Dear UK, We need to have a talk. It’s about Eurovision. I’ve heard your entries. What do you think you’re playing at? Don’t you know there are people who care about your reputation? Keep up […]
Maxïmo Park @ O2 Academy, 30/4/17
Maxïmo Park brought both an energetic and humble set to the finale of Live at Leeds at the O2 Academy. The Newcastle indie-rockers opened their set with ‘What Did We Do To You To Deserve […]
Single Review: Love Anyone Else by SUGARHOUSE
The squeak of the hinge as the case opens. The ka-thunk as the cassette locks into place. The whiny scratch as you rewind. These are the sounds of the cassette revival. Sad Club Records, an […]
Safer Spaces at Festivals
If you’re on a festival website on Monday 8th May and are simply shown a blank screen with the hashtag, ‘#saferspacesatfestivals’, then do not be alarmed. This is not a technical issue, but the latest campaign […]
Single Review: Lust for Life by Lana Del Rey and The Weekend
Starboy and Stargirl have released another amazing track. Lana Del Rey has featured in two of The Weeknd’s songs, ‘Prisoner’ and ‘Stargirl’, and now he has returned the favour in Lana’s new song ‘Lust for […]
Preview: Houghton Festival, 10th-13th August
Between August 10th and 13th, Craig Richards, in collaboration with the Gottwood team, are bringing their new art and music festival Houghton to the sprawling woodlands of Houghton Hall in Norfolk. Before we dive into festival specifics, […]
Japandroids @ The Wardrobe, 1/5/17
Japandroids have been moved from Stylus to the Wardrobe, but the change has not deterred them, and the crowd reception is enthusiastic and more receptive in the more intimate space. They enter and start as […]
Back to Basics at Church 30/04
As soon as I set a foot through Church’s doors on Sunday I was filled with the spirit, not so much a holy one, but one of extremely eager bank hol revellers. Queues were long, […]
In The Middle with the Girl Sweat Pleasure Temple Ritual Band
The Girl Sweat Pleasure Temple Ritual Band is the brain child/beast of the Leeds legend GIRL SWEAT and slowly but they’re taking over the world, starting with Bluedot Festival in July. We sat down with […]
ALTER w/ Boris at Wire 22/04
It’s been two years since I previewed ALTER’s debut party back in February 2015, and since then the techno collective’s near-monthly events have played host to some of the finest names in electronic music. Bookings […]
All This I Do For Glory by Colin Stetson
Colin Stetson is really fucking good at the saxophone. He can do things with his saxophones that I can barely even comprehend, and listening to each of his albums has always been exciting if only […]
Bluedot 2017: Top 5 Unmissable Acts
This year’s Bluedot festival boasts probably the best line-up of a British festival in 2017. There’s a whole range of artists but all share one thing in common: the desire to keep pushing boundaries and […]