2018 signals the split of Wild Beasts, a band who have graced people’s ears for over a decade. Manchester saw the penultimate show on a run of their final ever live performances. The audience were treated to a mammoth 23-song set, which lasted the best part of 2 hours. Our photographer Lewis Evans headed down […]Read More
We headed down to Wolf Alice’s Nottingham show to see what all the fuss is about, following the release of their critically acclaimed 2nd album ‘Visions Of A Life’. Read More
The Barrowlands: one of the better music venues to exist. The renovated ballroom recently hosted a weekend’s worth of Wolf Alice, with a sold-out Saturday show and a less crowded Remembrance Sunday slot. The London band visited Scotland and told us they love it up here, intricately weaving EPs and albums, complete with breaks and […]Read More
It takes a certain level of craft and ingenuity to stay afloat in today’s music industry, where you can fall just as quickly as you can rise. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are part of a select group that has ripened perfectly with age. Rip-roaring riffs aplenty, the group’s appearance in Nottingham marks over 2 years since […]Read More
Loyle Carner’s take on UK hip-hop is taking the country by storm and the emotive content within his songs is really striking a connection with fans and fellow music lovers, alike. His popularity is reflected by the gargantuan venues that he now finds himself in and his Manchester date is a fitting finale to a […]Read More
They’re still pushing, still desperate for the new, past success be damned. It wasn’t a greatest hits set but it wasn’t a B-sides and rarities set either, it struck a beautiful, chiming chord in between. Read More
Reinvention is possibly both the most difficult and rewarding thing a band can do for themselves, it has a pros and cons list that is a mile long. You could gain a whole new fan base but alienate those that were there from the start, who are begging for more of the same, or you […]Read More
Megan Bakewell reviews 'All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need of Hell', the latest offering from PVRIS. Read More
There’s a reason why the Kentucky natives are widely revered as being one of the best live acts in the world and they certainly don’t fail to impress. The six-piece have seen their stock rise exponentially in the UK in recent years off the back of huge support slots, alongside the likes of Foals and […]Read More
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