After an agonising year and a half wait, Django Django are back. At this, their first gig since the end of 2013, the boys came out as if they had never been away. All sporting […]
Happy People by Peace
The wonderful and wacky Peace are back with their second album Happy People. Since debut In Love they have been touring endlessly supporting names such as The Libertines and Bombay Bicycle Club. Over this time […]
Preview: LUUMS Tribute to Richard Mayne 22/02/15
Seven months after the horror of the MH17 plane tragedy, LUUMS will take over the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall to commemorate the tragic loss of University of Leeds student, Richard Mayne, one of the 298 […]
Another Eternity by Purity Ring
Another Eternity is the dazzling album from Canadian duo Purity Ring. The record simultaneously transports you to two realms, clearly illustrated in the album sleeve. It strikes you limp as you gaze into the intricacy […]
In The Middle with Hudson Taylor
After dropping out of education to pursue a career in music, brothers Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor have succeeded in accumulating an impressive following and are about to release their debut album in the UK. Taking […]
Feature – Levon Vincent: A Scientist in the Field of Ass-Shakery
The last ten years have seen Levon Vincent become one of the most revered names in electronic music. A self-professed ‘scientist working in the field of ass-shakery’, Vincent’s theoretical music training and intelligent […]
In The Middle with MXI
Blessed by an abundance of talent in the local area, In The Middle has set its sights on uncovering some of the finest unsigned and small-label artists in Yorkshire and beyond, in a showcase of […]
Weekly Chart
1. Leroy & The Drivers – Rainy Night in Georgia Label: Tramp Germany Melancholic, effortless-sounding jazz- funk which immediately invokes images of rain and streetlights at night. Backed with an equally tight, straight funk track. __________________________________________________________________ […]
Gig Guide w / 20th Feb
Friday 20th February Wire at Unity Works (Wakefield), £17 Legendary (post) punks continue to defy any and all expectations. Saturday 21st February Marlo Eggplant, Chrissie Caulfield, Mcwatt, Inverted Nepal and Melting at The Fenton, £4 4pm […]
Review – Daniel Avery
Leeds’ Rinse FM invited Daniel Avery down to Wire last weekend to play a seven hour set in the city’s home of techno. It goes without saying that any techno DJ with a following as […]
Uptown Special by Mark Ronson
It seems Mark Ronson has once again reinvented himself. With his fourth studio album, Uptown Special, Ronson turns away from the electro-pop sounds of Record Collection, cruising down the avenue of American blues, funk and […]
Alvvays @ Brudenell Social Club 22/10/15
Returning to a sold out Brudenell Social Club, shortly after their prelude supporting Real Estate, Toronto five-piece Alvvays have a tremendously distinctive sound. Built upon layers of reverb, dashes of surf guitar and front woman […]
