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Not Forgotten: The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America

By September 2006 The Hold Steady had already released Almost Killed Me and Separation Sunday, two of the finest rock and roll records of the millennium, and were poised to…

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Album Review: The Wedding Present – Going, Going…

In 1994, my irrepressible* psychedelic band (*back then, rip-off promoters, total lack of press or record company interest, and poor quality drugs were seen as challenges, compared to today’s climate,…

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Album Review: Luke Haines – Smash The System

Former Auteurs frontman Luke Haines has had a varied career. As part of his former band he was responsible for some of the best albums of the nineties, including (in…

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Track / Video

Track: Wet Leather – Secret Preference

If anxiety pop is a real thing, as NYC’s Wet Leather describe their music as, then we here at Backseat Mafia are immediate converts. Secret Preference is their new single,…

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Track / Video

Track: Riley Flood – Sunshine

Coming out of the ashes of the band he was with, Nylon Lyonn, Sacramento, California singer songwriter RileyFlood realised the best way to get his music out there was to…

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Not Forgotten: Blonde Redhead – Masculin féminin

Seemingly permanently entrenched in the fringes of the independent scene, Blonde Redhead have been with us for 23 years now, releasing nine albums for four different record labels. On 30…

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Track / Video

Track: The New Up – Future Is Now

San Francisco’s The New Up have just revealed a new track – Future is Now, taken from their as yet untitled (at least as far as we know) album, which…

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News: Bob Mould UK Tour Autumn 2016

In support of his critically acclaimed new album Patch The Sky, Bob Mould (Sugar, Husker Du) returns to the UK this October to play five shows backed by his band,…

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See: The Blend release new video for ‘Don’t Waste My Time’

Taken from their recently released album ‘All Departures’, South East Coast indie rockers The Blend have released a video to accompany their track ‘Don’t Waste My Time’. Drawing comparisons with…

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Live: The Enemy Farewell Tour – Manchester O2 Ritz – 07/09/16

A soundtrack of classic songs from local bands plays over the speakers of the O2 Ritz in Manchester. The walls are already sweaty and crowd lively from the great opening…

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