Is this really the poster boy for emo-rock that we all came to know and love? Gerard Way’s debut solo album Hesitant Alien sheds the emo exterior for a strangely joyful ode to Brit-Pop. Free […]
Red Bull Music Academy Invites Moodymann to Leeds
So Moodymann is coming to Leeds next weekend. If that isn’t enough to get you over your mid-term slump then you are truly a lost cause, Canal Mills is offering up its most incredible […]
Review: Nightmares at the Mill @ Canal Mills
When Canal Mills released their list of autumn and winter events back in summer this year, the students of Leeds were struck by a wave of excitement over the sure-to-be insane nights that were to […]
Good Life cordially summons you to The Tribal Dance
“Calling all tribesman and women”, Good Life are bringing the party back to Leeds and have summoned a delicious selection of the finest sounds from the likes of Horse Meat Disco, Krystal Clear and Problematic […]
How To Dress Well @ Belgrave Music Hall 26/09
“Why is that just your face on the cover?” someone sharply asks Tom Krell during the improvised “Q and A session” he jokingly throws in the midst of his emphatic performance at noticeably packed Belgrave. […]
Review: Just A Little… Shy FX @ Canal Mills
Last weekend, the dark and dingy Canal Mills was transformed into a colourful Kingston Carnival for the return of ‘Just a Little’. Bunting dangled from the ceiling, the lights shone bright, and there was a […]
In The Middle with Sivu
Sivu is no ordinary singer-songwriter. He changed his name ‘James Page’ to work on material under the name ‘Sivu’. His surname in Finnish, and now already has a selection of EPs and a newly released album […]
Weekly Chart
Artist: Shelley Fisher Track: I’ll Leave You Girl Label: Kapp Records Another week, another ‘60s reissue; this time an excellent funk jam with tight breaks and vocals underpinned by a strong horns section. https://soundcloud.com/untzz-twelve-inch/a2-dubby-little-fruit […]
In The Middle with Eliza and the Bear
As I sit at a table in the unique venue that is The Wardrobe, I am both excited and intrigued to meet Eliza and the Bear, a band that is greatly adding to the British […]
Onra @ Hifi 24/10
For four months last year I lived with a Chinese family in Shanghai, and for four months I was surrounded by the unique tones of Chinese children’s learning development songs. Safely back in Leeds, I […]
Ben Howard Album Review
A slap in the face, the kind that rips you from some sedated slumber and presents you with absolute clarity. That’s what hits you 3 minutes and 27 seconds into the haunting experience of Ben […]
SBTRKT Album Review
“I got a baseball bat, never hit a homerun” croons Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig over Wonder Where We Land’s lead single ‘NEW DORP, NEW YORK’. As a metaphor, this couldn’t be more fitting for the […]