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Dynamic indie/alternative four piece band Veludo Planes have recently indulged the public with their catchy debut single ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’, an impending success which was released on iTunes on March 1st. […]

Alexandria may well be the fresh new start that the group desperately needs, but not everyone is ready to accept their new neighbours with open arms. After a battle with the group (and his own insecurities) in […]

The words ‘motivation’ and ‘procrastination’ have become buzzwords of late, often used in conjunction with one another to describe a severe lack of the former leading to an abundance of the latter. This highly […]

The latest track from the Brighton- based GOLDING, self-described ‘high school sweethearts’, could be the musical love child of an Oscar Wilde, Morrissey and David Bowie ménage à trois. This single is the […]

In 2012, JK Rowling released her first novel for adults which, following its huge success, was adapted into a TV miniseries which premiered on the 15th February on BBC1 and captured the attention of 6.6 million […]

Brighton-based The Magic Gang barged onto the scene this week with the release of their first single, ‘No Fun.’ Given how little exposure the band had hitherto seen in mainstream media, it may well have been a bit […]

Three and a half years on from his eponymous debut solo record, with expectations high and preconceptions wavering as to whether Noel Gallagher will have mustered an even stronger, tauter follow up – here we have […]

It is often debated that the mainstream of this age lacks music that tests innovation and is often monotonous; Hozier has done an immense job to blowing this line of thought with his maturing EP Take Me To Church. […]

Title: The Stand

Author: Stephen King

What I think so far: Totting-up at an intimidating 1325 pages, The Stand seemed like a daunting duty waiting on my bookshelf. Now, 600 pages in, I find myself reading […]

Title: 10 Things I Hate About You

Starring: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik

Synopsis: As a new student, Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is given a tour of Padua High […]

The YouTube vlogger (video blogger) – unknown by anyone who doesn’t have an internet connection but worshipped by millions, is no longer just making videos to pay the bills. No, these internet stars are now […]

Name: Teapot Industries

Hometown: Rome, Italy

Listen to: Like To Be Alone Part 2

Teapot Industries have been floating just under the British indie music radar for a while now, like a volcano that’s been […]

Five-piece punk band Short Skirts are a whirlwind of energy and charisma. Their latest track, ‘All Sliced Up’, just screams with excitement. Their garage/punk sound is highly pleasing to the ears and makes for an […]

The addition of The Wytches onto the NME tour, in place of the absent Amazing Snakeheads, was a welcoming one. A last minute decision by NME saw the band embark on the third date of the tour (the bands second) as […]

New York indie group The Strokes have been announced as the latest headliners of Barclaycard British Summer Time, in what will be their first show on British soil in over four years.

June 18 is the date set […]

Name: Sky Children

Hometown: Birmingham

Listen to: Images

Hailing from Birmingham, Sky Children are a brand new four-piece, founded within the past year, already set to make waves in the Neo-Psychedelic […]

March opens the gate to a spectacular flood of great DVDs and Blu-rays in your local shops. Over the coming month, allowances will be tested to the limit by a chock-a-block list of films including award-winning […]

Ah, Under The Skin. We meet again.

If you’ve never seen this film, or have only seen it once, I would highly recommend watching or rewatching it. Having immediately dismissed it as categorically unappealing on […]

On the morning of the 27th of February, the world lost one of its greatest icons of television. Leonard Nimoy, best known for bringing to life the beloved Vulcan, Mr Spock, lived a long and prosperous life that […]

Name: The Lottery Winners

Hometown: Leigh, Lancashire

Download: Elizabeth

Bands hailing from the North West of England tend to be ones that forge music driven by an underlying sense of dour and a negative […]