2019 was always going to be a make or break year for Slam Dunk Festival. In a post-Warped Tour world, with Reading and Leeds distancing themselves from the ‘genre festival’ label, and Download opening their […]
Preview: Slam Dunk North 25.5.19
With students up and down the country turning in their dissertations or walking thankfully out of their last exams of the year, there’s no doubt that festival season is finally on the horizon. However, before […]
Review: Slam of the North 2019
It’s a long-running joke amongst spoken word artists that the phrase “Slam Poetry” is an oxymoron, or at the very least an exaggeration. Call something a slam and people will picture two poets facing off […]
Show Tunes & Toilet Humour: Shrek The Musical At Leeds Grand Theatre
Since the dawn of cinema, the stage and the screen have had a two-way relationship. Whether it’s Disney fans passionately arguing that The Lion King stage show far eclipses the original film, or movies like […]
Bands, Booze & Bangers: 2000 Trees 2018
When it comes to festivals, everyone has their favourites. There’s the hometown heroes, the local field you’ve been tramping to every year without fail for as long as you can remember, going to see bands […]
5 Unmissable Acts At Slam Dunk 2018
There’s no denying that certain festivals cater to certain kinds of people, and there was never any question about which best represented me. Despite only lasting a day in each location, Slam Dunk is the […]
Mallory Knox are a whole new band at Manchester Rebellion
From the outside, Mallory Knox’s Manchester gig looks just like any other show. People huddle in the rain as they queue up outside, swapping Twitter handles with new friends and speculating on the setlist, while […]
The Wonder Stuff + Ned’s Atomic Dustbin bring O2 Academy back to life, 04/04
As all music fans will know, the run-up to any gig is fraught with anticipation, but the wait for this particular Academy show was a little more intense. For many, seeing The Wonder Stuff and […]
Top 5 Acts To See At 2000 Trees 2018
2000 Trees might not be the biggest festival out there right now, but it’s fast becoming one of the best. Despite the more intimate setting, 2000 Trees has played host to some of the UK’s […]
Jellyskin: Six Degrees Of Local Leeds
They say that no matter who you are, you’re only six people away from everyone else in the world. With odds like that, your new favourite band could be right around the corner… or just […]
InTheMiddle with The Wonder Stuff & Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
For most of its history, Stourbridge wasn’t famous for anything other than it’s glass – and the bi-annual glass festival that went along with it. However, during the late eighties and early nineties, the mid-sized […]
Awolnation clash genres with ‘Here Come The Runts’
Half solid indie and half fuzzy electro weirdness, Here Come The Runts is an album that hasn’t quite decided what it wants to be. With that said, listening as it veers drunkenly from one genre […]