After a long and arduous month of exams, essays and unhealthy spells in one of the University’s 24 hour facilities, Deep Fever’s final soiree last Friday served as a fantastic opportunity to end the month […]
Death of an Artist
Heather Nash and Niall Ballinger discuss whether the death of an artist changes their public image. Yes When a prominent figure in the arts community dies, it is devastating. So many people seem to […]
The Magic Gang @ Headrow House 30/1/16
The Magic Gang bounced into Headrow House on Saturday night, bringing a generous portion of southern charm to a bitterly cold northern night. The bubbly Brighton quartet’s concoction of light and fluffy indie rock lit […]
Citizen @ Brudenell Social Club 28/1/16
I found it surprising that one of the most anticipated gigs of the month was being held at the Brudenell Social Club. I felt like both bands could easily sell out a much larger venue […]
ANTI by Rihanna
Rihanna’s last few albums have tended to follow a relatively similar format: a couple of bombastic, soaring singles destined straight for the top of the charts, a few slow, crooney ballads that will never quite […]
HYMNS by Bloc Party
Let’s get one thing out of the way: this isn’t the same Bloc Party as years passed. Not only have two original members left the band – drummer Matt Tong and bassist Gordon Moakes – […]
This Is Acting by Sia
After saying she’d prefer to only write songs for other artists, and that her previous album 1000 Forms of Fear was mostly a contractual obligation, Sia returns. With this LP, virtually all the songs were […]
In The Middle with Mystery Jets
Before their gig at Headrow House, Blaine Harrison and Kapil Trivedi of Mystery Jets sat down with Stasi Roe and Jessica Heath to chat buttons, vinyl and DNA. Having been confined to my bedroom […]
Preview – Butter Side Up Ostgut Ton Showcase
This Friday, Butter Side Up are set to grace us with Berlin’s best at Leeds’ most important basement, The Wire. So be prepared to lose your sheiße and skank on down to the likes of […]
Review – Up4 at Musicquarium
On January 29th in a small, relatively unknown venue on the outskirts of Kirkstall, one of Leeds newest and undoubtedly most promising club nights, Up4, returned to Musicquarium for its second sold out event. With […]
Feature – A Toast to Butterz
The explosive re-emergence of the genre once hailed to be the UK’s answer to hip hop has been astronomical and well documented. Most put this down to the work of a select few huge personalities, […]
In The Middle with Shura
Despite pretty extensive touring, our meeting is surprisingly the first time alt-pop sensation Shura has ever played in Leeds. It’s been a pretty rollercoaster ride so far: first single ‘Touch’ went viral after a video […]