It has been a whole two months since the last Pitched Up event in the basement of Birthdays in Dalston. With event organisers 1Xtra’s DJ Target and grime legend Danny Weed having additional time to arrange a blockbuster line up…
Manchester’s Parklife kicked Festival Season off this weekend, as revellers put on their waterproofs and sunglasses for a party in the rain, with some of the country’s best bands and Djs to provide the soundtrack. Undeterred by the morning’s torrential downpour,…
The Borderline in London is an intimate venue where the stench of beer sticks to the walls and becomes an enigmatic part of the furniture. However, taking nothing away from Phoneys & The Freaks, the venue was perfect to host…
Whilst Field Day stands out as a platform for new and upcoming bands, this year the festival’s Sunday headliner was a band who – far from being ‘new’- have been around for nearly thirty years. Despite Sunday having significantly less…
The Lantern is the venue for the Bristol leg of EMA’s (real name Erika M. Anderson) brief UK tour in support of her stunning second album ‘The Future’s Void’, which has drawn critical acclaim from across the board. Yet tonight…
On Thursday night, feeling withered, out of place and genuinely worried about the fastest way to the toilet as I cautiously sipped a shandy, I discovered the best cure for a hangover. VERY LOUD MUSIC. Following this magnificent gig I…
Despite being only 17, Lorde has already won a Grammy, had a platinum-selling album in the US, Australia and New Zealand and topped the UK charts with her single ‘Royals’. It’s safe to say that the New-Zealand born Ella Yellich-O’Connor…
The Eagles, along with Bob Dylan, are my earliest childhood memory of music as a 3-4 year old. I have my dad to thank for that, so when I heard that The Eagles were going to be playing Glasgow I…
Monument Valley is the solo project of Ned Younger whose 2012 7” single ‘Your Cover Blown’ has been waiting far too long for a follow up album. Well, here it is. Released last week, Walking On Skin is a beautifully…
With the folk revival laying waste to the charts since the start of the decade, bands such as Mumford and Sons, Fleet Foxes and The Lumineers have been enjoying healthy careers as of late. Acoustic guitars are flying off the…