Festival Review: The Tenement Trail 2016
The Tenement Trail 2016 Various, Glasgow 8th October 2016 Words and Photos: Alice Haden With the festival trending on Twitter, hundreds of fans fled the streets of Glasgow (mainly Sauchiehall Street) to find the best kept secrets this industry has to offer. Playing in some of the city’s best venues were the likes of Sweaty … Continue reading
Festival Review: Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia
Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia 2016 Liverpool, 23rd – 25th September 2016 Words: Nick Jacques Photos: Gaz Jones I arrived at the Camp & Furnace venue in the Baltic triangle area of Liverpool with high expectations for the International Festival of Psychedelia. With a wide ranging line up from indie-psych favourites Super Furry Animals to … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Vegan Leather – This House
The Vegan Leather Words: Gary Feeney We know The Vegan Leather have been around for a while and that This House isn’t exactly a new single, but since we’ve featured a number of other acts from this year’s Tenement Trail line-up in recent weeks, we felt that it was only fair that we show some … Continue reading
Album Review: Two Door Cinema Club – Gameshow
Gameshow Released 14th October 2016 Words: Rebecca Mason Two Door Cinema Club are back from the brink of a break up. Returning from a two year break, the Irish indie trio are ready to release their new album. Recorded in Togana Canyon, California and produced by Jacknife Lee, Gameshow shows us a whole new side … Continue reading
Live Review: This Feeling, Liverpool
This Feeling The Jackobins, Broken Witt Rebels, Spares & Seprona 30th September, The Zanzibar, Liverpool Words: George Holland Photos: Fi Carroll This Feeling returned in glorious fashion this weekend with a true to form sell out at Zanzibar. Four bands storming bands in exchange for one of those snazzy new five-pound notes. Who could ask … Continue reading
Live Review: Jodie Abacus – Manchester
Jodie Abacus Deaf Institute, Manchester, 27th September 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Lucy Lamb Support for Jodie Abacus came from Age of L.U.N.A. (Live Under No Authority) who are a curious up-and-coming British hip hop act. As the eyes of the music world after a decade of Grime are now looking towards that as the … Continue reading
Popped Playlist: #005
Popped Playlist #005 With more minutes of music coming in than hours available in the day to listen to and share there’s only one way forward. A collection of our favourite tracks that hit our ears each month. Some that have already featured on Popped and plenty that just we ran out of time for … Continue reading
Just Listen: @The Wytches – Crest Of Death
The Wytches Words: Georgia Mae Blackman The short but not so sweet track Crest of Death by The Wytches is a slither of what we will be expecting from their new album All Your Happy Life which is to be expected on the 30th October. In recent months the group of four have developed into … Continue reading
Just Listen: Joy Room – Late At Night
Joy Room Words: Gary Hughes It’s traditional to call a band’s first release a ‘debut offering’ I suppose. So this is the first single from a band from the smoke called Joy Room. Joy Room (as well as not being as problematic to google as you would think) are four lads from London and this … Continue reading
Just Listen: PssyPwr – Cocaine Girls
Pussy Pwr Words: Elena Katrina As you might suspect from the band’s name and their debut offering Cocaine Girls, this isn’t a folk girl duo, nor are they a straight up punk riot grrl act either. Rather a murky-pop sound with a hint of rock band, 80s synth and a huge dollop of unapologetic punk … Continue reading
Album Review: Palace – So Long Forever
So Long Forever Released 4th November 2016 Words: Elena Katrina Palace are probably best known for their more laid back rock blues than they are for their album opener Break The Silence. The track not only does exactly as the title suggests but does it passionately, at times frantically and above all beautifully. It says … Continue reading
Album Review: Feeder – All Bright Electric
All Bright Electric Released: 7th October 2016 Words: Nick Jacques When I think of Feeder, it instantly takes me back to my GCSE days when I listened to Polythene on heavy rotation on my Walkman. Tracks like Tangerine and High were an important part of my teenage years. They were one of my favourite bands … Continue reading
EP Review: Jordan Mackampa – Physics
Physics Released 30th September 2016 Words: Elena Katrina It is all very well and good being constantly on the search for music that makes you feel alert and alive and full of visceral blood-pumping, foot-stomping, hip-swaying beats and thrills and then there are the times when your soul needs feeding something more ethereal. Something to … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Ninth Wave – Change
The Ninth Wave Words: Gary Feeney The Ninth Wave’s Soundcloud biography consists of two simple words. Normally, you’d find such a brief description to be a bit frustrating, especially if you’re looking for a some nformation to use when writing something like this to hopefully introduce people to a band, but in this case, the … Continue reading
Just Listen: NGOD – Can You Hear Me?
NGOD Words: Gary Hughes This is a sub three minute romp from the Bradford five piece NGOD who were a recent support slot (along with Spring King) for the Kaiser Chiefs and have also got another of their songs (Blue) onto Fifa 17; and you can hear why. Can You Hear Me? is confident, tight … Continue reading
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