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
Festival Preview: Neighbourhood 2016
Neighbourhood 2016 Neighbourhood is SOLD OUT Neighbourhood: Website // Facebook // Twitter Words: Gary Lambert Manchester city centre on a Saturday afternoon in October, it doesn’t strike you as the most obvious venue for a new festival but with Neighbourhood Festival about to open its doors for the first time, it is going to do … 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
Festival Preview: Tenement Trail 2016
Tenement Trail 2016 Glasgow’s Tenement Trail returns to stages with an even bigger line-up. Words: Alice Hadden Keep Up To Date: Website // Facebook Milburn, Be Charlotte, The Van-T’s and Declan Welsh are only a fraction of talent appearing at this years now infamous Tenement Trail. Known for its abundance of rising stars, the one … Continue reading
Playlist Winner Q&A: Cinema
Cinema Playlist 004 Winner For those who haven’t got to grips with you yet – please introduce yourselves: We are Cinema, an alternative electronic pop band from Birmingham. We have been labelled as anything from tropical pop to electro soul. We are forever writing songs and love throwing in new percussion and world instruments. How … 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
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
Just Listen: Lucia Fontaine – Best Boy
Lucia Fontainé Words: Gary Fenney Although Lucia Fontainé’s name is one that has been bubbling just underneath the surface in her native Glasgow for quite a while now, she’s an artist who has been hard to pin down for most of that time. With live shows mostly restricted to support slots (and a somewhat surreal … Continue reading
Album Review: The Parrots – Los Niños Sin Miedo
Los Niños Sin Miedo Released: 26th August 2016 Words: Gary Lambert There are certain record labels that not necessarily guarantee your enjoyment of their releases as they span a variety of genre, but always guarantee a level of quality. One such is Heavenly Recordings. A record label run by music lovers that provides music for … Continue reading
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