New York has always boasted a vibrant music scene, with bands such as The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, Le Tigre and MGMT all hailing from the Big Apple. Add to that impressive list one of the latest bands to come over the ‘little pond’ to good ol’ blighty – Yeasayer.
Formed in 2006, Yeasayer first [...]

Burning Man Festival - Nevada Desert, USA. 30th August - 6th September.
Burning Man is like Disneyland for adults, though trying to describe exactly what this Disneyland is like is like trying to describe colour to a blind person. For a start, not even the organisers know who, or what, is going to turn up. [...]

Impact sits down with Nick Bracegirdle from popular dance act Chicane.

These are the albums that we recommend for June, as always we have made a Spotify Playlist, and you can go to the artists spotify page by clicking on the image art. We are also providing links to Deezer, We7 and Grooveshark which are free alternative music streaming sites, the benefits are you do not [...]

On arrival to Stealth, I had an instant feeling that this was going to be a slightly cosier gig than those held within the vast expanses of the ominous cavern of Rock City. When hearing that The Big Pink were not playing due to the lead singer having laryngitis, and that the gig was to [...]

With Dot to Dot just around the corner Impact looks at some of the bands that will be taking to the stage. And don’t forget to check out our Spotify Playlist so you can listen to the bands before they play and see the festival set list here: here.
Beach House duo create dream pop that [...]

Here are the albums of April that we think you would like. Click on the image to be taken to the artist’s spotify page. We have also created a spotify playlist containing all the albums listed here.
A diverse a collection of songs from an electronically based outfit, Fromageau and associates have taken the blueprint of [...]

Here is our list of albums that we think you might like. As always we have provided links to the artists spotify page by clicking on the album art, and created a spotify playlist containing all the albums listed.
‘Where at one moment they could be a solid angular rock entity, the next an electro mash [...]