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Live Review: Pierce The Veil / Carolesdaughter / Against The Current – The Great Hall, Cardiff University 01.12.2022

By Cariad Craig-Hunt Pierce The Veil made a comeback to Cardiff The Great Hall on the 1st of December 2022 for their first ever healing tour. Excitement was an understatement…

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Track/Video: Heinali previews the emotive title track from incoming album ‘Kyiv Eternal’, an electronic overture to his resilient home city.

Music can help make meaning of seismic events and when they co-exist the impact is profound. Kyiv-based composer and electronic musician Oleh Shpudeiko aka Heinali has lived within the Russian…

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Live Review: Therapy? / Rews – The Parish, Huddersfield 02.12.2022

An old school gig in an old school venue (a bill with just the headliners and one support act in a room upstairs at a local pub), tonight Huddersfield’s faithful…

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Track: Barton Hartsthorn Shares New Single ‘Starter Kiss’ & Releases Physical Copies Of New Album ‘Manchester Sun’

Singer-songwriter Barton Hartsthorn shares the gentle, reflective new single ‘Starter Kiss’, an indie-folk tinted, warming track showcasing intriguing musical ideas, varying musical textures and thoughtful lyricism. The opening track from…

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Track: Guitarist & Composer Kıvanç Kılıçer Shares Unique Rock-Classical Arrangement of Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’

Guitarist and composer Kıvanç Kılıçer creates his own unique, rock tinted take on the legendary Baroque classical movement ‘Winter’ by Vivaldi. Building a dark, theatrical and cinematic soundscape with with…

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Review: Maxine Gillon’s ‘Ultra Lounge’ is Captivating & Thought Provoking

Maxine Gillon's Ultra Lounge displays her ability to draw on diverse influences and make them her own.

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News: Niger’s psych-rock guitar sensation Mdou Moctar announces debut Australian tour in 2023, including the iconic WOMADelaide festival.

Mistletone proudly present, for their very first appearances in Australia, Niger’s Mdou Moctar, with the full band performing across a number of dates in March 2023. A self-taught Tuareg guitar…

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Film Review: Mr Bachmann and his Class

Whilst the results usually take longer to settle, one of the most fruitful approaches to documentary filmmaking is to merely observe. To create a situation where the camera is as…

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Premiere: Tristan Courtney-Prior (Peabody) goes straight to the top floor with the video for his wild debut, ‘Elevator’, with news of an album on the way.

We are overwhelmed with joy to premiere the new video from Tristan Courtney-Prior for his debut track ‘Elevator’. Courtney-Prior played guitar for the last three Peabody albums – a seminal nineties indie…

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Film Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas

The older I get, the earlier Christmas seems to start each year. Businesses certainly look to make the most of it, seamlessly transitioning from Halloween into the festive season. This…

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Live Review: Pierce The Veil / Carolesdaughter / Against The Current – The Great Hall, Cardiff University 01.12.2022

Track/Video: Heinali previews the emotive title track from incoming album ‘Kyiv Eternal’, an electronic overture to his resilient home city.

Live Review: Therapy? / Rews – The Parish, Huddersfield 02.12.2022

Track: Barton Hartsthorn Shares New Single ‘Starter Kiss’ & Releases Physical Copies Of New Album ‘Manchester Sun’

Track: Guitarist & Composer Kıvanç Kılıçer Shares Unique Rock-Classical Arrangement of Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’

Review: Maxine Gillon’s ‘Ultra Lounge’ is Captivating & Thought Provoking

News: Niger’s psych-rock guitar sensation Mdou Moctar announces debut Australian tour in 2023, including the iconic WOMADelaide festival.

Film Review: Mr Bachmann and his Class

Premiere: Tristan Courtney-Prior (Peabody) goes straight to the top floor with the video for his wild debut, ‘Elevator’, with news of an album on the way.

Film Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas