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Live Review: Escape The Fate, Manchester Club Academy, 28.1.16

If there is any band that have seen their fair share of problems, it’s Escape The Fate- prison stays, betrayals, drug problems and more line-up changes than are worth thinking…

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Live: Cancer Bats and Support, Manchester Academy 3, 23/2/16

What better way to spend a Saturday evening than in a tiny venue with four bands from varying ends of the metal spectrum? Cancer Bats and co. have definitely set…

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Live: Nothing More, SHVPES, In Search Of Sun – Manchester Academy 3, 7.12.15

It’s brisk December and In Search Of Sun hold the task of warming the crowd up for the evening. There’s only about 20 people in the room by the time…

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Live: Ash at The Ritz Manchester 9.12.15, plus gallery

It remains one of rock’s enduring mysteries why Northern Ireland’s finest Ash are only playing decent sized venues like this instead of stadiums and this fun packed greatest hits sets…

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Premiere: Seep Away – Trudge

Seep Away are a York/Manchester noise-punk quartet, and we here at backseat mafia are delighted to premiere their debut single, Trudge, taken from their forthcoming self-titled EP. It’s this dark…

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Live, Killing Joke UK Pylon tour (Manchester & Leeds) 2015

The Gatherers are congregated, the candles are flickering on stage, the lights go down as the Blade Runner theme sets the scene for the next 90 or so minutes. The…

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Win: Two Tickets for Gogo Penguin at London Village Underground 25.2.16

We’ve been big fans of Manchester jazz trio Gogo Penguin for about as long as we can remember. The three piece, pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob…

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Live Review: PINS – Oslo, Hackney, 23.10.2015 plus Gallery

PINS were at their sharpest for a wild night at Oslo in Hackney. When the time is taken to strategically place LED filled glowing balloons on a stage, you know…

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Live Rview: LoneLady, Gorilla, Manchester, 01.10.2015

For years, I had a vague feeling of musical dissatisfaction. Sure, The Heartbreaks tried their best to make me happy and, briefly, I was in love with The Slow Show.…

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Track: A Mouth Full Of Matches – White Flag

Manchester born alt rock quintet A Mouth Full Of Matches follow on from opening for The Darkness and performing at the Brownstock Festival by releasing a new single, White Flag,…

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