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Film Review: Jackson
This year’s tragic decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade has set women’s rights back in America by several decades. Opening the way for evangelical Christians to try and repeal other laws that give minority groups rights, taking the country back to the dark ages. In an attempt to ram their ‘holy’ book down the throats …
Film Review: Clara Sola
The idea of a religious ‘conduit’ has persevered for thousands of years and can be traced back to the time of prophets. Whether this manifests itself in the figure of a ‘holy fool’ or ‘pure vessel’ depends very much of the time and place. While these ‘messengers’ may claim to be the mouthpieces of a …
Meet: Sheffield Rockers Doomsday Outlaw And Listen To New Single ‘One More Sip’
Sheffield’s blues rockers Doomsday Outlaw are all about writing catchy rock n roll songs and have cemented their place with the release of their last album Hard Times. With a handful of singles so far including the recent release ‘One More Sip’, we caught up with the band to find out a little more about …
Album Review: Johnny Hunter’s debut album ‘Want’ is a vibrant masterpiece of new wave post punk indie – dramatic, theatrical and full of joy.
Without doubt, to me, Johnny Hunter is one of the most exciting bands coming out of Australia at the moment and their debut album ‘Want’ is a masterpiece of new wave post punk indie imbued with a punk sensibility. The inherent muscularity of music and imagery is leavened by an erudite sensitivity and an indelible …
News: New Mexican dreamers Tan Cologne announce new album and unveil the gorgeously evocative and ethereal track ‘Floating Gardens’.
Long time favourites of Backseat Mafia, Tan Cologne, have almost single handedly invented an entire new branch of essential dream pop/shoegaze emanating from the mystical deserts of New Mexico – a sort of desert-gaze dream pop that shimmers with all the beauty and alien mysteries of the vast desert skies. It’s been over two years …
Meet: Will Miles Of London Hard Rock Band Silverkord
London band Silverkord released their debut album ‘Liquid Air’ in early 2020 to much acclaim. The band have returned with a new single that carries on their hard-hitting melodic sound. Backseat Mafia caught up with the band to find out a little bit about them. Give us a potted history of the band It’s quite …
Tracks: Nightlands – Stare Into The Sun
Nightlands the project of The War On Drugs’ Dave Hartley, has shared the video for track, Stare Into The Sun. This is the final single from his new album Moonshine due on the 15th of July via Western Vinyl. “The spark for this song started when I heard Human Nature (from Thriller) at a gas station,” explains Hartley. “The chords in …
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2022 Preview
After a couple of years in an online or hybrid form, Sheffield Doc/Fest once again returns in all its glory to the cinema screens of South Yorkshire on 23-28 June. The UK’s leading documentary festival will once again showcase a thrillingly diverse range of short and feature length films from around the world. Alongside the …
EP: Opus Kink – ‘Til The Stream Runs Dry
Brighton’s Opus Kink have released their frantic and jaunty EP ‘Til The Stream Runs dry via Nice Swan records. The EP kicks into life after the blaring of horns of Into The Stream straight into ‘I Love You, Baby’. A ferocious lively track with urgent guitar stabs rousing horns and vocals that are spat go …
Live Review: Download Festival – Castle Donington, Derby 10.06.2022 – 12.06.2022
After what has seemed like an eternity, Download had finally opened its gates once more on the hallowed turf of Donington Park and armed with my trusty homemade grid, complete with various highlighting and tactical notes on my must sees and plans for the days, I completed the monumental hike from the car park to …