• Live Review: Flowers / Sepia Sun, The Cookie, Leicester (14/03/15)

    Flowers and Sepia Sun make for unlikely stage partners; one band pursuing the sublime potential of vocals, the other throwing the role of vocals out the window. But if style is completely ignored the gap quickly narrows, when playing The Cookie together each act managed to achieve a level...
  • Live Review: Dry the River, The Bodega (22/02/2015)

    Dry The River hit Nottingham’s Bodega to promote their new single: ‘Roller-skate’ and in their words, to catch “all the towns and cities we missed on our UK and US tours in September and October”. Nottingham seemed very glad to not be missed this time. Support band, Blaenavon have...
  • Yeezy Season Approaches: Breaking Down Kanye’s Build-Up Masterclass

    To say Kanye West is one of the world’s most divisive artists is actually something of an understatement. To most of the public he is nothing more than an asshole – so it might be something of a shock to them to find out just how respected he is...
  • Live Review: The War on Drugs, Rock City, Nottingham (01/03/15)

    A packed out Rock City waits in anticipation. It’s a rare site to see such a diverse crowd; in the age of expensive gigs we live in the average attendee generally verges towards the elder than the younger. Tonight the range is wide and evenly spread, perhaps reflecting just...
  • Interview: Public Service Broadcasting

    “What’s this for sir… oh right, I went to the University of Nottingham” “I did not.” “I think I once interviewed Puressence for the university magazine. It was a… good interview.” J pulls a face, they both laugh. I’m huddled in a booth with Public Service Broadcasting in the...
  • Album Review: Purity Ring – ‘Another Eternity’

    On first listen, Purity Ring come across as some sort of otherworldly, mysterious, maybe even alien creatures. It’s difficult to pin down why, but there’s something about hearing what sounds like a child sing about sea water in her thighs or about inviting someone to ‘cut open your sternum’ so...
  • Live Review: NME AWARDS TOUR, Rock City (24/2/15)

    The annual NME Awards Tour has rolled around again, this year showcasing a decidedly more angsty and abrasive line-up than usual. Tour has previously given artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Bombay Bicycle Club, and The Killers the limelight as they burst into the mainstream. This year Palma Violets, Fat...