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News: Barb Wire Dolls announce new tour dates
‘The new face of punk’ fronted by ‘the queen of punk today’ is how Barb Wire Dolls are been seen by many. With many, been the right word. They’ve played over 600 gigs in 18 different countries leaving a trail of chaos and lasting impressions where ever they go. *Click HERE to see the Backseat …
Mwwt: Saint Agnes – the real story behind the band + the latest single
Saint Agnes, the wide screen spaghetti western style psych outfit from London, have just unleashed their latest single. ‘A Beautiful Day For Murder’ is a an exquisite serenade to death that singer Kitty Austen describes as ‘the soundtrack to a dark and beautiful Western where Lana Del Ray stares down Nick Cave in a saloon …
Track: Fat White Family reveal brilliant new single, I Am Mark E Smith
Hot on the heels of their sold out show at London’s Electric Ballroom, Fat White Family have announced a new single, I Am Mark E Smith, the first release on their own Without Consent label, is released on Monday 27th October, available on 10″ vinyl and download. Additionally Trashmouth Records has just re-released the bands …
Premiere: First release on Ghostly Figures records – Stay/ Ocean by Two Skies
Here at Backseat Mafia we pride ourselves in the fact that we don’t just regurgitate or cut and paste press releases, there are plenty of other sites that do that and that’s fine. We write for the site because we love music and want to promote it when we hear it, and we want others …
See: We Are Carnivores release video to “T.O.W.I.C.S”
Nottingham quartet We are Carnivores, aka Harry Christopher on Vocals and Guitar, Alex Gower on Bass, guitarist James Pickersgill and drummer Beu Smith have released a new single, T.O.W.I.C.S – complete with video that they can make Enter Shikari/Reuben like rock music, without taking themselves too (read: at all) seriously. Its taken from their upcoming EP …
A Buyers Guide to Alice Cooper 1971 – 1975
It’s easy to forget just how consistently impressive Alice Cooper was between 1971 and 1975, both as a group and then morphing into Vincent Furnier’s solo career. From Love It to Death through to Welcome to My Nightmare, Alice Cooper’s output stands comparison to the likes of both Elton John and David Bowie, two other …
Not Forgotten: REM – New Adventures in Hi-Fi
New Adventures In Hi-Fi can be a difficult album to digest. It doesn’t flow particularly well, it can drag and in places it can sound rather dull. There aren’t many REM fans that would claim that New Adventures In Hi-Fi is their favourite album. It’s reputation has suffered because of comparisons to those albums that …
Not Forgotten – Ian Hunter – Ian Hunter
Walking away from Mott the Hoople at the point they were beginning to make their mark in the USA, a lot of people must have questioned Ian Hunter’s desire to make it as a rock and roll star. Apparently he was burnt out, and having finally achieved success in his early 30s, he had seemingly …
Not Forgotten – The Replacements – Let It Be
After a clutch of scruffy punkish releases, Let It Be was where The Replacements started to indicate that they were slowly starting to mature, starting to blend more considered material like “Unsatisfied” with the likes of “Gary’s Got a Boner”. Where once there was sloppiness and youthful exuberance, here there is self reflection and youthful …
See: London electronic duo Labyrinth Ear release video for ‘Marble Eyes’
London electronic duo Labyrinth Ear are gearing up to the release of their debut album The Orchard Room on 22nd September by releasing a new video for the standout track on the long player, Marble Eyes. The track is slow moving, soaked in echo and with this faintly eastern texture to it, the piano …