rock/metal
Live: The Cult – Leeds 8.3.2016
The Cult at Leeds Uni. I can remember saying that a few times in the past. Despite their flit to the states, world wide stadium shows and all that other razzamatazz, it still feels right and proper to me, that the one and only place to truly experience such an iconic band is right on …
Live: Sleeping With Sirens – O2 Apollo Manchester, 4.03.16
With massive steps up in venues from the last tour, Sleeping With Sirens are mastering the art of live shows. A giant drum riser, fully lit ramps and central blaring lights have joined the set since the last tour, creating sweet silhouettes of the Florida boys. Anyone in the building who is still sceptic about …
Meet: Dead Hormones, and watch the new video for If I don’t make it home
After checking out their new EP, “Nothing, Nothing… then something”, we here at Backseat Mafia were very taken with Hull alt-rockers Dead Hormones. Noisey, full of attitude and able to pull big tunes out of their musical holsters seemingly at will, we needed to jump on their fast moving bandwagon before everybody else did. So …
LIVE: FVK, Sheffield Corporation, 5.3.16
There’s something special happening in the upstairs of Sheffield’s Corporation tonight. FVK’s Bruises tour has arrived in the city, showcasing the best in underrated talent in the alternative music scene. It’s also the night, where FVK show off just how far they have come since embracing straight-up rock and taking a break from their conceptual …
Not Forgotten: Paul Westerberg – 14 Songs
The former The Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg had been the main creative force behind his former band for the last few years of their career, so in the early 90s, him transitioning to a solo career on the same record label was a natural move for him. Not that he leapt straight into recording his …
News: Reading and Leeds Festival Announce Final Co-Headliners
Leeds Festival announced its final two headliners this week! This year the Reading and Leeds Festivals will have no less than FIVE headliners across the three days; wherein there are co-headliners on two of the days, and they take turns topping the bill at either Reading or Leeds. So, joining this bill as the Friday …
Album Review: Wolfmother – Victorious
Man, do you remember back in 2005 when Wolfmother dropped their debut album? That glorious mix of proggy, organ-drenched, chunky guitar goodness that reminded us that Uriah Heep were pretty cool(at least Ken Hensley’s bits) and that Robert Plant would’ve sounded pretty damn cool fronting Black Sabbath. Yeah, I remember that self-titled well. There was …
Not Forgotten: Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
After years of trying to match the commercial success of their breakthrough hit “Whiskey in the Jar”, it arguably happened at exactly the wrong time for Thin Lizzy. They had been given one last chance to record a breakthrough album and even when “The Boys are Back in Town” hit the charts in early April …
News: Big Boy Bloater and the Limits on tour
Straight out of the deep south (Farnham) is the Big Boy Bloater tour, Britain’s foremost exponent of voodoo swamp blues will be touring his new album Luxury Hobo in May, with his band, the Limits. Expect hammond organs, horror movie references, and good times. The closest thing to Louisiana blues on this side of the Atlantic, …
Album Review: Abbath – Abbath
Everyone’s favourite croaky voiced badger lookalike is back with his first solo album since leaving iconic Norwegian black metal group Immortal. Those not aware of Abbath’s previous work should certainly check out albums like Sons of Northern Darkness and Battles in The North as they epitomise the cold, frostbitten sound Abbath and Immortal are best …