Preview: Beacons Festival (7th-10th August)
Taking over Funkirk Estate in Skipton this August 7th-10th is Beacons Festival. Beacons is North Yorkshire’s premier arts and music […]
Music
Review: Every Time I Die – From Parts Unknown
There’s a reason why Every Time I Die are heralded as one of the most consistently brilliant bands in hardcore
Review: Jack White – Lazaretto
To some extent, you know what you’re going to get with a Jack White record. ‘Lazaretto’, White’s second studio album,
Review: Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
Inevitable pressure and expectation: the second album’s labelled “difficult” for a reason. Despite extra EPs and deluxe editions, Lana Del
Festival Preview: 2000trees
It’s safe to say that the wealth of festivals the UK has to offer can be a little overwhelming. Do
Review: Peace – Sin City, Swansea 12/06/14
What initially seems like an odd choice of venue becomes painfully clear upon entering Swansea’s Sin City. It’s packed. Perhaps
Live Review: Chet Faker – Colston Hall, Bristol
Chet Faker’s career has been one of constant battle with definitions; does he make jazz, soul, house, hip-hopÔǪ Is he
Review: ZABA – Glass Animals
As one of the first acts signed to Paul Epworth’s Wolf Tone label, the excitement around Oxford quartet Glass Animals
Review: Thumpers – Galore
Introducing Thumpers and their debut album ‘Galore’. Released via their own label, the band have┬áshot themselves into the ether of
Interview: CHVRCHES
Tucked into the Union’s cluttered backstage area with an unassuming air, you would never guess that the synthpop trio were
Festival Preview: Pili Pala, Swansea
Now in its second year, Pili Pala festival is returning to Swansea’s Uplands from 16-17 May. The event will showcase
Album Review: Paolo Nutini – ‘Caustic Love’
At the end of February, Paolo Nutini released a live version of ÔÇÿIron Sky’ on YouTube, a song from his
Live Review: Deaf Havana, The Great Hall
“Mike’s on daytime radio, and John played Reading + Leeds, and I’m still playing the Purple Turtle on New Year’s
Review: Windband & Chamber Orchestra Concert, St Teilo’s Church
Culture editor Sum Sze Tam ventured into a stained-glass church for an evening of atmospheric music that veered from the
Live Review: Howl and Birth of Joy, The Moon Club, 27.03.14
Eerie blue stage lights illuminate the Moon Club. The floor is sticky with its carpet of spilled lager. An audience clad
Feature: Going It Alone
In the light of Independent Venue Week, Hannah Embleton-Smith finds out from industry insiders how Cardiff fares with small-time success
Review: East India Youth – Total Strife Forever
There’s something very special about the construction of East India Youth’s debut LP ÔÇô ÔÇÿTotal Strife Forever’. Somehow, William Doyle
Review: Eagulls – Eagulls
The Leeds-based five-piece will drop their self-titled LP on March 3rd, but is it more eagle or seagull? Perhaps someone
Review: Billie Joe and Norah – ‘Foreverly’
It doesn’t seem like the most natural fit at first sight. The idea of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong
Interview: Sivu
Ed Watson sits down with James Page, the man behind hotly-tipped singer-songwriter Sivu. Your pseudonym ÔÇÿSivu’ is a Finnish translation