“It’s always good to be in the house of god,” guitarist and vocalist Andrew Savage remarks as he gazes up at Church’s grand stained glass window behind him, before launching into another rough-and-ready cut from […]
A Celebration of Saxophone Day
Sometimes, it seems like the saxophone is underrated outside of its beginnings in classical music and its jazzy tendencies. This alone should make it clear that Saxophone Day, on the 6th November, deserves to exist […]
Connan Mockasin’s ‘Jassbusters’ Is Strangely Beautiful
Mockasin’s album is borne out of a lo-fi short film created by the man himself, which is in short about a failing student trying to impress his creepy music teacher. Jassbusters is the teacher’s band, […]
In The Middle with The Big Moon
The Gryphon Music caught up with drummer of The Big Moon, Fern Ford, ahead of the release of their debut album Love in the 4thDimension and their spot at Live at Leeds next month. The […]
Warpaint @ Leeds Beckett SU 23/03/17
Months after the release of their third album Heads Up, Warpaint came to Leeds to bring it to life. The beginning of the show seemed to be weighed down by the relaxed atmosphere. Kicking off […]
Where are the women in dubstep and grime?
Moving to Leeds almost two years ago has provided plenty of opportunities to involve myself the city’s thriving music scene. Perhaps one of the most iconic parts of this scene is the famous Subdub and […]
Aristophanes @ Headrow House, 02/03/17
Seeing a Taiwanese rapper performing at Headrow House to an audience of perhaps thirty people can only be described as a surreal experience. A number of people were sporting Grimes merchandise, reaffirming her role in […]
IWD Special: Women in Electronic Music – Part 2
Part 2 of our feature on our favourite females in electronic music right now. Check out part 1 here. Madam X After the constant contemplation over why bass-driven music apparently doesn’t appeal to women, a […]
In the Middle with Toothless
As someone who is happy to call Bombay Bicycle Club my favourite band and my favourite soundtrack to almost any life event, their 2014 hiatus left me feeling something was very much missing. But, luckily […]
Preview: Aristophanes @ Headrow House, 2/3/17
Aristophanes’ unique style and foreign-language rap is pushing the boundaries of how we think of western electronic and rap music. Best known for her rattling feature on Grimes’ ‘Scream’, a track off her latest release […]
It’s time to boycott music awards
[The Grammys] just doesn’t seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from and hold down what I hold down – Frank Ocean In the last two weeks, Drake, […]
The Pace of the Passing by Toothless
Ed Nash, bassist of Bombay Bicycle Club, has stepped into a new direction while paying homage to his band’s roots in this new solo project. The album moves in waves, beginning with the ethereal track […]