Spoken word
Album Review: LYR- Call in the Crash Team
The debut album by LYR is an eclectic and ambitious new project, derived from a trio of producer Patrick Pearson, musician Richard Walters and poet Simon Armitage. Besides a slew of solo records and writing for the likes of Gabrielle Aplin and Alison Moyet, Walters previously worked with Simon Armitage on his solo track Redwoods; …
SEE: Belle and Sebastian share Collaborative fan project ‘Protecting the Hive’
In a way to find something positive during this unusual period Belle and Sebastian reached out to fans for a two part collaboration project entitled – ‘Protecting The Hive’. The project collates lyrics contributed by fans at the bands invitation, about their thoughts and feelings while in self isolation, and collated into a spoken-word musical …
See: Mike Garry & Joe Duddell ST ANTHONY – An ode to Anthony H. Wilson
“I first heard St. Anthony the day before our Jodrell Bank gig in July 2013. I thought it sounded fucking great“ – Bernard Sumner, New Order. Anthony H. Wilson. Do you really need me to say anymore? As a TV presenter he championed many up and coming bands that wouldn’t have got a chance if …
Video: Kojey Radical records an exclusive version of Bambu exclusively for Backseat Mafia
On tour with Young Fathers currently, we managed to catch up with Ghanaian-British poet Kojey Radical who recorded an exclusive version of his latest track Bambu (I Don’t Really Worry ‘Bout Nothin’). Its a follow up to last years Dear Daisy: Opium EP, and sees the performer, in our video at least, thoroughly compelling – …