Author Archives: Matt Tarr

About Matt Tarr

With grime and hip hop being major influences on him growing up in South East London, Matt's passion is urban music but over the years he has gathered a hugely diverse taste, ranging from Wiley to The Smiths by way of Machine Head, that has made him a very open minded individual.

Listen: TOORARETODIE share new track ‘Uno’

TOORARETODIE, also known as TRTD, are an alternative/rap group from North West & West London and in anticipation for the release of their debut EP Once Pure, the group have released the audio for a freestyle entitled ‘Uno’. Inspired by…

PREVIEW: V Festival 2014

When: 16th-17th August Where: Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire V Festival has occurred every August since 1996 and is renowned for its pop friendly line-up and lively atmosphere. This year is set to be another great year for…

INTERVIEW: Charlie Simpson

Having just stepped off stage after playing a three song set that featured two tracks from his latest album Long Road Home, ‘Comets’ and ‘Haunted’, during which he had a slight tuning issue (see footage below),Charlie Simpson of Busted and…

ALBUM REVIEW: Tre Mission ‘Stigmata’

Rating: With 99.9% of grime artists coming from the UK, it can be difficult for overseas acts to gain inclusion into the scene. However, one man who has accomplished this is Tre Mission. The Toronto born MC, who has been…

ALBUM REVIEW: Blacks ‘Sick Individual 2’

Rating: As part of South East London grime collective OGz along with MCs such as P Money, Little Dee and Jendor , Blacks has built up a huge reputation for his flow and energy on live sets. Having released Sick…

Listen: SOPHIE releases new single ‘Lemonade’

Following  previous single ‘Bipp’, which was released in June 2013, we hadn’t heard anything from mysterious future-electro producer SOPHIE, that is until now! ‘Lemonade’ is a futuristic piece of electronic music that takes influences from several genres with its electro…

Music Potential ‘Unleashed’ @ Camden Roundhouse, 4.8.14

Camden’s Roundhouse was the venue for the climax of Capital XTRA’s Music Potential, in partnership with Barclaycard which engages 16-25 year olds across London and Birmingham who are not in full-time education, employment or training (NEET). ‘Unleashed’ was the culmination…