• Live Review: Hookworms, The Rescue Rooms (22/03/15)

    Renowned local institution, The Music Exchange, brought renowned psychedelic juggernaut, Hookworms, to Nottingham’s humble Rescue Rooms. As an act  heavily influenced by the likes of Spacemen 3 (lead singer Jason Spaceman having proclaimed slogans including ‘Drugs not Jobs’) some might file Hookworms as the kind of band who rely...
  • Playlist: 3 AM and still in Hallward

    The Easter half term draws closer and we all have one thing on our minds: deadlines. The constant blagging that you’re busy doing ‘research’ to your dissertation tutor is over. The dreaded group presentations have to be endured. We know it’s tough. So, while you persistently glance at your word count...
  • Album Review: Kendrick Lamar- ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’

    “Gather your wind, take a deep look inside. Are you really who they idolise, to pimp a butterfly?” Perhaps the most compelling line from the first song of the album, it sets the tone for what the album represents to K.Dot. Just as good kid, M.A.A.D City had an...
  • Milky Chance, Gorgon City, Nick Mulvey And More Added To No Tomorrow Line-up

    Nottingham’s No Tomorrow festival 6th-7th June has just added another wave of acts to it’s line-up including Milky Chance, Gorgon City and Nick Mulvey. Check out our pick of some of the other acts worth catching. SOAK Teenage tom-boy going by the name of SOAK is likely to take you...
  • Comment: What is a true artist?

    If asked to list my top five vocalists, I’d have to say Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Myles Kennedy. I’d consider all of them true artists: all were or are unique and bring something special to the songs they sing. But with the exceptions...
  • Live Review: Kodaline, Rock City, Nottingham (09/03/15)

    Despite appearing to only have burst onto the music scene two years ago with their popular folk album In a Perfect World, Irish band Kodaline, formerly known as 21 Demands, have actually been together for over nine years. Now, finally playing to the larger audiences they deserve with a...
  • Playlist: Mothering Sunday

    University has made us all realise how much we love our mums. As we avoid all the pile up of dirty plates and the laundry pile is mountainous, we can appreciate the many years mums had our backs. Whilst you panic about which florist delivers bouquets last minute and...