Author Archives: Oliver Hope

About Oliver Hope

Oliver. Twenty Two year old gigaholic. Currently living in Manchester. Master's qualified journalist.

New Track: Ella On The Run – ‘Cavalry’

I can only imagine how gratifying it must be to be placed on Glastonbury’s long and ever growing list of emerging artists; that immense feeling of self-satisfaction that all your hard work and sacrifice is finally paying off. For London based…

One To Watch: Dead Boy Robotics

In recent years there seems to have been a sudden resurgence of music being produced  from north of the wall. Scotland has surely stamped its presence amongst the giants of the music scene as of late, and Dead Boy Robotics only…

LIVE: Ella Eyre – Manchester Albert Hall 06.11.15

Ella Eyre’s rise to fame has been quick and successful. She is just departing on her biggest tour to date which sees her visiting many well-known music locations across the country and after receiving a MOBO award for the best…

LIVE: Editors – Manchester Academy 22.10.15

Editors have been a staple and long standing fixture amongst the indie music scene for many years now. Having seemingly slipped into obscurity somewhat over the past couple of years, with this recent tour the band are able to show their…

LIVE: Chic Featuring Nile Rodgers – Leeds 02 Academy 23.03.15

The last time that the founding fathers of Chic performed together was at a 1996 Tokyo show. Shortly after this Nile Rodger’s partner in crime, Bernard Edwards, passed away. After surviving cancer, Nile Rodgers focused on himself. Despite on/off appearances over the past few…

LIVE: Underworld – Albert Hall, Manchester 13.03.15

“SHOUTING, LAGER LAGER LAGER!” Underworld; the duo who shot to fame with their trance classic Born Slippy, which featured on Danny Boyle’s infamous film ‘Trainspotting’. The hard hitting trance artists put on a performance which matches their reputation within the trance world. Underworld…

New Track: Schultz – ‘Vivid’

The city of Newcastle has recently given birth to a new progressive dark-pop band who go by the name of Schultz. The four piece outfit have just released their debut single, ‘Vivid’. Immediately, vocal wise, I can draw similarities to…