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Live Review: You Me At Six, Tonight Alive – Doncaster Dome, 7.4.17
You Me At Six have, as lead vocalist Josh Franceschi puts it “done everything we wanted, and now we’re just doing it for fun.” Considering the band are set to headline Reading And Leeds’ second stage come August, it’s quite the bold statement in regards to the bands goals. They’re here for the fun and …
Say Psych: News: Full line up and playlist for Karma Fest V – Leeds 28.05.17
The late May Bank Holiday weekend once again see’s the psychonautic compass point to Eiger Studios, Leeds for the 5th Karma Fest. And once again, the line-up (to quote a friend) ‘is an absolute belter!’ Running right through the day, well into the night and through to the early hours of the morning, an impressive …
Premiere: One day, After school – Hammer and Anvil
Wakefield ‘post everything’ band, One Day, After School, are gearing up for the launch of their debut album ‘The Invisible Anchor’ in just under a months time. As a precursor to the 12″, they’d like to whet your appetite with the video for ‘Hammer and Anvil’. ‘Hammer and Anvil’, backed with ‘Make Do’, is available as …
PLAYLIST: Bonfire Nights pick their European Tour Playlist
Load the van, and hit that dusty trail for a European road trip tour. Load ins, soundchecks, photos, show time. Sounds good yeah ? But what about the endless hours in the van as you drive from venue to venue , not really knowing/caring where you’re going, just so long as you get there. What …
Track: Corina Corina – “Run The Blues”
Corina Corina Presents “Run The Blues”, A Tribute Album Dedicated To The Duo Of Killer Mike & El-P Oakland/Brooklyn-based electro-soul singer Corina Corina has spent the past five years touring nonstop. On a 2015 tour alongside Dj Halo (Fake Four), Corina began writing what would become a tribute project to two of her favorite artists, …
Live: Beartooth – O2 Ritz Manchester, 12/12/16
As the weather gets colder, it only gets hotter and hotter inside the O2 Ritz in Manchester, last week they were graced with The Amity Affliction and exactly a week later they have another set of alternative and metalcore bands playing the stage, to possibly some of the same fans. Trash Boat, with something a little reminiscent …
Exclusive: Rhys Bloodjoy- Psyche Attack Theories
Teetering on the peripherals of space and time, one man psych-assassin, Rhys Bloodjoy, once again ventures into the darker side of things to bring you his latest offering, the Psyche Attack Theories. Five songs that, as the man himself puts it, “all relate to ways in which unseen, dark forces can play havoc with the …
Feature: Flemcy Music: Starting New Electronic Label in the digital age
So you are a music producer and you have just realised your make amazing tracks. Your friends seem to like them. Your dad shared his first Facebook post – that with a link to your new track. Random strangers started following you on SoundCloud and calling your work ‘dope’. It is overwhelming for a bit …
Meet: Slow Riot interview
When Irish three-piece Slow Riot released their EP ‘Cathedral’ (see HERE for our feature) they quite easily became one of our favourite new bands. Taking a heavy influence from the best post-punk has had to offer (Gang of Four, Wire, God Speed You Black Emperor to name but a few) and giving it their own …
Album Review: Peter Nordberg, Om man inte är här
Peter Nordberg puts his acoustic guitar to one side and fills your mind with detailed electronic soundscapes you can’t help but explore. It is not easy reviewing music when the lyrics aren’t in your native language. But music transcends the spoken languages communicating with you through tonal variations of vocals and instruments, timbre (musical texture), …