• From Television Personality to President: Donald Trump’s impact on music from 2016-2017

    There are three certainties in life. (1) We all eventually die, (2) we all pay taxes at some point and (3) US President Donald Trump will say something so outrageous that the ever-divided world will yet again ask the question as to how he became president. November 8th 2018...
  • 5 Albums for Summer

    Looking for those grooves to keep you cool all summer? From punk to pop and everything in between, Impact recommends five of the best albums to kick-start your summer listening. Stay Sick! by The Cramps When thinking about quintessential summer albums, I immediately thought of The Beach Boys and...
  • Live Review: Father John Misty, Rock City (15/05/2016)

    Sleek, sardonic and intensely sarcastic: Josh Tillman (aka. Father John Misty) was one of the year’s most anticipated visitors to Rock City in Nottingham. But he’s also a man who divides opinion. Uniquely, it would be hard to imagine the talent of Tillman’s lyricism, vocal chops or showmanship being...
  • Playlist: Our Favourite Tracks of 2015

    We asked the contributors of IMPACT to name their favourite songs of the year, which we believe will be valuable additions to any “Best of 2015” playlists you’re planning to compile. Including Kendrick Lamar and Bring Me The Horizon, read on for just a few of our most played tracks from...
  • Tracks Of The Week: 23rd September -1st October

    In the past, when artists wished to release a single it had to be distributed nationwide and carved into wax… now you can record a new song on your iPhone and boom, it’s available worldwide, everywhere.  As such, some of the very best tracks released by some of our...
  • Festival Preview: Green Man Festival

    It seems that not a year goes by when Green Man Festival attracts a superb line up, and this year is no different. Impact Music takes a look at some of the acts worth checking out at this year’s festival. Father John Misty Whether you think Josh Tillman’s Father...
  • Album Review: Father John Misty – ‘I Love You Honeybear’

    What sort of love song can exist in this day and age? In a time when the best ballads tend to be about heartbreak rather than heartache; while words like love and desire have been packaged off and distributed by the likes of One Direction and Bruno Mars. One...