After only a year’s break, Cheatahs are back and raring to go. Although this is only their second full-length album, several EPs and several years worth of industry experience makes this album an incredibly polished […]
Bleeds by Roots Manuva
Veteran of the London hip-hop scene since the mid-90s Roots Manuva is back with his sixth studio LP Bleeds. Four years after his last release the forty-two year old has returned with a record that […]
Dillatronic by J Dilla
J Dilla’s death in 2006 from a rare blood disease could readily be argued as one of music’s greatest losses in the past 20 years. While many choose to look at the tragedies of Cobain, […]
In The Middle with Real Lies
Our generation is still looking for a band to reflect real life in 2015. We have less prospects than our parents. We’re attacked through high tuition fees and cuts to welfare. Our wages are low, […]
Nothing But Thieves @ The Wardrobe 23/10
How many people can you squeeze into the Wardrobe? Throw five-piece band Nothing But Thieves into the mix and it turns out, a good few hundred. This intimate Leeds venue presented a rare opportunity to […]
Review – Flux Halloween Special
On October 31st, Flux hosted their annual Halloween event at one of Leeds’ all time favourite venues, Beaverworks. As expected, Flux did not spare any expenses when it came to the decor: the venue was […]
Review – Acetate 5th Birthday
A sizeable but not sold out pre-Halloween crowd certainly seemed up for it as a marathon six hour set began, and a crowd that lasted the duration of the night formed early on around the […]
Weekly Chart – Online Editor’s Picks
Following a Halloween weekend in Berlin, it is no surprise that every sound that I now hear is associated with techno – sticking my head out the window of a moving car was the inexorable […]
Preview: Selected
Next Monday 9th, Leeds Student Radio host another array of some of the UK’s best underground acts at their infamous event, #SELECTED. The line up includes Dialect WY, Empress Imani, Weezy Jefferson, Lady Sanity, TACAT […]
Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba @ Howard Assembly Room 24/10
Bassekou Kouyaté and his band Ngoni Ba transported the audience in the Howard Assembly Room to their home of Mali on Friday night. Kouyaté radically changed the way in which the ngoni is traditionally played […]
Vessels @ Brudenell Social Club 19/10
I’ll be honest and admit to very limited knowledge of Vessels before trundling down to their show at our infamous Brudenell on Monday night. This was the start of their UK and international tour off […]
Twin Atlantic @ Brudenell Social Club 24/10
In the Brudenell Social Club, Twin Atlantic took their well-earned place on this stage after support from Life and Creeper. Even after playing Reading and Leeds festival main stage, T in the Park and numerous […]