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By Erin McGroovy I imagined my first endeavour back into live music after this pandemic going a little differently. I pictured everything back to normal, packed in like sardines, shoulder to shoulder with a sweaty raver on my left and someone’s 60 odd year-old dad on my right – united together for the evening by... Continue Reading →
13.09.2020 By Natalie Greener - Images by Will Gorman We have missed live music in our new lock down lifestyle. Virgin Money's Unity Arena hit headlines when they launched a project that has shaped the music industry as we know it. The first socially distanced arena hosted a run of amazing acts but Becky Hill... Continue Reading →
By Amelia Thorpe After what seemed like the longest four months in lockdown, Indie-pop soloist, LAYKS broke the silence with dreamy new single, ‘Internet Friends’, upon its release on July 30th. Made up of British multi-instrumentalist, Sam Martin, and self-described as “nostalgic and colourful indie-pop”, the 1980s synth-pop inspired LAYKS, is an exciting new name... Continue Reading →
By Niamh Christian Last month, London based singer Izzy Staden released her latest single 'You don't Lie Well'. An upbeat pop song full of sass and attitude with meaningful and relatable lyrics about a bad break up. Izzy has managed to build a platform by drawing upon her past struggles with mental health in her... Continue Reading →
By Niamh Christian We've all seen in our favourite music magazines, on Spotify playlists, on music television channels: Female Fronted bands. Bands of all different types of genres from pop-punk to metalcore, all in the same playlist. Bands with mostly male members but a female front, standing out as 'feminist' icons in the rock and... Continue Reading →
By Emily Condie In any industry where a platform (and therefore a degree of power) is distributed, it feels inevitable that at some point, someone in this position will abuse it. Although the idea of an artist you support - and oftentimes subconsciously put trust into - being capable of taking advantage of their success... Continue Reading →
By Natalie Greener I have to say, I’m so relieved. After all the images disappeared from their Instagram page and postcards were sent out to a handful of people, Black Honey seemed as though they were saying fair well. I think I should have learnt my lesson by now that BH like to rebrand on... Continue Reading →
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By Emily Duff Sunderland locals, noyou, have released their latest track We’re So Sorry. With an indie synth sound, the band blend a trendy genre with interesting distortions and their member’s obvious musical abilities. Tackling traditional heavy rock tones with their synth sound creates an exciting and unusual aspect to listen to. Having crashed the... Continue Reading →
