Hessle Audio are currently marauding around the UK on a huge headline tour. It was a very satisfying moment to see them come home to play to a packed out Wire in January, and reflect […]
In The Middle with Anathema
Love and beauty are two very important concepts genuinely dear to Anathema – just listen to their latest record Distant Satellites if you want proof. But you could say this of most bands and artists […]
Gig Guide w / 13th March 2015
Friday 13th March Fred P at Wire, £9 Butter Side Up return with another sterling transatlantic import. Radioland: Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity Revisited at Belgrave Music Hall, £10 An audio-visual treat as the German pioneers’ seminal 1975 […]
Feature – Croatia: The Garden of Eden for Electronic Music
After 10 successful summers of partying on the Adriatic coast, 2015 marks the final year of The Garden Festival. Since its conception and immediate success, the festival has sparked a trend amongst UK collectives and […]
Brotherhood Review – Sound System feat. Swamp 81
Brotherhood Sound System and Swamp 81 is without a doubt a match made in heaven. To celebrate their 3rd birthday the Brotherhood boys returned to Beaver Works and invited Loefah’s infamous imprint for the ride. […]
Interview – SLUT DROP
A couple of weeks ago, the internet boiled over with fury at the release of the full Reading & Leeds lineup. Some genius with a rubber attacked the lineup poster to uncover the deep-rooted misogyny […]
In The Middle with Ghostpoet
Shedding Skin is unlike any of Ghostpoet’s previous albums. Obara Ejimiwe (aka Ghostpoet) is a London based vocalist and musician whose recent release ‘Off Peak Dreams’ encapsulates the daily grind of a commuter. But Shedding […]
Ishikawa Records – A Living Room in Hyde Park
While I’d never think of putting ‘quaint’ and ‘Hyde Park’ side by side, this intimate gig successfully brought the two together. The idea stems from Mikey Donnelly (stage name Epilogues), who runs Ishiwaka Records, and […]
We Slept At Last by Marika Hackman
Marika Hackman’s debut album has finally arrived, marking an incredibly promising start for the 23 year old solo artist. Coming after three years of hard graft, in whcih se teamed up with the likes of […]
For All My Sisters by The Cribs
For me, a lost thirteen year old transitioning from the shallow pool of pop-music into the depths of the indie music scene, The Cribs were the tidal wave that propelled me through the world of […]
In The Middle with Slow Club
Walking backstage to Slow Club’s dressing room, I hear booming laughter and suppressed giggles. Charles Watson, the bearded multi-instrumentalist, and Rebecca Taylor, energetic lead-singer, are sat on the floor attempting to toast some pitta, a […]
Interview – Heidi
In light of our women’s issue, In The Middle interviewed Heidi van den Amstel, better known as Heidi, to celebrate her success and prosperity in a male-dominated industry. If one thing can be said for […]