To get a sense of how long Wire has been around let me tell you this – their first album came out two years before Thatcher became prime minister. Punk has died a thousand deaths […]
Crater Lake Festival: A First Impression of Leeds’ Noise Scene
The Leeds noise scene is fairly unknown, but it’s a movement that deserves attention. As a newbie to noise music, Crater Lake Festival provided the perfect opportunity for me to experience the diversity of this […]
Policy by Will Butler
From writing songs inspired by Brazilian water shortages and black holes to winning an Academy Award for best musical score for film “Her”, Will Butler has certainly been busy in the past few months. Now […]
Giving in to Record Store Day
Record Store Day is today and looks to be another huge success for independent record stores across the UK. The official Record Store Day began in 2008, celebrating the unique culture of each record store […]
Record Store Day Preview
On Saturday, Record Store Day celebrations return to Leeds for the eighth time. The annual event will be taking place across the city tomorrow, with participating stores offering exclusive releases from a variety of artists. […]
The Story behind MoveOnUp at HiFi
MoveOnUp started in November 1995, and is now the longest running Soul night up North. One of the longest running weekly club nights in the UK, it plays a range of Soul, Tamla Motown and Sixties beat […]
Preview – Selective Hearing pres. DVS1
Selective Hearing are such a safe pair of hands if you want to hear a mix of new, razor sharp techno, and masterful sets from burgeoning or nigh on well-established legends of the scene. Thursday […]
Interview – Butler & Bontan
Leeds students know better than anyone that West Yorkshire is a fantastic area to be a house music fan. It has been a hotbed for club music since the late 80s, and is as strong […]
Short Movie by Laura Marling
Laura Marling moved to Los Angeles in 2013, shortly after the release of Once I Was An Eagle. During her time in America, she began work on new material only to scrap it – along with […]
Deeper by The Soft Moon
In this latest album from The Soft Moon, we see the man in the moon, Luis Vasquez, opening himself up emotionally for all to see. Deeper is the result of intense self-reflection and emotional exploration […]
The Air Conditioned Nightmare by Doldrums
In her 2010 RBMA Lecture, gender-equality activist DJ Sprinkles spoke about her interest in the rarity of electronic music in America in the 70s and 80s. Artists such as Devo and Gary Numan, huge influences on her […]
Undertow by Drenge
Drenge kick-started its musical life as a sort of anti-rock act: a bass guitar-less brotherly duo from the Peak District who rose to prominence through a Labour MP’s resignation letter. Rock ‘n’ roll. In spite […]