FESTIVAL REVIEW: Liverpool International Music Festival 2016
LIMF 2016 23-24th July 2016, Liverpool Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Elena Katrina As Leanne from Radio City’s Breakfast Show screamed every time she was on stage, Liverpool International Music Festival is the largest free music festival in Europe. This has to stay in our minds throughout the event. This is not a festival where … Continue reading
Festival Review: Open Source
Open Source July 9th 2016, Düsseldorf Words & Photos: Elena Katrina There comes a time in every bloggers life where they think that some things are not real, such as free records, back stage passes or invites to secret stages at festivals. They’re the smaller things, and they do exist, and you just have to … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Kendal Calling 2016
Kendal Calling 2016 Lowther Deer Park, Lake District, 29-31st July Words: Gary Lambert Are you a fan of music? Do you live anywhere and willing to travel for an amazing festival? Are you going to Kendal Calling? If you have answered yes to the first two questions and no to the third, you’re in luck … Continue reading
Festival Preview: LeeFest Presents: The Neverland 2016
LeeFest: The Neverland 2016 Secret Location, Kent, July 28-30th 2016 Words: Elena Katrina TICKETS ARE ON SALE HERE Website Facebook Twitter LeeFest is a festival that has been on my mind for a good few years but never one that really managed to steal my attention away from the bigger, well medium, sized festivals that … Continue reading
Just Watch: Joseph J Jones – The Video
Joseph J Jones Words: Elena Katrina You have no idea where this song, The Video, will take you when it first begins, it’s slow dance toward you, teases your senses and allows Joseph J Jones‘ superb vocal to take the spotlight. This is a grower of a tune, it suckers you in after a few … Continue reading
Just Listen: Syd Arthur – Sun Rays
Syd Arthur Words: Georgia-Mae Blackman The four British psych rockers Syd Arthur take an opportunity and grab it fast to release their new single Sun Rays. With a strong start, a cheerful and sunny (pardon the pun!) intro gets me instantly liking Sun Rays. I found that they have have similar qualities to Tame Impala, … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Liverpool International Music Festival
Liverpool International Music Festival 2016 Words Gary Lambert Price info: Free with notable exceptions – please check the website Stay updated: Facebook//Twitter LIMF is a series of events both free and ticketed across Liverpool to celebrate Liverpool’s musical heritage, creativity and the upcoming acts bringing hope to the next generation. It is also a great … Continue reading
Album Review: Viola Beach – Viola Beach
Viola Beach Released 29th July 2016 Words: Eliza Laben Earlier this year all four members of indie-rock group Viola Beach, along with their manager Craig Tarry, tragically passed away in a car crash in Sweden. Following the accident, their then-current single Boys Can Sing made it’s way into the UK singles chart along with Swings … Continue reading
Just Watch: Hinds – Warts
Hinds Words: Georgia-Mae Blackman The phenomenal Spanish group of four reveal their technicolour and surreal video for their new single Warts, the girl group were formed in 2011 and have always showed their passion within the indie pop/rock scene. The happy tune is the complete opposite to the meaning of the song – a disheartened … Continue reading
Festival Review: Barn On The Farm
Barn On The Farm 1-2 July 2016 Words: Elena Katrina I started this blog the same year that Barn On The Farm first started. Yes, that long ago. I believe they started it for their mates and I started this just for something to do and to keep my love of new music alive. So … Continue reading
EP Review: The Van T’s – A Coming Of Age
The Van T’s Words: Gary Feeney I first heard the Van T’s in passing round about a year ago, probably around the time of the release of their debut E.P, Laguna Babe, and made a mental note to have a proper listen to them as I quite like that brief aural glimpse. As often happens … Continue reading
Just Listen: Edges – Walk Away
Edges Words: Georgia-Mae Blackman In a song that holds so much emotion and passion, the Berlin based singer-songwriter, Edges, produces a track which really tugs at my heart strings. Walk Away starts with a small rhythmic pluck at an acoustic guitar but this carries on throughout the song, it’s raw, beautiful and so serene. This … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Beat-Herder 2016
Beat-Herder 2016 Words: Elena Katrina TICKETS ARE ON SALE HERE Website Facebook Twitter Perhaps not our usual kind of festival but when every other person you know is raving about it you have to take a closer look. Beat-Herder has been going a full ten years before I paid it any attention and last year … Continue reading
Just Listen: White – Step Up
White Words: Gary Feeney Following the joyous disco-pop of their last single Fight The Feeling, White’s latest offering, Step Up, is a shock to the senses. Built around a pulsating electronic beat, which, sounds more complex the more you listen to it, there’s a distinctly dark and menacing edge to the track: not just because … Continue reading
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