On the day women across the globe marched together in solidarity, there was no better soundtrack than the gloriously empowering and intoxicatingly unapologetic noise of Dream Wife at Headrow House. Even if their sound isn’t […]
Night People by You Me At Six
My eyebrows automatically rise when a band are insisting that their new music is “really different”. I immediately suspect that it will only be more of the same – especially when their last album brought […]
Migration by Bonobo
Bonobo’s new album Migration is perfect… As background music. Although I probably shouldn’t admit this, I listened to Migration while doing other things important things on my post-exam-to-do-list: reclining a lot, sampling a Cadbury’s milk […]
Preview: Secret Garden Party 2017
This utopic festival makes its return in 2017, with the line-up sounding bigger and better than ever before. Secret Garden Party announces its theme for 2017 along with the first wave of artists: ‘Sweet Dreams… […]
Six songs performed live that will leave you emotionally broken
There’s something special that happens sometimes when artists perform their songs live. Sometimes, just sometimes, artists are able to connect with a song in a greater emotional capacity than ever thought possible when listening to […]
Gorillaz take on Trump with new single ‘Hallelujah Money’
In late 2014, rumours began circulating about a possible Gorillaz return. This seemed to be confirmed in early 2015, when the band’s visual designer and co-creator Jamie Hewlett posted a few new pictures of Gorillaz drawings […]
Preview: Beach Slang @ Brudenell Social Club, 25/1/17
It’s been a turbulent year for Beach Slang. They’ve faced a reshuffle of their line-up and a foray into acoustic shows, but the group still ended 2016 on a high with their angsty sophomore record […]
Reading & Leeds 2017: headliner preview
In just 7 months, the most iconic festival in Britain will return! Reading and Leeds has seen the likes of Foo Fighters, Green Day and Radiohead grace its stage, gathering thousands of festival goers every […]
Preview: The Fall @ Belgrave, 25/2/17
The Fall, or at least their ever-present frontman Mark E Smith, are testament to persistence, longevity, and sticking two fingers up at the prospect of ageing. Thirty-nine years after releasing their first record in 1979, […]
Preview: Dream Wife @ Headrow House, 21/1/17
Headlining DIY Magazines ‘Hello 2017’ tour, incendiary threesome Dream Wife will blast their punk infected pop at Headrow House this Saturday (21st). The three met at art college in Brighton, forming Dream Wife as an […]
You Me At Six @ Key Club, 11/1/17
Disguised under the pseudonym of The Underdogs, a name any fan could decode in under a second, Surrey rockers, You Me At Six, decided to play a secret show at the Key Club to celebrate […]
No Plan EP by David Bowie
The Starman briefly pops back from the grave bearing new music to celebrate his seventieth birthday. This new Bowie EP consists of Blackstar’s ‘Lazarus’ and three unreleased tracks from the Blackstar recording sessions with producer […]