Is Alcohol the Answer to Austerity? Amey St. Cyr has her own Solution Through her Vision of the ‘Wild World’
London is a hive of complexity, isn’t it? Growing up in such a place forces a personal journey growing up to be an acute one – as you navigate what lays in front of you and absorb the mismatch of culture that surrounds you. For Amey St. Cyr, that culture was house music. Back in …
Sherry’ly Not?! Modern Christmas Cracker on the Horizon as Wills & The Willing Enlist Irish Music Royalty
It’s around that time of year again where the sunlight dims earlier, people are sneezing all around you and all sense of self-discipline flies out the window as the public rejoices ‘Why not? It’s Christmas!’ (It definitely isn’t, it’s November). With The Pogues‘ ‘Fairy Tale of New York‘ likely to already be saturating the retail …
Toby Tomtom’s ‘Born 2 Be Free’ And Encourages All To Fulfil Their Potential… So I Ordered 2 Drinks From The Bar!
So, let me tell you a story about a man with a trumpet scholarship who writes dance music on an acoustic guitar.. In a release accompanied by artwork picturing a person leaping in the air, arms free, over the setting sun, you get a pretty clear assertion of the message on a track entitled ‘Born 2 …
The Jesus and Aeroplane! Seattle’s Drone Rock Masters, The Black Planes, Release Stunning Debut
Pining back to an age of a golden generation of what festivals were ‘meant to be about’, the heart of musical experience will forever remain in what can be achieved through performing live. With careful regard to not cast aside the casual listener, Seattle’s take on hypnotic psychedelia The Black Planes have crafted a new angle …
New dance combo Woolfman and JStew inject some late summer sun
Urban nightlife has always heralded a heartfelt sanctuary for escapism and positivity. Such is the message from a new transatlantic collaboration: Woolfman and JStew who urge all to shed their burdens and ‘Listen to the Beat’. This is an absolute stomper of a dance track and is nothing short of vibrant – coming in hot …
Alice’s Night Circus Walks the Tightrope between Theatre and Pop
Come forth, and cup your ears! Draped behind the curtains that blur the lines between obscurity and grandeur, you may begin to hear something emanating from the shadows. Stumble further and you may find your soul drawn deeper into the world of the mesmeric and magnificent, as you’re standing in attendance for the matinee of Alice’s …
Son of William Add to Manchester’s Musical Dominance
Manchester – musically, forever entwined with Madchester, The Smiths, Elbow and seemingly a zillion other bands, it’s a place which cherishes its homegrown talent but isn’t afraid when someone new comes on the block to embrace them with open arms. As such, there can be any number of scenes existing in the city at any …
Drink Ya Later, Alligator – Strange Things are Going Down in Canada…
Big Dik Blak is very much the kind of band name you might find yourself mentioning in a pub-based conversation after a few cold drinks. It’s not necessarily the kind of act you’d want your grandma introducing on stage but then, we’d have to question that whole stage operation to be honest. George Swan, BDB’s …
After Hours Post-Rock with Broken Islands
Broken Islands may be the most heart-breaking listening experience of your year – or maybe the most uplifting, such is the strange brew of raucous guitars and honeyed vocals. Post-rock may have had a somewhat tumultuous hay day, evolving from sheets of amplified power chords to orchestral, if rather directionless, suites of floppy-haired yawning. It …
‘When The Innocents Go To War’: Marilyn Carino
Having shared stages with the likes of Black Star and David Byrne, Buddhist musician Marilyn Carino has hit us with her second solo album Leaves, Sadness, Science. Also, featuring the talents of Mike Mills (bassist of R.E.M), the record is a unique fusion of electronic, hip-hop and soul vibes. Carino’s vocals have been labelled, “powerful to …