Having produced the soundtrack for 2012 video game, Max Payne 3, and featuring prominently on the Atomic Blonde soundtrack with their cover of New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ – a phenomenal cover of a classic, in […]
Queen Zee and Their Killer Debut
Hot off the DIY scene, Queen Zee release a 10-track debut Queen Zee, a varied, excellent and thrilling album that, despite the band outright rejecting the label of ‘punk’ in interviews, oozes punk from its […]
In the Middle with Queen Zee
“Clash covers Scissor Sisters”, is how Zena, the ‘Zee’ of Liverpool rabble-rousers Queen Zee, describes the band she fronts in as few words. The description perfectly summates the weird-and-wonderful aesthetic that Queen Zee possess. It […]
Rat Boy’s ‘Internationally Unknown’ is Let Down by its Cringe-y Leanings
At times, Internationally Unknown gives the impression that Rat Boy – Jordan Cardy and co – mistook recreating his early success with recreating his early music. If you liked oldies like ‘move’ or ‘fake ID’, […]
The BRITS 2019 – the Least Inspired Year Yet?
If you watched ‘The BRITS are coming’ nomination announcement show on ITV, you’ll have seen host Clara Amfo introduce the best male and female solo artists as though they were continuations of a train of […]
In The Middle with BLOXX
BLOXX are eager, young, and fresh. Selling out three dates so far on their first headline tour, the four from London are yet to even put out an album or an EP, and yet boast […]
BLOXX Ooze Excitement at Chapel, 03.11.18
For a new band with a total discography of eight tracks, it is unclear what to really expect of Bloxx, as they set up their own gear at the urban Chapel venue. The London four-piece […]
Dream Wife Call All The Bad Bitches to the Front, 25.10.18
The revival of femme punk has to be one of the most exciting things happening in the rock world today. The old days of ‘sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll have been pushed aside by […]
Queer Identities in Music: From Bowie’s Ziggy to ‘Trans Dysphoria Blues’.
With last Thursday marking ‘National Coming Out Day’, Tom Poole reflects on ‘queerness’ within the music industry, and how artistic output has served to challenge conventions in recent years. I had just turned 13 when […]
Lily Moore Gives a Stunning Intimate Show at Hyde Park Book Club, 05.10.18
It is always strange to make eye contact with an artist; it is a uniquely intimate feeling to make such close contact with someone normally separated from you by streaming platforms and earphones. But only […]
Twenty One Pilots Reach New Depths with New Album, Trench
Trench is an apt name for an album that has seemingly endless depth; it covers as many genres as it is possible to cover in 14 tracks. Trench is vast; acting not as one album, […]