You’ve probably heard of dub reggae music, SubDub and Notting Hill Carnival. However sound system culture is something far more than a great night out – it’s a movement and verges on being a musical […]
Black Lines by Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade’s fifth full length album Black Lines presents an ambitious cross-over between aggressive rock and tuneful pop punk, still reaching for the familiar heartfelt hooks that have characterised them, but with an innovative and […]
Haha by The Garden
Bizzare collides with chaos for The Garden’s latest cataclysmic multitude of sound release, Haha. Identical twin brothers Wyatt, and Fletcher Shears’ two-piece bass and drum outfit ensnares the listener into their concoction of conceptual punk, […]
Adrenalin Baby by Johnny Marr
Since the release of his debut album, The Messenger, back in 2013, it feels like there has barely been a moment when the wheels of Johnny Marr’s tour bus have stopped spinning and the sound […]
If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour
Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green’s solo project City and Colour takes on a new sound in his fifth album released since 2005. If you’ve tracked Green’s career or are of a certain age, Green will always […]
The Agent Intellect by Protomartyr
The tense, drawn out opening chords of ‘Cowards Starve’ on Protomartyr’s excellent, apocalyptic third LP The Agent Intellect, creates a bleak and barren landscape reminiscent of the band’s Detroit origins and typical of the harsh, […]
The Documentary 2 by The Game
With raw lyrics, low ride basslines and some choice misogyny, The Game’s terrier-like The Documentary 2 growls with uncensored tales of adultery, ambition and retribution. A decade after releasing debut LP The Documentary, The Game […]
Retrospective: Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Released in 1959, Kind of Blue remains today as one of the freshest and most innovative compositions ever produced. Moving away from the hard bop style of jazz that Davis had grown tired of, Kind […]
In The Middle with Honne
Honne are an electronic-soul duo from London with an incredibly promising future. The two members, Andy and James, met at university and have been making music together ever since, but this project only surfaced 18 […]
In The Middle with The LaFontaines
Supporting Eliza and the Bear on their tour are Glaswegian band The LaFontaines, whose music is an interesting mix of hip hop and rock that has tended to polarise critics. Kerr, the bands charismatic frontman, […]
In The Middle with Eliza and the Bear
The future looks bright for Eliza and the Bear – an indie folk rock band from London who produce upbeat, hopeful music with euphoric choruses. They are currently in the middle of their biggest headline […]
Preview: Hallé Orchestra
The internationally famous Hallé Orchestra travel over the Pennines from Manchester this Saturday, 17 October. With guest conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens at the helm, they bring with them a diverse programme featuring Rossini’s Overture to The […]