• Interview – Sports Team

    “Have you seen Robbie Williams doing Knebworth? We want to do something that big.” Impact speaks to Alex Rice, frontman of rising rock troupe Sports Team, to discuss the band’s early days, life on the road and what the future holds for a band slowly gaining cult-like recognition. Recovering...
  • Live Review: Hinds, Rescue Rooms (17/02/16)

    Madrid lo-fi garage rockers Hinds returned to Nottingham last Wednesday to treat Rescue Rooms to an evening of grooving, infectious tunes from their critically acclaimed debut album Leave Me Alone. Delivering a pacy set just over an hour in length, their endearing, slacker-rock aesthetics are present immediately – the rest of...
  • IMPACT Gig Guide – February 2016

    IMPACT brings you the unmissable live performances this month, highlighting the best talent stopping off at Nottingham throughout February. Tuesday 2nd – NME Awards Tour // Rock City The NME Awards Tour returns to Nottingham’s Rock City with a variety of established acts and new names to discover. This...
  • Album Review: Hinds – Leave Me Alone

    The highly anticipated debut LP from Madrid garage-rock group Hinds, released on 8th January, has arrived to continue into 2016 the incredible momentum that the band realised last year. Since having to change their name at the end of 2014 for legal reasons, the Spanish four-piece have certainly maintained...
  • Album Review: The Parrots – ‘Weed For The Parrots’

    Madrid three-piece, The Parrots, release some more material with their second EP Weed For The Parrots. The band have had a string of previous releases included their split 7” earlier in the year with their animalistic, Spanish compatriots Hinds – a pretty obvious match of bands. The Parrotts’ sound is...
  • Live Review: Dot to Dot Festival (24/05/2015)

    Another year, another line-up, another day of music and merriment. As many came to the end of exams, or others who tried to justify a break, students took to the city of Nottingham to enjoy the all day music festival of Dot to Dot. Including performances of brief nudity...