Welcome to Making Music Herstory, where Jemima Skala will be highlighting and celebrating incredible female musical talent, past and present, that you might have missed. Not through any fault of your own, but our music […]
DJ Sprinkles Breaks the Mould
Deep house DJs are often unfairly pigeonholed as warm up DJs, such is the misinterpretation of the mellow brand of house music that they offer. What is deemed acceptable house club music too often nowadays […]
Kontra give HAAi a Vibrant Leeds debut
There often seems to be a very unique atmosphere in clubs during weeknights, and in many ways mid-week clubbing can feel more carefree than it might do at the week’s end. Kontra’s first night at […]
In the Middle with Solardo
2017 has been a year of accolade after accolade, sold out show after sold out show, for UK producers Mark Richards (MRK1) and James Eliot, the boys behind Solardo. A summer touring every reputable festival […]
Living Dead Halloween Festival returns to LUU
Leeds University Union is preparing to be transformed into the most terrifying event space in the city this Halloween, with the Living Dead Halloween Festival descending on Lifton Place for one night only on the […]
In The Middle with Lina
Poppie Platt catches up with rising popstar Lina to talk supporting Little Mix, the eternal power of Avril Lavigne and childhood epiphanies where she just knew performing was her calling. Lina has continued to light-up […]
In The Middle with HMLTD
Having just been nominated by Q magazine as best new breakthrough act, selling out Scala in May, and their most recent single already hitting almost 123,000 plays on Spotify, it’s no wonder that HMLTD are […]
In The Middle with Will Joseph Cook
It’s been a successful year for genre bending Will Joseph Cook. Touring with Topman/NME and releasing a debut album, it’s been non-stop for the quirky musician. Arts Editor Tash Lyons caught up with him along […]
Subdub with Iration Steppas and Jah Youth Sound System – Preview
Friday 27th October will see Subdub’s inevitably triumphant return to its new home, Beaver Works. Both an institution in their own right, Subdub’s ever-increasing popularity pushed it to upsize from its former home at the […]
Rationale @ Brudenell Social Club
Imagine soulful tunes mixed with R&B and then add some funky dance moves and voila! You get Rationale. After seeing this raw talent perform as a support act for Bastille last year, I knew his […]
Gary Numan @ O2 Academy Brixton
The widespread influence of Gary Numan in modern music is perhaps best illustrated by the variety of genres played over the house sound system as throngs of fans fill the Brixton Academy on Saturday night; […]
We’re Feeling Up For Up4
This Saturday night, Canal Mills was the place to be for the classic Leeds jungle and DnB lover. As a third year, I have seen the Up4 team (who officially got things going two years […]