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    Ataturk – the man who modernised Turkey to such a degree that you will find his face plastered across the insides of many Turkish classrooms today. He is glorified by Turkish people, and I can understand why. For […]

  • Thank you very much for your kind comments here Linda, this means a lot. When writing it I certainly was not expecting the article to find its way to any friends and family, so I really am glad you were able to […]

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    Biffy Clyro have reached the distinguished milestone of their seventh album and with it is the beginning of a new cycle in the band’s life. Biffy Clyro by their own admission are a band who embrace the three […]

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    Following the Orlando LGBTQ nigh club shooting in which 49 people died, over 10,000 people have signed a petition to have the makers of Star Wars include an LGBTQ character in the next film in the trilogy.

    The […]

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    Returning to the UK for a series of festival slots, FIDLAR brought their trademark skater-punk chaos to London’s Electric Brixton. Our photographer Patrick Gunning went down to capture the show.

    Read our review […]

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    After a scattering of UK festival slots at NASS and T In The Park, FIDLAR embarked for a sold out show at the Electric Brixton. After first hearing ‘Cheap Beer’ roughly 3 years ago, I’ve had 3 opportunities to see […]

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    “I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghost!”

    And neither are the reviews coming in for Paul Feig’s reboot of the 1984 classic. Phew! We can all rest easy knowing that the massive backlash towards the all female cast was proba […]

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    Sway Clarke sauntered onto the scene with the aptly named “I Don’t Need Much”. Appropriate when referring to his sparse instrumentation that allows him to lazily drizzle his crisp vocals and honest lyrics acros […]

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    On 24th June, President Obama unveiled a new national US monument. In a long list of prolific monuments (including Mount Rushmore, The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and the 9/11 memorial), this monument perhaps […]

  • wrote a new post 9 years, 5 months ago

    With their sixth studio album, Stay Together, due for release in October, Kaiser Chiefs took the stage at London’s iconic Palladium for a special one off show. Treating fans to some of the band’s most iconic s […]

  • wrote a new post 9 years, 5 months ago

    Oh Hollywood, you can’t stop rebooting, remaking or ‘sequeling’ movies. But it’s fine as long as these movies make money for you, and are enjoyable for audiences. I am one of the few who didn’t hate on this new […]

  • wrote a new post 9 years, 5 months ago

    Recently I went to The Midi Music Company based in Deptford for one of their ‘Music Explosion’ talks. At these talks, TMMC bring in some music industry professionals to hold a lecture and relay how they came to be […]

  • Terraform are a progressive metal band with members from both Birmingham and London. They mix crushing djent grooves with ambient guitars, similar to Periphery. They made their way on the metal scene through […]

  • Terraform are a progressive metal band with members from both Birmingham and London. They mix crushing djent grooves with ambient guitars, similar to Periphery. They made their way on the metal scene through […]

  • wrote a new post 9 years, 5 months ago

    I’d heard a lot about Father John Misty before I arrived in Bilbao. From the fact that his performances are famed for their crowd interaction and biting, cynical wit, to the fact that his upbringing in Maryland […]

  • Schemata Theory are a metal quintet from Reading. In 2012, they released their debut album Dry Lung Rhetoric to positive reviews, and building their reputation in the metal scene through sharing festival line ups […]

  • It’s been almost 2 years since Bombay Bicycle Club last played a live show and despite their current hiatus, it’s safe to say that the band have kept themselves busy. Bassist Ed Nash has since established his sol […]

  • Biffy Clyro

    Fresh off the back of releasing seventh studio album ‘Ellipsis’, Biffy are set to bring their hard hitting rock show to the sunny reaches of Spain. Now at a level where they can virtually per […]

  • wrote a new post 9 years, 5 months ago

    Despite the relatively short amount of time they’ve been on the scene, it’s hard to deny that Years & Years and Olly Alexander have a certain inimitable swagger. And given the applause with which they were greeted […]

  • wrote a new post 9 years, 5 months ago

    During the Birmingham PRIDE celebrations, I attended a screening of ‘Gaby Baby’, a documentary film that delves into the issues of same-sex marriages through following the lives of four Australian families. I […]

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