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Live Review: Loyle Carner – The Piece Hall, Halifax, 09.07.24
Delayed, but not dampened by the rain, Loyle Carner delivered an electrifying set of honesty and connection in Halifax
News: Jorja Smith Heading to Australia in October
Jorja Smith will be heading to Australia in October
Live Gallery: Macklemore at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 11.05.2024
Macklemore’s slick beats and sharp lyrics resonate with Sydney audience.
Track/Video: Jazz/afrobeat fusionists TC & The Groove Family announce new EP with the dynamic ‘Stand Strong’.
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from TC & The Groove Family but you can’t keep a good collective down. Led by drummer Tim Cook (TC) and based around players who originally crossed paths in Leeds, the band’s 2022 debut ‘First Home’ (reviewed in BSM HERE) made a sizeable dent in the listening schedules. …
Live Review: Oliver Tree – o2 Apollo, Manchester 08/11/23
As part of a 5 date UK run with support from Super Computer and Tommy Cash, Oliver Tree is in Manchester tonight on his ‘Oliver Tree Presents Alone In A Crowd’ tour promoting his third album released a couple of months ago. Anyone who has attended an Oliver Tree show before will know he is …
Live Gallery: Sampa the Great at the Art Gallery of NSW 22.09.2023
Sampa the Great – urban beats meet contemporary art.
Live Review: Outbreak Festival 2023 – Day 1
Pic Credit: Andi Callen Photography Wow, what can I say about Outbreak Festival? Now right from the start I have to fess up and admit to never having heard of it before this year. Looking at the line-up in advance of the festival, there were only a handful of bands I’d heard of, but I’d …
Live Gallery: Rising Festival – Liv.e and Obongjayar, Forum Theatre, Melbourne, 15.06.2023
Feature photograph: Ian Bickerstaff
Live Review: K.Flay – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, Wa – 23.06.2023
Seattle was on fire this past Friday evening as K.Flay took the stage at the iconic Showbox SoDo. With a mixture of rock, hip-hop and electronic-pop music, K.Flay delivered a mesmerizing performance, she had the crowd in the palm of her hand from the opening beat. The audience hanging on every note, were not disappointed …
Album Review: Nickodemus – Soul & Science: flowing global beats for moving and messaging.
New York based sonic traveller, producer and DJ Nickodemus is one of those global beats’ touchstones. Motivating dancefloors across the continents since the mid nineties and founder of the world rhythm epicentre that is Wonderwheel Recordings, he is a devoted fusionist with a deep feel for all his influences. Latin, disco, Arabic, funk, soul, afrobeat, …