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If you happen to be a believer in the cyclical nature of local indie scenes, you may be wondering when the capital will next produce a band that will have you leaping out of your skinny jeans with […]

Though some may turn up their nose at the release of another Mancunian guitar record, there is nothing to be sneered at on Man Made’s debut LP.

It’s been a long time coming too, as the band has evolved from […]

The return of the Liverpool based band The Coral has been a greatly anticipated one since the hiatus began. Distance Inbetween, their latest musical venture which brings The Coral back by throwing the doors open […]

Having been touring non stop since the release of their critically acclaimed debut, My Love Is Cool, indie heroes Wolf Alice played a series of sold-out home coming gigs at North London’s Forum. Our photographer R […]

It seems these days that it is the ‘in thing’ to hate The 1975. Before NME were splashing their photos on their front cover, they named them the Worst Band of 2014, with indie Twitter seemingly awash […]

After numerous rescheduled dates and changes of venues, Kodaline finally arrived at London’s Hammersmith Apollo to close off their tour. Our photographer Alexia Arrizabalaga headed down to the show to capture […]

‘You never see a nipple in the daily express’, taken from John Cooper Clarke’s Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt, is an analysis of the right-wing tabloid press. The punk poet critiques the type of immor […]

With last year’s line-up including massive acts like Belle and Sebastian, The Vaccines, The Flaming Lips and more, some might say it could be difficult for this now, two day event, to top the previous year. The o […]

Closing off their latest tour Californian based The Neighbourhood played a sold-out show at London’s iconic Roundhouse. Our photographer Patrick Gunning was there to capture the evening.

Sony has announced the closure of the Driveclub developers.

Sony have today (March 22) confirmed that it will close Evolution Studios. Best known for developing the World Rally Championship and Driveclub […]

This morning, Brussels airport was struck by two explosions. An hour later, the Maelbeek metro station suffered a similar fate. Newspapers and politicians alike have been quick to parallel these attacks with those […]

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Utterly haunting – “Dying / Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well”.  ‘Lady Lazarus’, which features in ‘A […]

Utterly haunting – “Dying / Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well”.  ‘Lady Lazarus’, which features in ‘Ariel’, was published after her death in 1965. Much of her work was intensely p […]

​After a mammoth tour of Australia, indie newcomers Yossarian’s homecoming gig took place at the Sebright Arms in Hackney. Patrick Gunning was there to capture a powerful set from the London collective.

Robert Craig Oulton is a singer-songwriter hailing from Birmingham. He has gained a fanbase through playing the local Birmingham circuit, and will release the appropriately titled April Showers EP next month. As a […]

Robert Craig Oulton is a singer-songwriter hailing from Birmingham. He has gained a fanbase through playing the local Birmingham circuit, and will release the appropriately titled April Showers EP next month. As a […]

Having previously played the smaller stage, The SSS returned to The Leadmill to play in front of a raucous sold-out crowd, on a stage that has previously seen the likes of Pulp and The Strokes perform. The […]

For a band that has only been in formation for a number of months, SHEAFS ooze confidence and the swagger of their performance at The Plug suggests these boys are set for bigger things. The combination of […]