Interview
Meet: Inspiral Carpets’ Graham Lambert, on the eve of their tour and album
It’s 4pm, and I meet Graham Lambert, via Zoom, at his mum’s house in Oldham, the same place she lived (and Graham grew up) in the 1980s. He’s comfortably positioned at what looks like the kitchen table, “where we wrote a lot of the songs in the early days and started the band”. Lambert, despite …
Meet: Katie Grace – The North East’s Taylor Swift
With a gentle tone and beautiful melodies singer/songwriter Katie Grace is based in the North East of England. Now with a full band behind her, she is set for her first headline show at The Engine Room, North Shields. We found out a little bit more about this up and coming North east star. Give …
Meet: The Irish Songwriting Duo Seafoam Green
Seafoam Green are singer/guitarist Dave O’Grady and singer Murieann McDermott Long. If you want blues, gospel, and folk, they’ve got it, but what they’ve actually perfected across two albums and countless live shows is the sound of a glorious rock n’ soul revival. With their new E.P ‘Yesterday’s Wine’ due the 14th of April via …
Meet: Symphonic Metal Band Ad Infinitum
Swiss/German symphonic metallers Ad infinitum are all set to release their new album ‘Chapter III – Downfall’ at the end of this month. Backseat Mafia caught up with bassist Korbinian Benedict to find out a little bit about the new album and their favourite shows from their recent tour with ‘Amaranthe’, ‘Beast In Black’ and …
Meet: Portsmouth post-punks Hallan
Hallan are Conor Clements (vocals), Joshua Tweedale (bass), Joshua Ransley (guitar), Adam Mills (drums), and they are set to release their new EP ‘The Noise Of A Firing Gun’ on the 31st of March. The EP sees the band experiment with production elements and shift their gaze towards synthesised sounds of the ‘80s, whilst retaining …
Meet: German Black Metal Band Imperium Dekadenz
German Black Metal Band, Imperium Dekadenz, have recently unleashed their latest opus ‘Into Sorrow Evermore’ and have taken some time out to very kindly answer a few questions for Backseat Mafia. Hi and a massive thanks for taking the time today, it really is appreciated. ‘Into Sorrow Evermore’ is a sublime album, absolutely fantastic, did …
Meet: Indie Newcomers Bedroom High Club
Having sold-out venues throughout the north of England, as well as ticking off festival appearances at the likes of Tramlines, the Barnsley quartet have certainly got a bright future ahead of them. We caught up with them as they release the first track from their forthcoming EP ‘Courtesy‘. Give us a potted history of the …
Meet: Greg Mackintosh Of Host
Massive thanks to Greg for taking the time to answer our questions on the in preparation for the release of debut album IX from the new project, Host, which features himself and fellow Paradise Lost member, Nick Holmes. It was around 4 years ago that I first thought about doing this and I called it …
Meet: Scotland’s New Shining Star Rianne Downey
With the release of her second EP out now ‘Come What May’, Rianne Downey is rightfully generating some serious interest. We wanted to sit her down and introduce her to the small group of people who may not yet have heard of her. Give us a potted history of yourself My name is Rianne Downey. …
Meet: South Wales Four Piece The Now
After making their presence felt with their 2022 debut EP ‘The Truth Always Comes Out In The End’, Welsh rockers The Now are set to release their debut album this summer after a string of singles. They sat down and answered our questions to tell the world a little bit about themselves. Give us a potted …