Interview
Meet: Singer-Songwriter Ella McRobb
The 23-year-old made an instant impact online with the release of her debut single ‘And We’ll Leave It There…’, a collaboration with legendary Icelandic neo-classical composer Ólafur Arnalds. After releasing her second single and before getting too big for this little website, we got her to answer some questions and allow us to say we …
Meet: Musicians, Producers and DJs Andy Lewis & Hugh Brooker, The Duo Behind Lewis Brooker
Musicians, producers and DJs Andy Lewis and Hugh Brooker started collaborating together last year andissued ‘You Can’t Live Without Love’ an upbeat, danceable vocal version of Willis Jackson’s classic Nuther’N Like Thuther’N. Backseat Mafia caught up with the duo to learn more about the collaboration and their future. Give us a potted history of the …
Meet: Legendary BMX Bandit Duglas T Stewart talks new album, the secret behind their longevity and looking to the future
As longtime admirers of BMX Bandits – stretching back to the bands earliest releases right up to seeing them at the end of last year with The Soup Dragons, we (well, I) recently had the opportunity to catch up with Duglas T. Stewart, the driving force behind this legendary Scottish indie pop band. With their …
Meet: We chat to Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) about wild characters, leaving the Bad Seeds, mortality and pride
Mick Harvey, founding member of seminal and legendary bands, The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, has made a profound and lasting contribution to indie music. His ability to write and co-write some of the classic songs of these bands have only been matched by his cool and collective demeanour – a …
Meet: The Janitors: Exploring Psychedelic Rock and Garage Vibes with the long standing Swedish outfit ahead of new album An Error Has Occured
Following our love for their new single, Lies we recently caught up with The Janitors, the Swedish psych garage drone band, to delve into their latest album, An Error Has Occurred, and their unique creative process. Join us as we explore their influences, the making of their music videos, and their upcoming live shows. Q: …
Meet: Lovely Egg Holly Ross talks albums, Music Co-ops and scratchcards
It’s mid-afternoon as I call Holly Ross, charismatic singer and songwriter for The Lovely Eggs. The phone rings out for a while, and just as I’m about to hang up, a slightly breathless Holly picks up. “Oh, we’ve just had 1,000 record mailers turn up at our house,” she explains in her dulcet Lancastrian tone, …
Meet: Newton Faulkner tells us why he’s bringing his dustbin lid on tour
We caught up with Newton Faulkner, just as he’s about to head out on the road for the stripped back, Feels Like Home Tour 2. There are a couple of false starts as the signal is bad and the call drops out, but with better wifi and WhatsApp to the rescue, we finally got to …
Meet: Music is the vice – we chat to the legendary Kid Congo Powers about danger and excitement and being an alien.
Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds are in the middle of a tour of Australia and I caught up with the irrepressible Kid Congo Powers on the the day before he ventured to the deep south to play in Hobart. Born Brian Tristan, Kid likes to be called Kid – even my sister calls …
Meet: Pale Wizard Records Founder Dan Flitcroft Part Of The Duo Behind The Label
The humble record label may well be overlooked by some but to a select few they are tastemakers and as important as the next big band. Pale Wizard Records is a labour of love for its co-founders Tim Hilleard and Dan Flitcroft, who release music they love and find interesting. In 2021 they released their …
Meet: BCOS RSNS – London purveyors of post-punk
London DIY scenesters BCOS RSNS commemorate lost live music venue The Buffalo Bar in their latest single taken from their forthcoming eponymous album. The much-missed Highbury venue gets name-checked in their hymn to the grassroots scene. Backseat Mafia caught up with Abi and Carl from the band to hear all about their random Norwegian fan …