About Oliver Hope
Oliver.
Twenty Two year old gigaholic.
Currently living in Manchester.
Master's qualified journalist.
With a tour and the chance of a new album on the horizon, 2016 is certainly looking bright for The Stone Roses. Successfully selling out four nights in Manchester and announcing their festival headline slot at this years T in…
So returns the NME Awards Tour, the showcase of musical talent that are tipped to by the “hot acts” for the forthcoming year. Headlining the show are the already well established, but recently rediscovered, band known as Bloc Party. Now…
From the time James Brown appeared as Bart’s inner child, encouraging the young character to just ‘be himself’, to the time Johnny Cash voiced a red coyote in the sky whilst Homer was experiencing a magnificent psychedelic trip after eating a…
Rating: So the mighty have returned, resurrected and rejuvenated with a new found passion and lust for a new sound. They’ve dabbled in an Eden’s garden of musical perfection before reaching out for a grab of the musical perfection fruit….
What do you get when you mix together a blend of a strong political mind-set with thrashing punk rock? Slaves. The band have recently resumed their delayed tour (due to an injury in the band caused by over enthusiasm whilst on…
It’s hard to believe that only ten years ago 2006 was a plethora of indie acts, pop delights and, urm ,Nelly Furtardo’s. As we find ourselves in another new year, looking forward to revivals from the likes of The Stone…
The Queen Of Pop descended upon Manchester, armed with a flank of dancers and a full backing band. Those who doubt Madonna‘s ability to perform any-more seriously need to rethink. Yes, maybe she is not as agile as she used…
With a début album on the horizon, Northern based band Shields have taken a strong step into the indie music scene. They brand themselves as being math-indie and after supporting the likes of Placebo and Everything Everything the quintet certainly earned the respect of some…
During the Summer of 2015 I had the pleasure of meeting the band known as Ho99o9. They were relaxed, laid back and not demanding in the slightest. They laid back in their trailer with a smoke and a can of…
Dark and hard hitting, ‘Midnight Mirror’ is the début single from London producer Antonio James. I can sense tones of the Weeknd, London Grammar and FKA Twigs with this new and relaxed neo R&B mix. Antonio has said that the track…