Festival Preview: Liverpool Sound City 2016
Liverpool Sound City 2016 Tickets for Liverpool Sound City are on sale now £75 for a full weekend or £42 for a day ticket here. Keep updated: Website // Facebook // Twitter This year’s Liverpool Sound City is keeping with it’s big move of 2015 and is staying a little less City, a little … Continue reading
EP Review: Otherkin – The New Vice
The New Vice Released 17th June 2016 Words: Gary Feeney Following hot on the heels of their debut 201 E.P, Dublin quarter Otherkin are back with their second such release, The New Vice. I really enjoyed the previous EP (which you can read about on Popped here) and since then, a bit of a buzz … Continue reading
Live Review: Fiction Records Party – London
Fiction Records Party [Crystal Castles//The Amazons//The Big Moon// Palace House of Vans, 12th May 2016 Words: Nick Jacques Beneath the mass of commuter mayhem that is Waterloo station, lurks a twisted series of arches with intriguing tunnels, one in particular is the spiritual home of Vans, the well renowned skater/trainer brand. It’s this venue which … Continue reading
Just Listen: Prides – Rome
Prides The (ahem) pride of Glasgow, Prides, return with new single Rome and it brings a ever so slightly rockier edge to their usual disco-pop infused sound. Fear not though if that’s what you’ve always loved about them, that feel is still very much still the thread that keeps the track stitched together. I found … Continue reading
Just Listen: Corbu- Polygon Forest
Corbu Words: Georgia Evans Corbu, a band from New York, have blown me away with their latest track, the fabulous Polygon Forest. Corbu like to create psych and electronic beats with a hint of Indie, if you like any of the genres I just mentioned, then Corbu fits the bill for you! It starts off … Continue reading
Just Listen: White – Fight The Feeling
White Words: Gary Feeney After releasing three quite brilliant singles last year, you could probably have been forgiven for wondering if White could hit the same heights with their latest offering, Fight The Feeling; if you had any such doubts about this band though, you would have been very wrong indeed. Bristling with the kind … Continue reading
Interview: The Amazons
The Amazons Words: Gary Lambert Regardless of how an interview goes, I always come away from the sessions feeling fortunate to meet the artist or band. It is exciting to see beyond the looking glass and get some insight into what goes on in the lives of a rock band. Sometimes the band you meet … Continue reading
GIT Award Preview 2016
GIT AWARD Liverpool 14th May 2016 The Getintothis Award, GIT Award, for short, has become a firm and exciting fixture in the Liverpool music scene calendar. Dubbed ‘The Scouse Mercury Prize,’ and backed by Yoko Ono, the winner of the GIT Award 2016 will be revealed on Saturday 14 May 2016, at it’s new home … Continue reading
Live Review: Rhodes – London
Rhodes Electrowerkz, London, 26th April 2016 Words: Claire Healey Currently in the midst of writing his next album, Rhodes took to the violet hues of Islington’s packed out Electrowerkz last week to surprise fans with an intimate array of both new ideas and nostalgic numbers. With tickets having sold out in only a matter of … Continue reading
Just Watch: Asylums – Necessary Appliances
Asylums Words: Georgia Evans Necessary Appliances has a lot of hard felt energy which grabs you straight away, with loud sounding guitar and drumming beats within the first few seconds closely followed by the loud and different range of vocals. It’s almost as if this track takes me on a very fast journey; a whirlwind … Continue reading
Festival Review: Festevol 2016
Festevol 2016 1st May 2016, Liverpool Words: Elena Katrina Photos: Gaz Jones//Elena Katrina From the get go this festival was always going to be of interest, after all Liverpool promoter Evol is well known to us for putting on great shows featuring many of the bands we love. Gary went along last year, and this … Continue reading
Just Listen: Baby Strange: Pure Evil
Baby Strange Words: Gary Feeney Introducing itself with a simple yet instantly recognisable guitar riff from singer/guitarist Johnny Madden, one which lurks menacingly in the background throughout (and which sparks crowd mayhem from the first note live), Pure Evil is propelled along by the thunderous drums and bass pairing of brothers Connaire and Aidan McCann as … Continue reading
Just Listen: Beach Baby – Lost Soul
Beach Baby Words: Georgia Evans Four piece, Beach Baby, originating from London continue to impress with their Brit-Pop, wavy beats with a hint of 1960’s American pop music. Lost Soul starts with dreamy vocals and melodies, with a differing sound to any other band I’ve heard recently. Lost Soul is a happy and also a … Continue reading
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