Always Strive And Prosper, is the eagerly anticipated follow up album to Harlem born rapper, A$AP Ferg’s 2013 debut; Trap Lord. The album opens with ‘Rebirth’, a track forged upon a hard hitting beat and […]
1958 – 2016: The Prince’s Purple Reign
Well, that came as a shock didn’t it? The loss of another global icon. Is our music industry set to shatter at the seams? Is expressionism and liberalism doomed? Or, is the passing of these […]
“You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation.”
Jodie Yates takes a look at Beyoncé’s powerful new visual album Lemonade. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Beyoncé is a goddess. Lemonade’s narrative of sexual, racial and feminine liberation is a political […]
Criolo @ Belgrave Music Hall 23/04/16
Despite being a prominent Hip-Hop figure in his native homeland of Brazil, there must have been slight apprehension on behalf of Criolo and his live band. Apprehension built in the fact that they were scheduled […]
Junk by M83
Admitting it in more hip circles may be difficult, but Anthony Gonzalez (the man behind M83) may have to thank Made In Chelsea more than anything else for his success this side of the Atlantic. […]
HANA by Hana Pestle
HANA is the debut EP by LA-based Hana Pestle. Her 2013 transformation from acoustic singer-songwriter to infectious FKA twigs-esque, electro-pop performer results in what is a truly promising and assuredly successful release. Already receiving the […]
Bitch Better Take My Money
Robbie Cairns discusses Rihanna surpassing the Beatles for number of weeks at number one. As Rihanna’s voracious ‘Work’ has twerked its way into a ninth consecutive week at number one, yet another long-standing Beatles’ […]
Weekly Chart – Editor’s Bank Holiday Picks
Secret Squirrels – #9 Having rapidly reached the final single digit edition of the series, the crew behind Secret Squirrel have released yet another hit. Sticking to their usual format of two tracks on the […]
Review – Acetate #19 Four Tet
We are so lucky to live in this city. I mean, it isn’t without reason that whenever you mention you’re at university in Leeds, people remark ‘Oh, that’s a good party city, isn’t it?’ So, […]
Preview – Leeds May Day Bank Holiday
Its that pitiful time of the year again for the students of Hyde Park and Leeds where we’ve finally found ourselves a slither of free time in between dissertations and our final assessments. Fortunately, this […]
Everything You’ve Come To Expect by The Last Shadow Puppets
Put two music maestros in a studio and the result is Everything You’ve Come To Expect. After an 8-year hiatus, playmates Alex Turner and Miles Kane have renewed their harmonious courtship to grace the world […]
Criolo @ Belgrave Music Hall 23/4/16
Achieving an ever growing amount success and recognition in his native Brazil, Criolo brings his unique sound of adventurously infused hip-hop to the UK for the very first time. Born to migrants in the North […]