The day before the release of I See You, the band teased their fans hourly with a Facebook live stream of one of their new songs; not only was this ingenious and creative marketing, but it […]
House for the Homeless comes to Studio 24
On 20th January the debut House for the Homeless will bring a charity night of music and art to Studio 24. The lineup will feature an array of Hyde Park’s finest talent with a range […]
Ray BLK: winner of BBC Sound of 2017
With a new year comes promising new talent. That’s right, the winner of BBC’s Sound of 2017 has been revealed. Drumroll please: Ray BLK is this year’s number one gal and has found success producing […]
Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect by Sundara Karma
Throughout 2016, Sundara Karma built up rapid hype that saw them filling tents at Reading and Leeds, selling out headline tours and being relentlessly played at Fuzzy Logic on a Thursday. A week into 2017 […]
NYD at Canal Mills w/ Floating Points and The Black Madonna
Canal Mills welcomed in New Year’s Day with a variety of new and returning DJs to the venue. From early tastes of disco through to intense deep house, the night had a mixed but overall […]
Passion, Pain and Demon Slayin’ by Kid Cudi
On Kid Cudi’s last album, 2015’s Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven, he attempted to move away from the moody, futuristic sound he’d found and cultivated on the Man on the Moon records. The resulting record […]
8 unexpected mashups that will blow your mind
1) ‘Beautiful Girls vs Stand By Me’ by Sean Kingston and Ben E. King This is an absolute classic; if you have never heard this banger, where have you been living for the past forever? […]
Ed Sheeran’s new releases
Ed Sheeran has always had a penchant for relatable, meaningful and heartfelt, though sometimes overwrought, lyrics and has played with blending more upbeat types of music with the traditional singer-songwriter formula, like the singer-songwriter acoustic […]
Preview – Solardo Sessions at The Faversham
Students returning to Leeds are in for a treat as Canal Mills presents tech-house duo ‘Solardo’ as they take over The Faversham in January. After a fantastic year, Mark Richards and James Elliot have become one […]
There’s Something About Hailing Mary – The Great Christmas Cock Up
If the worst thing that happened to you this Christmas day was receiving the same Lynx Africa set from two different relatives, not winning a single prize in a cracker, or drinking too much mulled […]
The State We’re In by Dog Is Dead
Stop the press! The dog is well and truly alive again! After waiting patiently for four years, D. I. D have finally released a follow up to their debut album All Our Favourite Stories. But […]
The Alternative Christmas Playlist
Twas the night before Christmas, and you’re on the verge of strangling yourself with tinsel because you’ve heard The Progues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ 7623867 times on the radio already. If this sounds like you, […]