This month, Robbie admits his love for James Blunt and thus gets fired as Music Editor, Juliette dreams that she and Jemima get locked in a club with the Pied Piper listening to trip-hop jazz music, […]
Track Review: Hard Times by Paramore
Comeback singles are a notoriously difficult thing to get right, but, when you’re Paramore, the margin for error becomes almost impossible to navigate. In the four year gap since their polarising self-titled album, the group’s […]
Track Review: Sign of the Times by Harry Styles
There’s been a lot of hype about this former boy-band member starting his solo career. So few have actually succeeded in a solo career after finding fame in this way (the exception perhaps being Robbie […]
In the Middle with The Saw Doctors
We got down with one of Ireland’s most successful bands and talked touring, committed fans and music-themed cakes. Having had such a long break from touring, how was it to finally get back on the […]
12 Record Store Day releases you need on your shelves right now
Whether you’re on Elton John’s side who recently said that ‘vinyl just sounds better’, or you are one of the thousands of people who are shunning the digital revolution in favour of the 12 inch, one […]
The Jesus and the Mary Chain @ The Church, 27/03/17
As Jim Reid stands just visible within a cloud of dry ice silhouetted by stained glass windows, I can’t think of a more fitting (if not ironic) venue than The Church in Leeds to host a […]
Almost Home by Keston Cobblers Club
Keston Cobblers Club have been movers and shakers in the family folk scene since their formation in 2009, now eight years later this band of five friends have released their third album, Almost Home. Named […]
The Brooders @ Brudenell Social Club, 24/03/17
The Brooders played the Brudenell this Friday to a half-empty crowd of mostly disappointed faces, on account of headlining act Fighting Caravans dropping out a few hours before the show. Not that it matters in […]
Blossoms @ O2 Academy, 30/03/17
Having only listened to about three Blossoms songs prior to the gig, I was really throwing myself in at the deep end. To sum up the gig in three words, it was colourful, eccentric and […]
In the Middle with Pictish Trail
Being a big fan of Johnny Lynch or, to call him by his stay name, Pictish Trail, I was slightly nervous when I was told to ring his landline due to a lack of mobile […]
Single review: You’ve Got a Woman by Whitney
Chicago babes Whitney are back after almost a year after the release of their stunning debut album ‘Light Upon the Lake’, releasing a new single ahead of the band’s upcoming world tour. The new single, which […]
In the Middle with Creeper
Creeper are a difficult band to pin down. Their theatrical flair and highly cultivated aesthetic set them apart from the gritty realism of the current punk scene, while their meticulously crafted characters and storylines make […]