If the exam season is slowly sapping your will to live, Dilation’s full line-up announcement might be something to put a smile on your face. For their final event on May 31st we’ll see the return […]
Music | Slam Dunk – The Interview
Any pop punk fans in Leeds (or elsewhere) will have heard of Slam Dunk festival and, well, if not, then where have you been hiding? One of the best calendar days of the year for […]
Music | Festival Preview – Latitude
The new, hyped up festivals come and go as fast as the acts who play them, but Latitude is one that differs from the rest. Now in its ninth year, it’s really starting to become […]
Clubs | Preview – One Night With… Ostgut Ton
Following on from Roman Flügel playing host for the opening night of the “One Night With…” series at Wire, the promoters have followed that up by booking two names associated with one of the most recognisable […]
Clubs | Review – Flux & GoodLife present XXXY
Photo: Flux & GoodLife Expertly wedged between the Easter holidays and the beginning of exam period, the Flux Good Life Garden party gave many students the opportunity to have one final big night before locking […]
Music | Live – Tek-one @ Leeds Met University Union
3/5 Three things make a good band, in any general sense. The ability to keep going when everything is against you, playing every show like it’s your last, and making things happen when fate has […]
Music | Live – Annie Drury @ The Cockpit
Perhaps the best thing about relatively new artists – ‘up and coming’ or otherwise – is the guaranteed intimacy of their performances, before they go on to dominate venues that have the tendency to suck […]
Clubs | Interview – Om Unit
Ahead of another date for long-serving Leeds establishment Central Beatz, on Friday May 23, we caught up with the man topping the bill, Om Unit. The night, run by a team including Submotion Orchestra head […]
Music | In Pictures – Melt Yourself Down @ Brudenell Social Club
Melt Yourself Down returned to Leeds on Friday as part of this weekend’s Live at Leeds festival. The band have cherry picked the most danceable rhythms from a host of genres, including Latin, Funk, Carribean […]
Clubs | Preview – Butter Side Up presents Jus-Ed & Jane Fitz
Photo: Soundcloud It’s been a great year for Butter Side Up; the night has showcased a huge range of interesting artists and May’s bookings prove to be no different as Underground Quality head Jus-Ed and […]
Music | Live – Elbow @ Leeds Arena
There’s something about Elbow that just screams ‘Dad Rock’. Whether it’s the mellow tone, accessible lyrics or understated image, the feeling you’ve fallen into your parents’ record collection is almost inescapable. However, there is an […]
Music | Record Store Day celebrates vinyl, but can it save it?
Saturday 19th April marked the seventh annual Record Store Day, a celebration of independent record stores, serving as a reminder of what made, and still, makes them great. Up and down the country, stores offered special […]