As nights draw in and supermarkets prepare for Halloween [or even Christmas], the time to return to Leeds has soon come – for those lucky enough. A trip to Thailand… A bender in Ibiza… Whichever […]
Six songs performed live that will leave you emotionally broken
There’s something special that happens sometimes when artists perform their songs live. Sometimes, just sometimes, artists are able to connect with a song in a greater emotional capacity than ever thought possible when listening to […]
The Cheapskates’ Guide to Gigs
Brudenell Social Club This iconic Leeds venue, located slap bang in the middle of Hyde Park, has incredible gig bookings almost every night of the week. One thing new students may not know is that […]
Gig guide w / 27th Feb 2015
Friday 27th February Father John Misty at Brudenell Social Club, £12.50 Josh Tillman is the world’s leading cosmic comedian. He is currently smashing your American dreams with his new album ‘I Love You Honeybear’ Saturday […]
Django Django @ The Wardrobe 14/02/2015
After an agonising year and a half wait, Django Django are back. At this, their first gig since the end of 2013, the boys came out as if they had never been away. All sporting […]
In The Middle with Sect
The short history of Sect is one of the ebb and flow of good fortune. Having been approached by Beat Bar mere weeks after coming up with the idea for a small experimental techno night […]
Världens Band @ Clothworker’s Centenary Concert Hall 17/10
For anyone who loves world music, Världens Band is something you’ve got to see. I have just been transported to seven different worlds in the space of an hour’s lunch break. These people take the […]
Music | SBTRKT @ O2 Academy 26/09
Ahead of his forthcoming album Wonder Where We Land, producer Aaron Jerome, more commonly known as SBTRKT, graced the O2 academy with the first night of his UK tour. Scuttling onto the stage in a […]
Music | Alt-J @ Manchester Apollo 20/09
With a name derived from an Apple Mac command, lyrics rooted in literature and a love of art-house films, Alt-J are anything but predictable. Their explosive debut An Awesome Wave featured a ground-breaking blend of […]
Music | Live Review: Shield Patterns @ Wharf Chambers 18/09
Lyrical, ethereal techno spins into the corners of a moody room deserving of a far bigger audience. The first glimpse is of the striking, hooded soprano. She dances, trancelike, totally living in the weird, Gaelic-esque […]
Live Review: The Courteeners
Being my fifth Courteeners gig, walking out covered head to toe in beer with crowds chanting the final melody from ‘What Took You So Long?’ was expected; however what I wasn’t so sure about was how well […]
Live Review: The Gaslight Anthem @ O2 Academy
A sold-out and devoted Academy confirmed The Gaslight Anthem’s rise to the big leagues following the success of their latest LP Handwritten, which reached #2 on the Albums chart last summer. Over their four studio albums […]