Sheffield night Pretty Pretty Good (PPG) celebrated a year of taking their parties to a better Yorkshire city on 31st May, booking Objekt for their Leeds 1st birthday to play an all-night-long set at Wire. […]
Butter Side Up w/ Call Super at Wire 19/05
Leeds clubbing institution Butter Side Up’s booking policy rarely disappoints. While in recent years the party’s musical direction has shifted more toward the more minimal end of the house and techno spectrum, they never fail […]
Hessle Audio: 10 Years
For the musically minded Leeds student, there is an epiphany to be had when coming across one of Hyde Park’s finest pieces of trivia: Hessle Audio is named after the grimy terraced street that party […]
One Night With. Optimo at Hifi 18/03
HiFi and Wire’s in house ‘One Night With’ series sees them pick a range of flawless selectors, offering them an entire night to showcase the breadth and depth of their record collection. For their latest […]
1Forty w/ Oneman and Spooky at Mint 10/02
At a time when grime and its offshoots are moving further into the mainstream than ever before, Leeds seems to lack an institutionalised grime, garage and UK bass event for the considerable amount of fans, […]
The Abstract Orchestra playing the music of J Dilla @ The Wardrobe, 4/2/17
The impact of J Dilla’s music can hardly be overstated. An idol to legions of bedroom hip-hop producers, many see his ability to cut obscure parts of obscure records over crunchy, offbeat drums to create […]
Acetate w/ Craig Richards and Pearson Sound at Wire 03/02
Acetate, alongside Back to Basics and Cosmic Slop, is one of the must-do pilgrimages any self-respecting student clubber must make in their time in Leeds. The night was established in 2011 by Hessle Audio’s Pearson […]
Preview: The Fall @ Belgrave, 25/2/17
The Fall, or at least their ever-present frontman Mark E Smith, are testament to persistence, longevity, and sticking two fingers up at the prospect of ageing. Thirty-nine years after releasing their first record in 1979, […]
Feature – Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds’ cultural scene has been enriched in 2016 by the presence of Hyde Park Book Club, a small café and arts space a stone’s throw from Hyde Park Corner. The venue has become a hub […]