Poppie Platt catches up with rising popstar Lina to talk supporting Little Mix, the eternal power of Avril Lavigne and childhood epiphanies where she just knew performing was her calling. Lina has continued to light-up […]
Subdub with Iration Steppas and Jah Youth Sound System – Preview
Friday 27th October will see Subdub’s inevitably triumphant return to its new home, Beaver Works. Both an institution in their own right, Subdub’s ever-increasing popularity pushed it to upsize from its former home at the […]
Mint Festival 2017 – Back to its Best
Stockeld Park is usually a quaint and peaceful green oasis, less than half an hour distance from Leeds city centre. But then Mint Festival rolled into town. The 23rd of September saw this serene tranquillity […]
An Interview with Annie Errez
Leeds’ most exciting festival, Mint Festival, arrives on September 23rd to finish the season with a bang. Poppie Platt had a chat with Mint Club and Mosaic records resident Annie Errez ahead of her set […]
Mint Festival 2017 – Preview
2017 sees the return of Mint Festival – bigger, naughtier, and better organised than 2016’s offering. Stockeld Estate will play host on the 23rd of September to some of the dance world’s biggest names, with […]
DMA’s @ Wakefield Unity Works – 05.08.2017
Seeing DMA’s at Wakefield’s Unity Works was not only my first time seeing the Australian band, but the first time I had stepped foot into the city. A mere half hour from Leeds on the train, […]
Cocoon in the Park 2017: A Review
Cocoon in the Park has become an unmissable date on any techno and house music fanatic’s festival calendar since its birth in 2009. Sven Vath’s incomparable influence over the industry, with a career spanning four […]
Slow Club @ Brudenell Social Club, 30/10/16
Slow Club, Sheffield’s finest, have evolved a lot since 2009’s debut album Yeah So. The band were once renowned for folky, melodic songs with heart-wrenching lyrics inspired by the hardest and deepest moments in the […]
Warhaus @ Brudenell, 10/10/16
Warhaus, the name given to Balthazer’s Maarten Devoldere, is one of the year’s most exciting solo projects; rich, operatic vocals paired with fast-paced riffs and reflective lyrics make for an electrifying sound that soars through […]
Prose @ Brudenell Social Club 4/3/16
Brudenell Social Club played host on Friday 4th March to Mancunian trio Prose, consisting of Mike Murray, Lee Royle and Dave Stone, a band with an experimental blend of indie and hip-hop sounds. Before the […]
In The Middle with Childhood
2014 has been a hectic year for London lads Childhood. After Ben Romans-Hopcraft and Leo Dobsen founded the band at the University of Nottingham in 2010, there’s been nothing but stratospheric ascension. An 8/10 review […]