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Impact’s Top Albums of 2011

Top Albums of 2011 5. The Smith Westerns – ‘Dye it Blonde’ In a quiet year for guitar music, this little gem shone brighter than most. Indebted to glam-rock greats like T. Rex and Suede, the album boasts catchy hooks, quality riffs and is practically bursting at the…

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Wednesday 15th February 2012

Young Guns @ the Rescue Rooms 09/02/12

Here’s a question for you – what do you get when you mix the intense energy of Buckinghamshire alternative rockers Young Guns and the intimacy of the Rescue Rooms? Answer – an extremely sweaty and enjoyable night. Nottingham marked the midpoint of the ‘Bare Bones Club Tour’, a…

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Tuesday 14th February 2012

Impact Introduces… ‘Swimming’ & ‘Stefan & Tania’

1. Stefan and Tania Just one year ago this dynamic musical duo were experimenting with the occasional unofficial open mic night around their university halls. Fast-forward onto this year and Stefan Cave (guitar) and Tania Sheratte (vocals) are a well-established act on Nottingham’s alternative music scene with an…

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Sunday 12th February 2012

The Rise and Rise of Metal

It’s been over 25 years since Metallica released their seminal album ‘Master of Puppets’ and metal’s popularity arguably reached its peak. But in 2012, is it really still relevant, and does it still retain the power and fan-base it once had?  Ask metal fans who they think the…

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Wednesday 8th February 2012

Introducing Metal

Why Not Try Metal? Despite not having a single double bass drum roll within any of our iTunes libraries, my mates and I recently found ourselves in Pit and Pendulum on Victoria Street. The reason: we were searching for a bar where we wouldn’t have to queue an…

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Tuesday 7th February 2012

Live Review: Snow Patrol @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham 01/02/2012

After the success of their latest album ‘Fallen Empires’, Snow Patrol arrived in Nottingham almost at the mid-way point of their UK tour. Clearly popular in Nottingham, the band drew in a near full-house to the Capital FM Arena. Everything Everything opened the night by rolling out some…

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Tuesday 7th February 2012

Album Review: Lana Del Rey – ‘Born to Die’

From the moment that ‘Video Games’ began to go viral this autumn, Lana Del Rey had begun to divide opinion. Those who were defending Lana Del Rey stuck by their guns, claiming that ‘Video Games’ is almost musically a piece of perfection, the likes of which hasn’t been…

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Thursday 2nd February 2012

Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations @ Nottingham Glee Club 25/1/12

Nottingham Glee Club is an odd venue for music. The venue is clearly more intended for comedy than it is for live music: the audience shuffles in very early due to the unreserved seating to be greeted by food menus and is usually shrouded in darkness for the…

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Sunday 15th January 2012

Album Review: The Maccabees – ‘Given to the Wild’

The album art inside ‘Given to the Wild’ shows a cairn, first surrounded by fire, then by scorched earth, and ultimately, by new growth. Whether it’s intended as a metaphor or not, the imagery is apt for the boys’ third album, which in itself seems to be a…

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Thursday 5th January 2012

Live Review: Ben Howard @ The Rescue Rooms 06/12/2011

There’s something deliciously charming about an artist who managed to chart at seven on the release of his debut album, ‘Every Kingdom’, remaining in awe of a crowd of three hundred people. The cheeky smile on Ben Howard’s face and his constant thanking of the audience for coming…

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