfit formed by Welsh brothers Louis and Toby Ellis, alongside Conor Feeney and Pete…

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