Woman’s Hour are relentless. On their week off, they are straight back in the studio. I catch lead singer, Fiona Burgess, just after lunch and she’s still getting used to the luxuries of being back in Kendal. […]
In The Middle with Sect
The short history of Sect is one of the ebb and flow of good fortune. Having been approached by Beat Bar mere weeks after coming up with the idea for a small experimental techno night […]
In The Middle with Slaves
Having heard the arrogant and brash charms of their earlier records, I would never have expected Slaves to be made up of two smartly dressed, knowledgeable artists. This two-piece ‘punk’ (or what people like to […]
In The Middle with Ben Frost
One thing is never enough to describe anything about Ben Frost’s immense creative work: Ben is a minimal electronic producer and composer of music that is tricky to categorise precisely, as it reflects echoes of […]
In The Middle with Embrace
Remember Embrace? That band from the late nineties and early noughties, possessing choruses with more power than George Bush, the muppet who marred the same era. Chris Martin has regularly noted the band as one […]
In The Middle with Childhood
2014 has been a hectic year for London lads Childhood. After Ben Romans-Hopcraft and Leo Dobsen founded the band at the University of Nottingham in 2010, there’s been nothing but stratospheric ascension. An 8/10 review […]
In The Middle with Sivu
Sivu is no ordinary singer-songwriter. He changed his name ‘James Page’ to work on material under the name ‘Sivu’. His surname in Finnish, and now already has a selection of EPs and a newly released album […]
In The Middle with Nick Mulvey
Mercury nominated Nick Mulvey played Leed’s own Brudenell Social Club last week as part of his current UK tour promoting his first studio album, First Mind. Illustrating his diversity as a musician, 29 year old […]
In The Middle with Eagulls
George Mitchell, lead singer of Leeds post-punks Eagulls, is a busy guy. After releasing their debut album, touring America and doing a summer of Festivals, you’d forgive the band for wanting to take a break. […]
Into Leeds with Brotherhood Sound System
There was something quite beautiful about being in an underground Leeds club, surrounded by 200 Leeds students, listening to the sounds of a Leeds based label co-founder, on a night run by three Leeds graduates; […]
Music | In The Middle with Mississippi Records
Mississippi Records co-founder Eric Isaacson pins the prominent reissue label’s success down to one thing: there was no-one else putting out the music he loved on vinyl. Of course, actually taking off requires a good […]
Music | In The Middle with Pallbearer
It’s a mild, quiet Sunday in Hyde Park, the perfect opportunity for some Funeral Doom from the aptly named 4 piece Pallbearer to rain down from the PAs of The Brudenell. I meet with Brett […]