The Stranglers O2 Academy 3/5 In the 1970’s people were listening to the likes of Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, Queen and moreover, The Stranglers. Some of the popular bands have died down naturally, some […]
Music | Festival preview – Sónar Festival Barcelona
If you are yet to experience the electronic music utopia offered by Sónar Music Festival, this summer is the perfect time to visit one of the world’s greatest music celebrations situated across the gorgeous setting of […]
Music | News – DARKSIDE tour
Darkside, the duo of Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, are demonstrating their love for their craft by currently undertaking a huge tour that will see them travel all over the world. Alongside this momentous undertaking, Dave Harrington has just […]
Music | The Telescopes live
The Telescopes Belgrave Music Hall 4/5 The Telescopes’ leader Stephen Lawrie and his bassist are hunched over on their knees in an agonising tension between pleasure and pain. Lawrie howls wildly and ear-splittingly into his […]
Music | Interview – The Stranglers
1974 saw four lads from Guildford come together and form The Stranglers. Forty years later the band has toured the world, produced a colossal 17 albums and has had some major line-up changes. First and foremost […]
Music | Album review – Real Estate
Real Estate Atlas 3/5 Nice – that’s the word that comes to mind on listening to Real Estate’s new offering Atlas. It’s been five years since their debut, and their sunny lo-fi sound remains untampered […]
Music | Luke Sital-Singh live
Luke Sital-Singh Holy Trinity Church 4/5 Luke Sital-Singh – a singer-songwriter who has recently been long listed for BBC’s Sound of 2014 poll – is playing as part of the ‘New Faces’ tour. The night […]
Music | News – The Fly announces closure
It was announced last week that the music magazine The Fly will be no more, after its publishers announced that the free monthly is closing down after almost 15 years. Known for mainly covering indie and […]
Music | Paper Aeroplanes live
Paper Aeroplanes Belgrave Music Hall 4/5 For soft, indie-acoustic numbers, there is a dangerously fine line between a truly captivating performance and a truly dreary one. Fortunately, last week’s performance at Belgrave by Paper Aeroplanes […]
Music | Album review – Arthur Beatrice
Arthur Beatrice Working Out 3/5 Arthur Beatrice, not a solo artist but rather a quartet of school friends from London, is a band that likes to be in control. They run their own label, Open […]
Debate | Is Spotify killing the music industry?
At over £103million, music streaming services such as Spotify accounted for 10 per cent of total music revenues last year, compared to 7 per cent the previous year. Despite its dramatic rise to fame many artists […]
Music | Album review – Pharrell's G I R L
Pharrell G I R L 4/5 He’s dominated the charts, filthy rich, as popular as ever and yet Pharrell is still motivated enough to release his first solo album since 2006. It says a lot […]