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ALBUM: Grimes ‘Art Angels’

Rating: Art Angels is the highly anticipated fourth album from electronic one-woman sensation Grimes. Claire Boucher is back on form with fifteen new tracks, showcasing her ability to turn fantasy and reality in to an awkwardly beautiful, pastel-coloured aural rainbow….

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…

Tracks Of The Week, 06.11.15

Following their first album Some Dogs Think Their Name is No, Black Casino And The Ghost are back with ‘Veggie Tarantula’ – their latest single in anticipation of their second album. The two year gap between albums has undoubtedly been a productive…

FILM: KILL YOUR FRIENDS (VIDEO)

Rating: Kill Your Friends Director: Owen Harris Starring: Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Georgia King, Craig Roberts, Tom Riley, Joseph Mawle and Ed Skrein Kill Your Friends, the big screen adaptation of John Niven’s cult classic novel, is blacker than a…

For The Record: GZA ‘LIQUID SWORDS’

This weeks For The Record takes a look at one of the greatest, and most influential Hip-Hop records of our time. This Saturday sees the 20th anniversary of its release; Gabriel Ebulue talks us through why stealing GZA-LIQUID SWORDS, from his…

NEW TRACK: Findlay – ‘Junk Food’

If you’re feeling stodgy, deflated, or downtrodden this week, you might want to set aside a few minutes to listen to Findlay‘s new track ‘Junk Food’. The song is a great big “F**k Off!” to the advertising industries who profit…

Tracks Of The Week, 30.10.15

I’ll let you into a little secret: I’ve got an addiction. An addiction to the sweet, sweet sounds of The Prettiots. Kay Kasparhauser, Rachel Trachtenburg and Lulu Prat deliver wonderfully witty, sunny surf-pop, reminiscent of the likes of Best Coast…

AN OPEN LETTER TO: PEOPLE WHO RECORD GIGS ON THEIR PHONES

To the people who record entire gigs on their smart phones, You are biologically blessed with two gaping holes in the front of your skull filled with jelly-like spheres called ‘eyeballs’. There are also another two holes on either side of your…

ALBUM: Guy Garvey ‘Courting The Squall’

Rating: This is a bold debut album, its maker having done whatever pleases his ear, mind and soul, and in doing so has flipped the numbskull music industry the finger. After nearly twenty five years and counted as a member…