Kai Palmer

Patti Smith: In Recent Years Last month, The Indiependent explored the life and landscape that led to Patti Smith’s debut album, Horses, i […]

Poetry, Vision and New York City: The Life That Led To Patti Smith’s Horses In celebration of the 50th anniversary of her debut album, Horses, Patti Smith has just announced a unique tour […]

Album Review: Oh! The Ocean // The Wombats In a great act of love for their fans, The Wombats chose Valentine’s Day to present us with their new record, O […]

New Year's Resolutions To Shrink Our Bodies Are Keeping Us Miserable And Fuelling Eating Disorders Disclaimer: This article discusses weight-restrictive eating disorders and body issues, which some may find […]

Album Review: The Human Fear // Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand are back with their first full album in seven years. Despite being in their third iteration […]

Live Review: The Lightning Seeds // Boilershop, Newcastle, 28.11.24 “Bloody hell, 35 years of The Lightning Seeds”. The unassuming yet outstanding Ian Broudie brings his ban […]

Live Review: Alfie Templeman // Boiler Shop, Newcastle, 2.11.24 For the third night of his UK tour, Alfie Templeman brought the best of both acid-trip-soft-rock and dreamy […]

Track Review: Champagne / That’s Life // Declan McKenna Declan McKenna has just released a brilliant double A-side consisting of two new tracks, ‘Champagne / T […]

Billy Ocean: Aside From The Hits Last week, pop, soul and rhythm romancer Billy Ocean announced a highly anticipated UK tour. It’ll commence a […]

Track Review: Feel // Pet Shop Boys Four decades in, Pet Shop Boys are still delivering tunes that are authentic to their signature sound, with […]

Live Review: Blondie // The Piece Hall, Halifax, 09.06.24 It’s not your usual Sunday! A teatime walk through snug Yorkshire abode, Halifax, may cause you to wonder w […]

Live Review:  Scouting For Girls // NX Newcastle, 27.05.24 Scouting For Girls! The kind of band where you’ll know more of their songs than you realise. Their first, s […]

Live Review: Declan McKenna // O2 City Hall, Newcastle, 25.05.24 Declan McKenna once again satisfied Newcastle’s eagerness for his lovable demeanour and musical brilliance on […]