Unsigned Act Of The Week: Hawk

Terrifyingly beautiful and stunningly haunting are two phrases perfectly used to describe the sound of prominent four-piece Hawk. Consisting of Julie Hawk, Matthew Harris; Chris Handsley and Sam Campbell, the London-based band are beginning to carve their mark into the…

LISTEN: OUAG x Spooky Set A New Grime Record

To celebrate the Once Upon A Grime blog reaching the grand old age of five, OUAG teamed up with grime DJ Spooky for a special anniversary set on Deja Vu FM. 12 MC’s on the flyer turned into Deja Vu…

LIVE: The End Festival, Crouch End 23.11.14

The End festival is an annual event that brings new music to Crouch End, taking underground bands a bit further north than their usual Shoreditch and Camden haunts for a change of scenery. With gigs held in make-do local venues…

GIGSLUTZ TICKETS: Reading & Leeds Festivals – ON SALE NOW

Reading & Leeds Festivals have announced undisputed global superstars Metallica as the first headliners for 2015 in a UK Festival Exclusive performance. James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Rob Trujillo will take to the Main Stage next August Bank…

ALBUM REVIEW: Wild Smiles ‘Always Tomorrow’

Against everything that your ears might tell you, Wild Smiles started making music in Hampshire. In a garden shed in Hampshire, to be precise – not, as their beach-spun sound might suggest, on a wooden jetty in Orange County, California….

Interview: Emerson Windy

With his album Herojuana featuring some of the biggest names in hip hop and a video for one of his singles causing a bit of a stir amongst the Native American community, US rapper/producer Emerson Windy has had an eventful…