• Musical ghost stories: have these musicians lived beyond the grave?

    There are many conspiracy theories based around the death of famous musicians. But what if these musicians actually did die, and they came back to life through the supernatural? Have their spirits lived on through death? Read these ghostly stories, if you dare… David Bowie Lorde was a big...
  • Interview with Sea Girls

    Set to make a tsunami in the indie rock scene, four-piece band Sea Girls are about to embark on their biggest UK tour yet. Impact had the pleasure of chatting to singer and songwriter Henry ahead of their opening show at Nottingham’s Bodega on Thursday 4th October. How did...
  • Interview with Tom Grennan: Headliner at Barn on the Farm Festival July 2018

    From guest vocalist on Chase & Status ‘All Goes Wrong’ to the voice of Sky Sports’ Premier League coverage and Fifa 2018 with ‘Found What I’ve Been Looking For’, London singer-songwriter Tom Grennan takes the limelight, headlining Gloucester’s Barn on the Farm Festival and releasing his debut album Lighting...
  • Album Review: Peter Doherty – Hamburg Demonstrations

    It is easy to associate the sounds of Peter Doherty to the anarchic, chaotic and albeit mesmerising unit that is The Libertines. However, his second solo outing Hamburg Demonstrations couldn’t be any further from it. Released December 2nd, Doherty’s latest project encompasses a classy amalgamation of instruments; arguably his...
  • “The Rescue Blues” – Successful Women in the Spotlight

    “And everybody wants to see you fall, that’s why they always love to get you high”. …Or so singer-songwriter Ryan Adams sings in his track “The Rescue Blues” from 2001’s Gold. The recent release of Asif Kapadia’s critically acclaimed documentary, Amy, detailing the life of Grammy-award winning and Mercury-prize nominated...
  • Film Review – Amy

    The fact that you know how the story will end gives Amy a sense of foreboding, which amplifies as the documentary develops. The film is entirely told through the use of existing footage – much of it previously unseen – and interviews with the most important people surrounding Winehouse...