Live music is all about community, and this is what we need now more than ever. Frank Turner tells his audience exactly this at The Refectory, right before he commands a Wall of Death (by […]
Frightened Rabbit @ Stylus, 02/12/16
Going to see a band whose music you hardly know and have a good time doesn’t just require good music, but a connection between both audience and the band. Frightened Rabbit seemed to lack the […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Genting Arena, 10/12/16
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ unique brand of funk rock has accompanied many childhoods (mine included), and it’s inconceivable to imagine a world without them. With a list of hits longer than the M1, it […]
White Lies @ Stylus, 30/11/16
A couple of weeks ago, White Lies played here at the Union as part of their UK tour; a spectacular gig that cemented the band’s latest music in fans’ hearts with the same adoration as […]
Gryph Picks: The November Playlist
This month, Robbie’s friends didn’t want to go to Aldi with him and Juliette had meal deals for lunch and dinner for 6 days in a row. Robert Cairns November is officially the most fucked […]
Heir @ The Wardrobe, 7/12/16
Have you heard of Heir? Well you should have. Heir is a five piece alt-pop band from Leeds, who have been playing music together for a few years, after meeting as students in Leeds. I […]
In The Middle with Bill Hunt of Wizzard
44 years ago whilst still a member of Wizzard, the band who brought us the Christmas classic ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’, Bill Hunt wrote ‘The Carlsberg Special Brew’ a harpsichord B-side. Now […]
Jellyskin @ Milo Bar, 2/12/16
Jellyskin took to the small stage at Milo Bar and played an intense set of dreamy shoegaze. The atmosphere they conjure up is in equal measures romantic and brooding, and the two are blended between […]
Lemon Twigs @ Brudenell Games Room, 1/12/16
No doubt many listeners may have been quick to label The Lemon Twigs as just another act surfing the wake of the resurgent hipster sensibility for 60s and 70s music. However, even the toughest of […]
Do What Thou Wilt by Ab-Soul
This past Friday was a monumental day for hip hop fiends, with a selection of artists releasing eagerly anticipated projects; J Cole’s follow-up LP to his no-feature platinum record Forest Hills Drive, Post Malone’s Stoney, […]
Review – Pretty Pretty Good w/ Byron the Aquarius at Wire
Mid-week events for electronic enthusiasts have not been hard to come by for the people of Leeds. With Wire seeing the likes of Hodge, Minor Science, Peggy Gou and DJ October throughout first semester. Al […]
Review – SubDub Weekender at the West Indian Centre
“The guy who sets up the speakers showed me a picture of them earlier when I dropped him off”, the taxi-driver told us excitedly. “You ready for that boom boom?” If we learnt something this […]