There’s no shortage of young British deep house producers at the moment. Most can capture the core ingredients to get a dancefloor moving, but only a proportion achieve style and soul. Cue Voyeur, who back in 2012 were […]
The Trump effect
By now everyone is aware of the complete buffoon Donald Trump is and that he is a racist, bigoted, small minded man. I can deal with that – he’s on the other side of the […]
Love In The 4th Dimension by The Big Moon
Having become NME’s 2017’s Ones To Watch and releasing single after sensational single, The Big Moon’s debut album Love In The 4th Dimension is finally here. And oh my god, it was worth the wait. […]
12 Record Store Day releases you need on your shelves right now
Whether you’re on Elton John’s side who recently said that ‘vinyl just sounds better’, or you are one of the thousands of people who are shunning the digital revolution in favour of the 12 inch, one […]
Losing innocence: David Moyes and the Pandora’s Box of sexism
You’ve likely seen the video by now. You don’t need me to tell you how it goes. David Moyes’ words to the BBC’s Vicki Sparks have been endlessly debated since the footage entered the public […]
Review: J W Anderson’s ‘Disobedient Bodies’ at The Hepworth Gallery Wakefield
Last weekend I dragged my hungover self to Burley station and spent £2.60 on a train to Wakefield. Not my usual destination of choice for a post-fruity Saturday but the Hepworth Gallery had just opened […]
Little Comets @ Stylus, 17/03/17
Walking down the union stairs towards this gig, I could only wonder what Union worker runs Stylus, and why they clearly despise any music released in the last 5 years. Normally home to the noughties […]
Pepsi: the appropriation of brutality
Every so often, an advertisement reminds me the potential for advertising to really question perceptions of the world around us. Which today, thanks to Pepsi, it did. Except that it was to question how wayward […]
Demonstration planned to support lighting in Beckett Park
This evening, a demonstration is planned in Beckett Park to support the installation of streetlights. The park adjoins Leeds Beckett University’s Headingley campus and has been the subject of campaigns over the years to light […]
Tuition fees in England are now the highest in the world
According to new analysis by the Student Loan Calculator website, domestic university tuition fees in England are now the highest in the world. The average annual cost of £9,188 now exceeds that of the average […]
‘She’ by Ella Grace
‘She’ is our first taste of what Ella Grace Denton, choosing to go by Ella Grace, has to offer our eager ears. Her sweet Sunday-soul voice is paired with a simple acoustic guitar on the […]
Preview: Luke Sital-Singh @ Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, 18/5/17
Singer songwriter Luke Sital-Singh first came onto the scene in 2012 with his debut EP Fail for You and this song was actually featured on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. He’s gone on to release […]