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Title: Solar

Author: Ian McEwan

What I think So Far: After being mightily impressed by Enduring Love, I was eager to explore more of McEwan’s work. Solar focuses on Michael Beard, a self-deprecating Nobel […]

As a Submotion Orchestra superfan I was pretty chuffed when they were announced as part of this year’s Tramlines lineup, and as expected they didn’t let me down.

After some confusion over their start time, […]

A head-rush of clashing yet complementary boy/girl vocals and nineties nostalgia, Milk Teeth are bursting their way onto the alternative scene. Formed in 2013, the grunge-like English rockers have gained status […]

The outcome of the General Election held in May of this year was a highly controversial one, spawning a host of angry tweets, demonstrations and accusations. However, what I found to be the most important debate […]

In the past year, Adam Lambert has released his third studio album, The Original High, taken a (temporary) seat at the judging table of American Idol (where he got his ‘big break’) and toured the world with Queen. […]

Nomadic singer-songwriter Orfeo lulls the mind with blissful sensitivity on the soothing single ‘Californian Rain,’ taken from his debut album Purple Thursdays.

Originally living in London, Orfeo now resides on […]

Consisting of The Technicolors’ frontman Brennan Smiley and country-rock star Austin Gibbs, The Bambinos is the newest project to emerge from Arizona-based record label 8123, who house such big name bands as The […]

When it was announced at E3 that Fallout 4 would feature an exclusive Pip-Boy edition for fans to pre order, the excitement was palpable and pre order opening couldn’t come fast enough.

This special edition of […]

Both Jeremy Kyle and Russell Brand have been in the media spotlight in recent weeks following the disastrous losses in Tunisia. It’s hardly news that the media we witness daily is misconstrued and wishes to feed […]

Release Date: November 17th, 2008
Rating: M (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language)

The zombie apocalypse packaged as a mixture of first person shooter and survival horror. All of this plus an outstanding […]

Introducing: Broken Witt Rebels
Hometown: Birmingham
Listen To: ‘Shake Me Down’ & ‘Cloud My Day’

In recent times Rock and Roll could be said to be somewhat of a dead genre. Dad’s air guitaring to Clapton and […]

First held in 2009, Tramlines festival has continued to grow bigger and bigger each year. Taking place around Sheffield, a city renowned for it’s exciting music scene, the festival is a brilliant place to be if […]

A personal favourite of mine as well as the Sheffield DIY scene, Best Friends are the perfect band for the summer months. ‘Cold Shapes’ is the ultimate summer tune, despite its wintery title. The light-hearted […]

Over the past couple of years Welsh pop-punk pioneers Neck Deep have been taking both the UK and America by storm with their memorable and energetic teen anthems. Following up catchy and well-received Can’t Kick […]

With an abundance of gigs, a critically acclaimed debut EP and some difficult personnel changes under their belt, it’s been an amazing couple of years for North East indie trio Blind Buffalo. I chatted to the […]

Our inspirations are what drive us forward. They encourage us to make certain decisions, to pick certain paths. Inspirations can come in a vast array of forms, but one of the most common is people. This is part […]

‘Church in Ruins’

I said this last week, but this episode of True Detective is by far the best of the season. Starting straight from when the last episode left off. Infusing a simpler story for the episode, […]

“The story of a girl that learns to live from a boy who wants to die.”

All The Bright Places is a heart-breaking novel that simply must be read. It is rare to find a book that is so open about mental illness, […]

You really have to hand it to the Star Wars prequels: what they get so disastrously wrong in terms of story, character, and performances on the whole from their star-studded casts, they get right – quite […]