10 Best (Alternative) Christmas Songs
You’re stuffing every form of food in your face if it has the word ‘Festive’ in-front of it right now aren’t you? Festive mince Pie? Go On. Festive Chocolate log? Be rude not to. Festive piece of pig wrapped in…
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LIVE: The Vaccines – Brixton Academy 22.11.15
22nd November marked the first of a string of three headline dates from The Vaccines at Brixton Academy. We found ourselves banished from our usual haunt (in standing) and nestled instead amongst every low-key alternative, music loving, middle-aged couple in…
LIVE: Glastonbury – Worthy Farm, Pilton 26-28.06.14
Suede 90’s Britpop legends Suede took to a packed out John Peel stage on the Saturday night at Worthy Farm, to give Glastonbury its daily dose of glam. Brett Anderson and co kicked off a well deserved headline slot with…
ALBUM: Palma Violets ‘Danger In The Club’
Rating: For the past two years, London based quartet Palma Violets have seemingly spent their time convincing the music world that raucous indie boy pop is far from dead. With the release of their highly anticipated follow up album, Danger In…
FESTIVAL GUIDE: Live At Leeds
Name: Live At Leeds Where: 20 different venues in Leeds When: 1st-4th May Headliners: Dry The River, Dutch Uncles, Eagulls, Emmy The Great, Gaz Coombes, George The Poet, Hookworms, Lauren Aquilina, Lawson, Lucy Rose, MNEK, Palma Violets, Prides, Raleigh Ritchie,…
LIVE: NME Awards Tour – The Ritz, Manchester 26.02.15
Due to the bane of modern life that is public transport, I unfortunately missed the majority of the slot of the opening act of the evening that took the form of The Wytches, who were recently added to the bill…
LIVE: Boardmasters Festival, Newquay 06.08.14-10.08.14
Rating: We set off to Boardmasters not really sure what to expect from it, as some have previously said it’s a really “chill” festival while others claim it’s basically a three day rave, but we arrived on Friday and instantly, you could…
LIVE: Y Not Festival, Derbyshire 01.08.14 – 03.08.14
Rating: Set in the abyss of Derbyshire countryside, Y Not Festival is widely regarded as one of the best of the smaller festivals that the country has to offer. Arriving early meant that I could pitch my tent in the Kashmir…
Palma Violets LIVE @ Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney
The boys from Lambeth came rollicking into town after having been warmly received at Australia’s flagship festival, Splendour in the Grass. With them they brought the lion’s share of UK media-hype, generated of course by certain reliably excitable quarters. For…