Leeds
Live: Nordic Giants. Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds 16.11.15
¥ What makes man different from others – is that he is aware of himself, he is able to reflect upon himself and analyse how his environment influences him. Millions of years of evolution has passed and the exploration of consciousness seems to have been forgotten – Are you ready to expand your consciousness ? ¥ …
Live: Skindred, Crossfaith, HedPe and Yashin, Leeds University Stylus
It’s a travesty, really, that bands with stature such as Crossfaith and especially Skindred aren’t playing bigger venues. However it has its advantages, because surely bands of such calibre, in such a small space can only be a really, really good thing. As Yashin take to the stage at the tender time of 6.30- to …
Live, Killing Joke UK Pylon tour (Manchester & Leeds) 2015
The Gatherers are congregated, the candles are flickering on stage, the lights go down as the Blade Runner theme sets the scene for the next 90 or so minutes. The moratorium is over as Killing Joke launch into ‘The Wait’ unleashing, albeit slowly, the combined power of the band’s original line up (see my recent review …
Say Psych: Live, Hookworms, Liverpool PsychFest, 26.09.15
This was Hookworms third appearance at the Liverpool PsychFest, with the band’s rise up the bill over that time matching it increasing prominence and success elsewhere. Following last year’s excellent Hum album (which made the Psych Insight essential list last year), Hookworms have been on something of a hiatus, with most of the band members …
Say Psych: Live, Bitchin Bajas/Xam/Elizabeth, Wharf Chambers, Leeds, 23.10.15
Brett Savage, eminent guitarist with the utterly marvellous Dead Sea Apes, dons the Psych Insight mantle to report on an excellent gig in Leeds, featuring two very gifted two local musicians and the rather wonderful Bitchin Bajas. The pictures are his too, enjoy… For those of you not already in the know, Bitchin Bajas (pronounced Ba-ha’s as …
See: Fizzy Blood reveal new video for “Black Sheep”
On the back of their UK headline tour, and appearances at last weekends Zandari Festival in South Korea, Leeds based quintet Fizzy Blood have released a new video for their track ‘Black Sheep’, taken from their debut EP Feast. Opening with these eerie, wavering chords, it soon bursts into life, these sharp edged guitars bleeding …
Live Review: Pinkshinyultrablast. Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 01.10.2015
Pinkshinyultrablast take the stage in a rather subtle, polite manner, take up their positions, twiddle a few knobs, tweak a few dials and ever so gently begin their set. Lyobuv’s ethereal vocals are instantly captivating as they float through the air. As we progress the intensity builds and within minutes you are acutely aware of …
Premiere: Fighting Caravans – Tyrannosaur
We caught onto Leeds five piece alt-rockers Fighting Caravans early, after they played for us at one of our backseat mafia presents shows, and we could spot straight away that they had something rather special. Given that, we’re delighted to be able to premiere Tyrannosaur, taken from their debut EP Beasts of England, out on …
Live Review: Evil Blizzard. Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04-07-2015
Saturday night, the place is packed and it’s as hot as Hell. Not only is it hot as Hell, but as the stage becomes bathed in blood red lights five figures enter and at a glance you could quite easily believe that someone had spiked your drink and you were tripping in Hell. All around …
Live: The Membranes, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04-07-2015
It’s a very hot summers night in Leeds, and as The Membranes take the stage, it’s clear from the off that the temperature is set to carry on rising. Opening number, “The Universe Explodes Into a Billion Photons of Pure White Light”, initially takes a few of the crowd by surprise. Taken from the bands …