I don’t know if this is going to be an ode to Stella or an ode to my year abroad in Perth, but to truly clear the leaves from this review’s yellow brick path I […]
Lizzo Shines in New Album, Cuz I Love You
After having to tide ourselves over with the pre-released tracks on repeat (‘Cuz I Love You’ / ‘Juice’/ ‘Tempo’), the wait is finally up. Lizzo has served us 33 minutes of self-love lyricism crafted into […]
Something For Your Mind: Think Tank
With its bi-monthly nights at Hyde Park Book Club and now Belgrave Music Hall, as well as a regular ambient show on KMAH radio, audio-visual collective Think Tank is currently pushing the boundaries of what […]
Loyle Carner Enchants Brudenell, 30.04.19
It is not only due to the fact that the Brudenell is a favourite venue of mine, largely down to it’s intimate, living room setting, but hearing Carner perform there in his Paris football shirt, […]
Game Of Flo
WARNING: GOT SPOILERS AHEAD As the eve of the great battle loomed, Game of Thrones fans were gifted a beautifully haunting hymnal of ‘Jenny of Oldstones’, sung by Podrick Payne (Daniel Portman) in the final […]
The One-Man Band You Have to See Live to Experience the Wonder: Newton Faulkner at Leeds Beckett Student Union, 01.05.19
An enthusiastic crowd turned out at Leeds Beckett Students Union on Wednesday 1st May, to watch singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner display exactly how he has achieved such longevity in his career. Unfortunately, whilst I only managed […]
A Fitting Farewell, In The End
The Swan Song album of the infamous Irish rock band The Cranberries following the death of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan exudes a mixed sense of loss, love and overall finality. Listening to the album in […]
Maisie Peters Soothes Hyde Park Book Club, 27.04.19
A setlist of pop-folk love songs that the room knew every word to make for a lovely Saturday night spent with Maisie Peters. Support act Plested opened up the show with acoustic versions of his […]
Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes Shake Brudenell with An Explosive Album Launch, 05.05.19
Album launch gigs are usually met with fans quietly listing to new material with a few old gems sprinkled in. This did not feel like a typical launch gig. With the chilling opening song, ‘Why […]
Boomtown Chapter 11: A Radical City Preview, 07-11.08.19
Boomtown Fair looks set to be bigger and better than ever before. Running since 2009, this year’s instalment- titled ‘Chapter 11: A Radical City’- is a musical amalgamation of epic proportions. The line-up features over […]
Leeds’ Nightlife Under Construction
While we were all attempting to enjoy our Easter, despite the onslaught of dissertations, essays and revision, a little birdy (LeedsFess) informed us that our city’s sacred nightlife is set to undergo some construction. And […]
Re-Textured at E1 – Review
The inaugural edition of Krankbrother’s Re-Textured festival took over London back in March, and for its second night brought a number of techno heavy-weights to E1. As a conceptual, city-based festival, Re-Textured fills a much […]