• Live Review: Dorje, Rock City (12/11/16)

    Arriving a little early, it was clear that the Basement at Rock City would be overflowing, just from the sizable queue and the buzz generated; the excitement was palpable. Once inside this only grew, and it wasn’t long until openers The Parallax Method took to the stage. “A complex mix...
  • Live Review: Gengahr, The Bodega (18/11/2016)

    The room was rammed and nicely excited after a startling performance from Starwheel and the energetic brilliance of Caro.  It’s been a fair while since Gengahr graced Nottingham, and the crowd was desperately waiting to experience where Gengahr had come from the acclaimed success of their debut album. As the...
  • Architects (+ Stick to Your Guns and Bury Tomorrow), Rock City (15/11/2016)

    Filling out a 2,450 person capped venue such as Rock City on a rainy Tuesday evening in November is not an easy task, but performing as the opening act in such circumstances is a different matter entirely. However this was a task Californian post-hardcore band Stick to Your Guns...
  • Album Review: Alicia Keys – Here

    Stripped back Alicia Keys has just dropped her sixth studio album ‘Here’. This album is a very daring comeback, four years since Keys’ last album, it appears to be a revelation and each melody is a prayer – openly discovering the raw and influential nature of identity, growth, opportunity...
  • Album Review: Miraa May – N15

    Miraa May’s appropriately named EP N15 is unapologetically London. From the slang, to the subject matter, to the haunting vocals. This EP also shows range as it explores many different genres, including soul, reggae and dancehall. The opening track ‘Benji’ is a love song dedicated to a guy who...
  • Introduction to: UK RnB

    With rap and grime at the forefront of the UK urban scene, it’s quite easy to let the great vocalists of the scene go unnoticed. This list is just my way of letting you guys know about the dope vocalists that deserve a bit more recognition. Some are well...
  • Live Review: Honne, Rescue Rooms (31/10/16)

    Honne are a duo made up of James Hatcher and Andy Clutterbuck. Having reached 37th in the UK album charts with their debut album  ‘Warm on a Cold Night’, released earlier this year, Honne have slowly been amassing more and more airtime since the beginning of last year. In...