Interview // Gordon Moakes
Gordon Moakes (most famous for his bass playing skills in Bloc Party) was at Reading Festival this year with his new band Young Legionnaire . Here’s what happened when I caught up with him for a brief chat…. Katie: Are you Looking forward to playing tonight on the Festival Republic stage? ...
Introducing // No Ceremony
So last night I got sent a video for a band called No Ceremony for a song called ‘Hurtlove’ with no explanation of who the band are / a press release or anything. However, I was completely blown away by the song so here it is: Visit here to see the amazing single...
New // Bon Iver and James Blake – ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir.’
Two men with beautiful voices have collaborated to create ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’ and pretty fucking stunning. There’s said to be releasing an album entitled Enough Thunder in October whilst ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’ will be released next week on 29th August.
Review // Dels / Ghostpoet live at Concorde 2, Brighton
With a Mercury Prize nomination behind Ghostpoet and a wealth of acclaim from critics up and down the country for DELS, you would be forgiven for thinking that getting hold of tickets for their double-headline show in Brighton last week would be a challenge. In reality, tickets were being offered at almost half...
Introducing // Pengilly’s
Pengilly’s are a London / Leeds based band with a fascination for cults as well as human power, as well as ‘exploring the ground between nature and technology.’ They are releasing their first EP entitled ‘Toby’s Hill’ in September and have recently played some small UK Festivals. All of the songs on the...
Review // Summer Sundae Festival 2011 (12th – 14th August)
Having never done a weekend of Summer Sundae and only having been for the day, I was really looking forward to doing the whole weekend as well as re-experiencing the good vibes I picked up from the festival the year before. Friday Having seen a few local midlands bands which I wasn’t overly...
Video // Marina and the Diamonds – ‘Radioactive’
Today, Marina revealed her new single and video. All I have to say on the matter is just: WOW. ’Radioactive’ is out on the 3rd October on 679 Recordings.
Review // Cloud 9 Festival, Cheshire (06/08/11)
With the previous year’s festival not going too well, new people were brought on board to help make Cloud 9 Festival 2011 a much greater success, including a good friend of mine so I was always going to come to the festival despite the very tasty Field Day line-up. I had a lovely...
Review // Beirut – ‘The Riptide’
Beirut are one of those phenomenal music industry finds who have remained ruthlessly independent throughout their career so far. With two critically acclaimed albums already under their belt, the band release their latest offering, The Riptide, through their own label, Pompeii Records, later this month. Exploring the full range of human emotion on...
News // Morning Parade to tour with The Wombats
As well as playing their biggest show to date at King’s Cross’ Scala, Morning Parade have announced that they will be touring with The Wombats in October at the following places: 1 Oct Westlands Yeovil W/The Wombats 2 Oct Academy, Birmingham W/The Wombats 3 Oct Engine Shed, Lincoln W/The Wombats 4 Oct Academy, Sheffield W/The Wombats...
Feature // Robbie Wojciechowski on the riots
We thought it would be nice to hear a young person’s views on the riots which occurred last week so we asked Robbie some questions and he came back with some incredibly interesting answers for us. Here you go y’all: 1. Which areas of London have you seen so far after the...
Review // Theme Park – A Mountain We Love / Wax
On the 22nd August, Theme Park will release their first single ‘A Mountain We Love’ with a double A side of ‘Wax’. ‘A Mountain We Love’ is a vibrant, heart warming pop song which I don’t see how anyone couldn’t like it it. It’s lovely. The combination of jangley guitars and pleasant vocals are delicious...
