Modern musicians truly undergo more scrutiny than ever before with the emergence of social media, but one artist in particular stands out for their carefully controlled public appearance: enter SOPHIE, an eclectic producer and DJ. […]
Busted Return with a Short Nostalgia-Inducing Show, 06.02.19
It is a surreal experience seeing your favourite childhood band play a gig at your local venue about 15 years after you fell in love with them. Yet, I was still part of the rather […]
LGBTQ+ Icons in Music
As it is LGBT History Month this February, we have compiled a list of LGBTQ+ musical icons who continue to challenge the straight binary narrative of the music industry today. Brandi Carlile With the Annual […]
Marshmello’s Fortnite Performance: Redefining a Live Music Concert
What is it that makes a great music concert? The atmosphere in the room, 1000s of voices singing along, feeling like you are just a few steps away from the artist? Well now perhaps all […]
Beirut’s New Album, Gallipoli, Does Little to Stimulate the Senses
Gallipoli is the fifth full-length LP by Beirut, hailing from Santa Fe, New Mexico. The frontman and brainchild of the project is Zach Condon, who incorporates lots of diverse musical styles into his work, borrowing […]
The Unlikely Career Path of a University DJ
Maybe Uni and DJ’ing do go together after all….
Acetate w/ Jeremy Sylvester – Review
Established back in 2011 by Hessle Audio’s Pearson Sound, Acetate has been appearing more and more frequently on Wire’s busy events calendar. The night has firmly cemented itself as one of the must-do club nights […]
Neneh Cherry and her ‘Broken Politics’ Come to Leeds, 12.02.19
The ‘80s and ‘90s saw ground-breaking artist Neneh Cherry pave the way for the development of hip hop, trip hop and dance music. The release of her worldwide hit single ‘Buffalo Stance’ from her debut […]
Rifffest Hypnotises the Lending Room, 26.01.19
What a fantastic night. The atmosphere was electric, the crowd was smiling the whole time. And why? Because Bloodhound is the best opening band one could possibly ask for. They took the heavy psychedelia of […]
Enter Shikari Bring Euphoric Energy to the O2 Academy, 2.02.19
Black Peaks, had the task of it was their job to energize a crowd and to prepare them for what the evening had in store – band Enter Shikari. It was truly astonishing the sheer […]
In the Middle with Queen Zee
“Clash covers Scissor Sisters”, is how Zena, the ‘Zee’ of Liverpool rabble-rousers Queen Zee, describes the band she fronts in as few words. The description perfectly summates the weird-and-wonderful aesthetic that Queen Zee possess. It […]
Live at Leeds Preview
Live at Leeds takes over the city on the 4th May to give a platform the best underground music. Charley Weldrick takes a look at the lineup following the latest announcement of acts. Flicking through […]