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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, […]

Apple are currently offering a 3 month free trial for their streaming platform, Apple Music. The platform allows the user to access and stream millions of songs, receive personalised recommendations and connect […]

Standing at 5.23 minutes long, Officer’s self-proclaimed “oddly titled single” ‘My Darling Defibrillator’ is an epic saga from start to finish. The Glaswegian singer-songwriter – who also goes by the name David […]

If you’ve ever watched a nature documentary – which you’ve probably done if your grandparents’ house is anywhere near as boring as my grandparents’ house is – then chances are you’ll have seen footage of penguins […]

Every day I get 50 e-mails from producers that are taking baby steps in their music career asking me if I can get them into the Top 10 on Beatport or booked at Tomorrowland. Because we live in a fast moving world […]

With the much anticipated return of Orange is the New Black back on our TV (or rather, laptop) screens, it’s time to touch on a subject that the Emmy Award-winning show has actively decided to tiptoe around: bi […]

In stark contrast to the effortless side of indie music dominating the scene at the moment, Love, Faith and Fear offers a distinctly energetic first impression of a mildly eclectic range of driving impressions and […]

There is something very remotely Kim Gordon about this record. And perhaps it’s not overt, and perhaps it isn’t always noticeable, but it’s there – if only for a second or two towards the beginning of track seven […]

Marvel Studios have been interlocking their films for 7 years now, since Iron Man was released in 2008.  In that seven, Marvel Studios have released 10 films, dubbed ‘The cinematic universe.’ One of the most […]

I’ve been a bit, okay, a lot, of a film swot for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I’ve always found that there’s just something about watching films that gives me a certain happiness – whether that be […]

London based up coming band Rocheii took to the stage at the prestigious Camden Barfly on the 17th of March. Our photographer Matt Marsh was able to attend the show and took the shots below. The band played a very […]

We are all guilty of mishearing lyrics in songs and while it can be embarrassing for us, it’s also extremely amusing for those around us. Singing that one line of a song at the top of your lungs and later […]

Irish brothers Hudson Taylor played their biggest ever headline show on the 12th, to over two thousand excited fans at a sold out Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Matt Marsh, one of our photographers, was able to get to […]

Leelah Alcorn was a transgender teenager who lived in Ohio, until she committed suicide on December 28th 2014. She realised she was female at the age of four. At the age of seventeen, after thirteen years of […]

Shocking fashion statements are nothing new, but in the past few years attempts to connect with the new generation of ‘edgy’ teenagers has pushed its limit. One of the more recent, disturbing statements comes in […]

London based four piece, Passport to Stockholm, have been pumping fresh air into the lungs of the acoustic genre since forming in 2012. Armed with acoustic guitars, cellos, harmonicas, banjoleles, loop pedals, […]