On Saturday, Record Store Day celebrations return to Leeds for the eighth time. The annual event will be taking place across the city tomorrow, with participating stores offering exclusive releases from a variety of artists. […]
Gig Guide w / 13th March 2015
Friday 13th March Fred P at Wire, £9 Butter Side Up return with another sterling transatlantic import. Radioland: Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity Revisited at Belgrave Music Hall, £10 An audio-visual treat as the German pioneers’ seminal 1975 […]
Ishikawa Records – A Living Room in Hyde Park
While I’d never think of putting ‘quaint’ and ‘Hyde Park’ side by side, this intimate gig successfully brought the two together. The idea stems from Mikey Donnelly (stage name Epilogues), who runs Ishiwaka Records, and […]
Gig guide w / 27th Feb 2015
Friday 27th February Father John Misty at Brudenell Social Club, £12.50 Josh Tillman is the world’s leading cosmic comedian. He is currently smashing your American dreams with his new album ‘I Love You Honeybear’ Saturday […]
In The Middle Introduces: Red Bull Music Academy
Few in the music game will be able to name many prospects more enticing than the opportunities offered by Red Bull’s yearly music academy. Since its inception in Berlin 17 years ago, RBMA has proved […]
Preview: LUUMS Tribute to Richard Mayne 22/02/15
Seven months after the horror of the MH17 plane tragedy, LUUMS will take over the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall to commemorate the tragic loss of University of Leeds student, Richard Mayne, one of the 298 […]
In The Middle with MXI
Blessed by an abundance of talent in the local area, In The Middle has set its sights on uncovering some of the finest unsigned and small-label artists in Yorkshire and beyond, in a showcase of […]
Gig Guide w / 20th Feb
Friday 20th February Wire at Unity Works (Wakefield), £17 Legendary (post) punks continue to defy any and all expectations. Saturday 21st February Marlo Eggplant, Chrissie Caulfield, Mcwatt, Inverted Nepal and Melting at The Fenton, £4 4pm […]
In The Middle with Jack Savoretti
It’s 11am and the phone is ringing. I am surviving on four hours sleep from the previous night, but I am immediately woken by a soft, friendly, Italian voice on the other end of the […]
LUUMS Charity Concert Preview @ Leeds Town Hall 15/2/2015
Leeds University Unions Music Society (LUUMS) will pack out the majestic town hall on 15th February for their annual charity concert. This year’s proceeds will be donated to award-winning local charity Lost Chord, a South […]
The Vinyl Frontier
Jake Leigh-Howarth explains why for him, vinyl is the superior music format. What do vinyl records mean to you? Are they a symbol of a bygone era dwarfed by the pragmatism of the MP3 file […]
Gig Guide w / 6 February 2015
Friday 6th February Julian Cope at Brudenell, £22.50 Ex-Teardrop Explodes frontman and general rock behemoth brings his infinite back catalogue to Hyde Park. Saturday 7th February Viet Cong at Brudenell, £7 Twisted alt-rock from Canada […]