Live Review: FIZZ – Jumbo Records In-Store 28.10.23
FIZZ is the tantalising combination of dodie, Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown, all outstanding artists in their own right, creating a whole greater than the sum of even the most illustrious parts. There are top 10 solo albums between them (dodie’s Build A Problem, and Gartland’s Woman on the Internet) and Isaac …
Meet: Tony Wright talks to us about 30 years of Terrorvision ahead of anniversary tour
It’s a bright morning as I cross the road to Bloomfield Square. As I open the door and step inside, I’m greeted by the moustache, baseball cap and avuncular demeanour of the proprietor. “Great timing” he says to me, as he finishes cooing over one of the regular’s babies. The proprietor is one Tony Wright, …
Live Review: Skinny Pelembe – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 08.10.23
If you’ve not come across Skinny Pelembe before, and asked me to describe what you will get, you’ll be setting a difficult task. His background and heritage instill within him a versatility that renders him impossible to pigeon hole. Drifting through hip hop rhythms, laid back indie, electro-rock in the course of his set, it’s …
News: CMAT drops new album ‘Crazymad, for me’ tomorrow
Following the critical acclaim for her single Stay for Something, CMAT drops her new collection of songs tomorrow, October 13. It was a great teaser to her highly-anticipated sophomore album, which promises to be full of the angst and anger that she delivers so skillfully through her writing and performance. CMAT (Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson in …
Live Review: Girl Scout – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 06.10.23
When you think about Swedish music, where does your mind go? Sure, there’s the rich heritage of pop (think Abba, Ace of Base) and EDM (Avicii, Swedish House Mafia). Metal too – with Sweden apparently being second only to Finland for the number of heavy metal bands per capita. What about indie-rock though? Not so …
Live Music: The Gathering Sounds Preview
Back for a 5th year, The Gathering Sounds has assembled a stellar line up for this weekend’s festival in Stockton. Spread across 6 venues in the town, some of the UK’s hottest new talent is on show across the day. Mainstage headliner and local boy Andrew Cushin is certainly one to catch, having spent the …
Live Review: Leeds Festival 2023 – Highlights
Leeds Festival is one of the highlights of the British musical summer calendar, something of a coming of age event for many exam finishers, or those preparing to go to uni or travel the world. It’s a chance for those friends to get together and enjoy the freedom of camping out in Bramham Park to …
News: The Wombats will headline reopening of Liverpool’s historic Arts Club
You don’t need me to tell you how much music is part of the fabric of Liverpool. Nowhere is this truer than down Seel Street, where you’ll find the historic Arts Club, a creative hub since 1814, when it was the only English arts institute outside of London. Surprisingly closed earlier this year, after having …
Live Review: HIMALAYAS – Leeds Festival, 26.08.23
Wales had a good weekend at Leeds Festival. On Saturday it was South Wales turn on the Festival Republic stage, after the Royston Club had kicked things off well for the Celtic contingent the day before. HIMALAYAS more than lived up to that vibe. “Probably best” joked Joe Williams, when I caught up with the …
Live Review: boygenius – Halifax Piece Hall, 23 August 2023
The bewitching harmonies of Without You, Without Them ring out around the majestic Italianate architecture of Halifax’s Piece Hall. It signals the start of one of the most hotly anticipated shows of the summer. The big screen at the back of the stage flickers to life, like an old TV, and the crackly image of …