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News: Diamond Head announce UK spring 2021 tour with special guests, Rock Goddess
Despite the global pandemic, 2020 has been a busy year for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers. Fresh from completing the re-recording of ‘Lightning To The Nations 2020’ (see previous post here) and relentless in their quest to bring The Coffin Train to the world, Diamond Head announce the dates for their anticipated 2021 UK Tour. …
News: Placebo celebrate 20th anniversary of ‘Black Market Music’ with new video series, ‘Black Market Music Stories’
2020 rings in the 20th anniversary of Placebo’s beloved third album, Black Market Music. To celebrate, the band have completed filming of a four-part video-series – “Black Market Music Stories” – which sees bassist Stef visit treasured locations and walk viewers through the writing, recording, touring, and personal stories, that would shape the conception of …
Track: The Finalists release new single ‘Learn to Live Without You’ and announce news of album ‘First’
Sydney group The Finalists follow up their earlier single ‘Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone)’, premiered here on Backseat Mafia, with a bright jangly sixties-infused track ‘Learn to Live Without You’. And to add to the excitement, they have also announced the date for the release of their new album ‘First’ on 6 November …
News: METZ Announce ‘No Ceiling’ Video, LP Launch Shows, European Tour
Following hot on the heels of the critical acclaim that greeted the release of their fourth album ‘Atlas Vending’ on Friday, Toronto noise punk stalwarts METZ have dropped another new video from the album and announced a European tour in autumn 2021, as well as album launch shows at Toronto’s legendary Opera House this week. …
News: L.A. Guns new album ‘Renegades’ now available for pre-order
L.A. Guns release new album ‘Renegades’ on 13th November, out on Golden Robot Records and is available for pre-order now. If there was a band synonymous with the infamous Sunset Strip it is L.A. Guns. Born into a scene that will never be replicated, L.A. Guns rode alongside Motley Crue, Guns n’ Roses, Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot and co. in …
News: Katatonia announce new live album of fan favourites – Dead Air
Swedish band Katatonia annouce news of a new live album – Dead air due 13th November via Peaceville Records. The album will see Katatonia performing an extensive and majestic set of fan favourites plus the live premiere of 3 songs from City Burials, captured during their May 2020 lockdown session Formed in 1991 by Jonas Renkse …
TRACK: Annie returns with first album in a decade: hear ‘Corridors Of Time’
ANNIE, the Norwegian singer-songwriter and DJ who soo should’ve had the whole world supplicant on the back of the brilliant “Chewing Gum” back in the day, is all set to release a new album, Dark Hearts, on October 16th – her first album for a decade. Today, she’s dropped the darkly romantic swoon of “Corridors …
BRONSON announce a trio of remix EPs; hear the Cassian mix of ‘KNOW ME’
BRONSON, the epic, bass-shakin’ progressive house project of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, of ODESZA, and producer Tom Stell of Golden Features, has announced a series of three remix EPs as an exciting and exploratory coda to their self-titled debut album for Ninja Tune. The trio of rerubs will feature names such as Riton, HAAi, TSHA, Patrick Topping, Prospa, Krystal Klear and …
News: Spear Of Destiny have recreated and re-imagined their classic album WorldService
Spear of Destiny have recreated and re-imagined the now classic 1985 top 20 hit, WorldService. With Kirk never being happy with the sounds and mix on the mid 80s original, this is an altogether different affair. Massive drums, guitars and voice coupled with wonderful keyboard sounds and real soulful brass take these amazing sounds to …
News: Fuzztones celebrate their 40 year anniversary with new studio album – NYC
Garage Rock Revivalists Fuzztones Celebrate Their 40 Year Anniversary With A Heartfelt Love Letter To Their Home City On New Album! The city of New York has been the epicenter of American music ever since Duke Ellington told composer Billy Strayhorn to take the “A” train from Brooklyn to Harlem in 1940. Sinatra, The Dolls, …