• Album Review: Demi Lovato – Confident

    Pop musician Demi Lovato has been no stranger to self-confidence issues; just a short time ago, Lovato very publicly addressed her on-going issues with addiction, mental illness, and self-harm. However, the former Disney Channel star’s latest release is titled Confident, which is in no way a misnomer. Lovato’s album – undoubtedly her...
  • Live Review: Blossoms, Rescue Rooms (10/10/2015)

    Stockport’s rising Blossoms, who supported The Courteeners at Heaton Park in July (alongside Peace and Bipolar Sunshine) have termed their own unique sub-genre ‘Ethereal Nostalgic Sonance’. It does sound painfully pretentious but their tunes are trippy, chilled and dreamy, with indie-pop vibes softening the psychedelic mystique. The band, who started...
  • Live Review: Young Guns, Rescue Rooms (27/10/2015)

    As frontman Gustav Wood pointed out repeatedly throughout the night, it’s a while since Young Guns have played in Nottingham. Clearly, they have been missed: there was a tangible sense of mounting anticipation in the crowd during the wait for the band to come on. The response of the...
  • Live Review: Foxes, Rescue Rooms (26/10/2015)

    For someone who hadn’t been to a Louisa Allen, or Foxes, concert, or even been a big Foxes fan previously, the Southampton born star’s night at Rescue Rooms was more than enough to convert me, and I’m sure quite a few others, to her self-described “experimental pop” sound. Supported...
  • Live Review: Darwin Deez, Bodega (25/10/2015)

    Lo-fi indie-pop collective Darwin Deez are midway through their UK tour, and their pit stop at The Bodega was something that, if you weren’t in attendance, you definitely missed out on. If you haven’t heard of the group before, their live performance is a plethora of the arts, combining...
  • IMPACT Music’s 2015 Halloween Playlist

    Its that time of year again. Do you go for sexy or try to look like as much of a prat as possible? Do you have a choice? Either way: hearing ‘Monster Mash’ for the 1000th time isn’t going to help your Halloween go of with the chills you...
  • Album Review: Janet Jackson – Unbreakable

    Janet Jackson has been a pop icon for over 25 years with a discography to be envied. Unbreakable, her 11th studio album, was released shortly before the news of her nomination to be an inductee to the hall of fame was announced. She has not released an album since...