Live Review: Hooton Tennis Club – Liverpool
Hooton Tennis Club Invisible Wind Factory, 9th December 2016 Words: George Holland Photos: Michael Kirkham After an extensive tour of the UK and Europe, Hooton Tennis Club return to Liverpool armed with a tennis racket guitar and a Big Box Of Chocolates. You can only use so many superlatives to describe a band before things … Continue reading
Festival Preview: When In Manchester
When In Manchester Words: Gary Lambert The festival takes place on Saturday 17th December and tickets can be found here. Keep Up To Date: Facebook What are you doing on the last proper Saturday before Christmas? Are you traipsing around shops buying gifts that you feel are socially required of you? Well Popped Music’s Santa Claus … Continue reading
Live Review: Lewis Watson – Norwich
Lewis Watson Norwich Arts Centre, 28th November 2016 Words & photos: Chloe Hashemi For me, there is nothing more special than seeing an artist grow humbly with their art. Having seen Lewis Watson just over three years ago at the Norwich Arts Centre, it was hard to believe that the man I saw on stage … Continue reading
Just Listen: Seeing Hands – It’s True
Seeing Hands Words: Gary Feeney Following on from their recent debut single I Knew You, Newcastle quartet Seeing Hands have returned with their sumptuous sophomore offering, It’s True. Combining intricately weaved guitar lines with dreamy, harmonised vocals that drift over the melody almost like a lullaby, there’s echoes of 60’s acts like the Byrds and … Continue reading
Live Review: White Lies – Liverpool
White Lies Liverpool O2 Academy, 26th November 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones For all that is said about Liverpool being a tough town to sell gig tickets in, they really needed to explain that to Saturday 26th November 2016. Just off the top of my head there was Bill Ryder-Jones playing at New … Continue reading
Just Watch: The Big Moon – Formidable
The Big Moon Words: Eliza Laben Formidable is the new track from The Big Moon, female indie-pop band from London. The beginning of the track hints at a style similar to that of Lana Del Rey and Florence Welch , particularly within the deep, buttery vocals. However, unexpectedly, it takes on an upbeat, more pop-rock … Continue reading
Live Review: TOY – Liverpool
TOY The Magnet, November 24th 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones Let me give you an insight into the world of music reviewing for blogs. After a hard day at work, you have a comfy night lined up where you put on a chilled out playlist, take off your trousers and tie and then pick … Continue reading
Just Listen: Island – A Place You Like
Island Words: Elena Katrina Sit back and let Island weave their own magic blend of chill over you – in fact, you might want to lay back. A Place You Like doesn’t just take you away, it gently caresses and soothes with its rich textures and plush guitars. In places the guitar twinkles like drooping … Continue reading
Just Listen: White Room – Stole The I.V
White Room Words: Elena Katrina Admittedly before I paid any attention to the title of the song and just listened to it over and over again, I thought the lyrics were “you stole the ivy, I get my poision for free” – which I thought was really clever. Turns out I was quite a way … Continue reading
Just Listen: Thom Worth – Oh! Lucinda
Thom Worth Words: Elena Katrina Sweet and poppy melodies and vocals mix with a real easy going groove that you just can’t help but move to. London based singer-songwriter Thom Worth releases his latest single Oh!Lucinda and it’s enough to warm the cockles, even in this freezing cold weather. Find Thom Worth on Facebook LIVE … Continue reading
Just Listen: Paris Youth Foundation – Losing Your Love
Paris Youth Foundation Words: Elena Katrina Paris Youth Foundation kick up a bit of a storm with their brand new single Loving Your Love. With every element you can imagine stuffed into one rampant song it’s impossible to quite grasp at one single influence – yet they wear them like a full tattooed sleeve. This … Continue reading
Live Review: Palace – Manchester
Palace Deaf Institute, November 25th 2016 Words and Photos: Elena Katrina The Deaf Institute is my current favourite venue for gigs, I love everything about it, the style, the intimacy, the good dolly bad dolly wall paper in the little girls room. Everything. So what better way to spend a Friday night than in my … Continue reading
Interview Exclusive: Honeyblood
Honeyblood Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones When Honeyblood met up with Popped Music, Liverpool was suffering a night of horrendous hailstones which came down so thickly – and painfully – that it looked like the streets were covered in snow rather than small balls of evil. This meant that we, “The G’s” (as our … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Amazons – Little Something
The Amazons Words: Gary Lambert As the eye from the Little Something image peers at you, The Amazons launch into the construction of a sheer cliff face of bass. It feels scary, threatening and dangerous. It feels like rock music should. Little Something sounds like it is going to make a lot of money for … Continue reading
Live Review: Honeyblood – Liverpool
Honeyblood Liverpool O2 Academy 2, 18th November 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones To celebrate the release of their sophomore album Babes Never Die, Honeyblood embarked on their largest ever tour of the UK. Their visit to Liverpool coincided with a gig with Crystal Fighters which made the O2 Academy Liverpool pretty much the … Continue reading
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