I recently spoke to Richard Chadwick, the very-underrated drummer of space-rock pioneers Hawkwind, about his thoughts on modern psychedelic music, and was very surprised to say the least to find that his hopes for […]
cmd q: ‘Dedicated to someone both of us know’ EP
March’s release comes from the label KANN. It was founded in 2008 in Leipzig, Germany, and its three co-founders (Map.ache, Sevensol and Bender) often release their own records on the label as well as those […]
Lower Than Atlantis @ O2 Academy Leeds, 13/03/17
It’s been a while since Watford rockers Lower Than Atlantis have been in Leeds, and we’ve been eagerly awaiting their return. The main support, Young Guns, deserve crowds of this size all to themselves. In […]
Single Review: ‘Chanel’ by Frank Ocean
After the lengthy 4-year break between his 2012 release Channel Orange and follow-up albums Endless and Blonde in 2016, it seems Frank Ocean’s been busy. In February, he featured on Calvin Harris’ ‘Slide’, and a […]
Jungle Jam 12th Birthday
The latest edition of Jungle Jam marked the event’s twelfth anniversary in Leeds, with it still nowhere near outstaying its welcome. Leeds’ student body throbs to each event, enticed by Jungle Jam’s repeated ability to […]
Preview: Stormzy @ O2 Academy, 8/4/17
Stormzy? Average? I don’t think so. His hard-line hit ‘Shut Up’ was both his first to climb into the UK Top 40, and the first ever freestyle to accomplish that feat. His performance on Jools […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The forgotten faces of fashion week
Another ‘fashion month’, as the industry labels it, has drawn to a close. Of course whether excited by the event or not, it has been unavoidable. From New York right through to Paris, Instagram has […]
Single review: ‘Somebody Better’ and ‘Cadillac’ by Black Honey
Over the past few weeks Black Honey have been teasing fans with pictures of them recording their highly anticipated debut album. On Thursday evening, they blessed us with not just one, but two new tracks […]
Single review: ‘3WW’ by alt-J
Two and a half years on from their last album, This Is All Yours, the unmistakeable sounds of alt-J have returned and manifested themselves in a brand new single. ‘3WW’, or ‘Three Worn Words’, dropped […]
Romare @ Headrow House, 4/3/17
Romare’s live show is a work of art and recently it has been evolving. Originally just him and a percussionist, they create the all music on the spot, apart from the vocal samples. The addition […]
Review: The Fits – Why is being a teenage girl so traumatic?
Developed and produced through the 2014/15 edition of the Venice Biennale Cinema College program, The Fits is a micro-budget film written, produced and directed by first-timer Anna Rose Holmer. Holmer manages to convey a strange […]
Review: A Cure for Wellness
After watching A Cure For Wellness, lot of people have picked up on how it pays tribute to a lot of early, low budget, high-camp b movies like Sam Fuller’s Shock Corridor. There have been […]