In true Banksy fashion, the widely celebrated street-artist has surprised both locals and art lovers globally with his new topical piece found on a quiet Nottingham street. Initially, the design attracted solely residents whom it reminded of Banksy’s earlier works, which prompted sporadic speculation that it could in fact be a genuine contribution. Despite the […]Read More
Nottingham rock band Pretty Citizens deliver an intense and epic sound on ‘Lost Control’. The song begins echoic and spacious. This soon digresses into a luscious guitar sound with a definitive and punchy rhythm that underpins the song in its entirety. The vocals enter, carrying with them an infectiously catchy melody. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/259258845″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” […]Read More
Daudi Matsiko is a unique singer-songwriter who has recently released his EP The Lingering Effects of Disconnection. Music has served as a therapeutic outlet, comforting him through the troubles life had thrown his way, and leading to the development of his sincere and heartfelt musical style. Aside from regularly busking in and around Nottingham, he has […]Read More
Following their very enjoyable but perhaps slightly cautious debut album All Our Favourite Stories, a three year absence from production probably left many fans of the Nottingham quintet anticipating, or even expecting, some semblance of progression from their next release. Thankfully, the unimaginative and frankly bemusing change of name from Dog is Dead to simply […]Read More
Nottingham indie pop group Dog Is Dead disappeared off the radar following their 2012 release All Our Favourite Stories. Save for the odd time I’ve been in H&M and they’ve been played over the sound system, its like the band never existed in the first place. But now they’re back in business – and they’ve had a […]Read More
The Vaccines are back and my god are they better than ever. I would love to tell you how great Jay Jay Pistolet’s vocal performance was, but unfortunately I can’t because I could barely hear him over the hyped crowd. In what was the most enjoyable gig I’ve ever been to, The Vaccines brought their A […]Read More
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