The first weekend of September saw nomadic festival-goers from all corners of the UK traverse to the Isle of Wight for Rob and Josie Da Bank’s 13th edition of Bestival. The location was an extravagantly […]
Weekly Chart – Editor’s Bank Holiday Picks
Secret Squirrels – #9 Having rapidly reached the final single digit edition of the series, the crew behind Secret Squirrel have released yet another hit. Sticking to their usual format of two tracks on the […]
Preview – Leeds May Day Bank Holiday
Its that pitiful time of the year again for the students of Hyde Park and Leeds where we’ve finally found ourselves a slither of free time in between dissertations and our final assessments. Fortunately, this […]
Weekly Chart – Deep Fever Picks
After a long and arduous month of exams, essays and unhealthy spells in one of the University’s 24 hour facilities, Deep Fever’s final soiree last Friday served as a fantastic opportunity to end the month […]
Feature – Gottwood Festival 2016
In a small crest of North Wales’ coastal extremities lies a festival, whose annual popularity frequently belies its size. A place where people from all corners and demographics of the UK – students, promoters, DJs, label […]
Weekly Chart – Editor’s Picks
Flabaire – Esoteric Audio Research (Organic-Music) Coming from one of the main guys behind DKO records, Ralph Maruani, Esoteric Audio Research is a three-track EP of all killer and no filler. Kemia Fever is a […]
Preview – MiNT Presents Little Dragon (DJ Set) & Leon Vynehall
This Saturday will not see your usual programming of tech-house and techno DJs at the Harrison Street club, but a line-up that will excite many of Leeds’ party-goers nonetheless. Drummer Erik Bodin and bassist Fredrik […]
Feature – Broadcasting From the Back Streets of Leeds
Filling a much needed void in what otherwise is a fantastic city for music and nightlife, the recently established KMAH radio broadcasts a remarkable combination of sounds to its ever growing fanbase. Inspiring thoughts of old […]
Review – Hunee (All Night Long)
Friday 9th October saw one of Leeds’ favourite underground parties reach their 5th birthday at one of the city’s favourite underground clubs. A truly standout event with regional nightlife, Butter Side Up’s list of past […]
Weekly Chart – Editor’s Picks
Baa de yaaa dancing in September. The summer months may be over and with that, terrace parties and festival season gone, but, as Earth Wind and Fire pointed out, that doesn’t mean the party can’t […]
So Fresher, So Clean
If you can brush away the heaps of flyers claiming the cheapest entry, in conjunction with paralytic incident-inducing drinks deals, you’ll see a city that’s nightlife has a proud history of quality. From classy cocktails […]
Review – Acetate 16: Ben UFO & Gerd Janson
Pearson Sound’s latest instalment of his all-vinyl Acetate night down at Wire managed to produce the most exciting line up of the May Bank Holiday weekend in Leeds despite strong competition from the Garden Party […]