INTERVIEW: Lucy Rose
Known for her love of tea which has driven her to create her own blend (Builders Grey; two parts English breakfast, one part Earl Grey) and also her sweet sounding pop/folk tracks, Lucy Rose has been on everyone’s radar since…
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LIVE: Truck Festival, Oxfordshire 17-18.07.15
Since its beginnings back in 1998, Truck Festival has always kept itself on top of the ever-growing list of small festivals. Tucked away on Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, this year saw a sell-out as music fans came to enjoy…
FESTIVAL GUIDE: Truck Festival
Name: Truck Festival Where: Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire When: 17 – 18 July Headliners: The Charlatans and Basement Jaxx Also featuring: Clean Bandit, Temples, Darwin Deez, Peter Hook & The Light, Lucy Rose, Fat White Family, Slaves, Pulled Apart By…
LIVE: Wolf Alice – The Institute, Birmingham 31.03.15
Introducing themselves with the mellow and contained ‘Leaving You’ single back in 2012, London’s Wolf Alice have come far in developing their loud-mouthed, grunge sound which has already gained them a tight, loyal following. Ahead of their much awaited debut…
Baby Strange + Dolomite Minor LIVE @ The Rainbow, Birmingham 06.02.15
Co-headline tours are almost unheard of these days, but Glasgow’s Baby Strange and Southampton’s Dolomite Minor have brought together the north and south for a late-punk-fuelled evening that can only go down well. Bringing the pride of Brum, Lime take the…
Best of YouTube: THE HORRORS
Do not be lulled, dear reader, by the pleasant bucolic scene pictured above as this journey down the dark, mysterious roads of the internet takes us through far more decidedly gothic territory than many a meek soul can handle. We…
LISTEN: Little Boots shares new tracks ‘Heroine’ and ‘Pretty Tough’
Little Boots has released two tracks, ‘Heroine’ and ‘Pretty Tough’, off her upcoming EP Business Pleasure. Opening track ‘Taste It’ was released earlier this month, revealing a new side to Little Boots aka Victoria Hesketh. Showing off her musical redesign…
ALBUM: Azealia Banks ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’
Rating: “Why procrastinate girl?” Azealia Banks asked herself in her debut single ‘212’ and 3 years later we’re still asking the same question. You can’t forget it wasn’t all down to her, with her label pushing the release back from…
ALBUM REVIEW: Thurston Moore ‘The Best Day’
Rating: Where would music be without Sonic Youth? Founder Thurston Moore made the uncool cool with detuned guitars and trauma-filled vocals that anywhere else would be laughed at – alternative wasn’t the thing to do yet. For his fourth solo…
INTERVIEW: The History Of Apple Pie
The History Of Apple Pie are Steph Min, Jerome Watson, James Thomas, Aslam Ghauri and Joanna Curwood. Formed in 2011, this energetic London five piece have already treated us to debut album Out Of View as well as several tracks from their new record, including…