Author: Adam Graver
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Single Review: Able’s Army, Private Eye
The first time I saw Able’s Army back in 2016, I described them as “Britpop Beatles”. Since then they have gone to prove me wrong by being a great indie-rock band with the releases of Crawl and Astronaut. This month though, the Huddersfield based band released their new single Private Eye which is 100%…
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Lazy Sunday Afternoon: Sunday 19th August @ Wharf Chambers
Following the beautiful vibes, glorious sun and killer line up of last summer’s LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, the curators – Bradford’s cinematic alt-rock quartet GLASS MOUNTAIN – have upped the ante with another eclectic and exciting line up, including THE GOLDEN AGE OF TV, THE HOWL & THE HUM, DREAM ENGLISH…
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Live: Y Not Festival 2018
Y Not Festival holds a special place on the live music circuit. Few festivals combine the talent of tomorrow with the legends of yesterday quite like them which is why, year on year the festival grows both in capacity, and in stature. Following on from the disaster that was 2017,…
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Single Review: Johnny Kills – Who’s Counting
Surf-glam..what does that mean I found myself asking when I read that this was the genre of music Johnny Kills best describe themselves as. Having admittedly never heard of the band until they dropped into our inbox, I was intrigued to find out that it is a genre of music I am…
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Review: Tramlines Festival 2018
Last weekend, Sheffield celebrated it’s most famous music festival’s tenth birthday as more people than ever before descended on Hillsborough Park for Tramlines 2018. Now at it’s new permanent home away from the city, the main festival site has seen itself distanced from the city centre “Fringe Festival” in a…
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Live Preview: 5 Acts To Watch at Tramlines 2018
There are only a few days left until Hillsborough Park opens it’s gates for the first time to Tramlines festival, welcoming the biggest lineup in it’s 10 year history. It’s never easy spotting the best new talent amongst a lineup as crowded as this year’s so we’ve done the ground…
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The Covasettes – Top Drawer
When we covered Manchester band The Covasettes March release “Wondering Why”, we were optimistic that the band could be one to drive a new age of guitar music in the city. It’s been just over three months since then and whilst it feels like we’ve been waiting an age for the…
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Deep Sleep // Orange English Sun
Summer is finally here! It’s 30 degrees across the UK and I’ve been pining for my ultimate summer track for a couple of weeks now. With Marsicans releasing a new track, Corella with a single on the way and JUDAS’ music coming soon it was always going to take something…
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Vuromantics choose their favourite albums of all time
Music has the power to change lives, trigger countless emotions and above all, make people feel truly alive. Throughout history, there have been too many iconic records and singles that have impacted on people’s life day-to-day and our latest feature aims to highlight some of these records. Each week we’ll…
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Artist of the Week: LELO
This week, LELO was victorious in a hard fought artist of the week battle with three other artists. With a huge single review on it’s way from Chris, we took the time to catch up with LELO to talk the new track, and what’s to come from him in 2018…
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Five huge reasons Tramlines’ Saturday night is once again the place to be this summer
Back in April we ran our Friday night feature for this year’s Tramlines Festival – possibly the most exciting lineup and festival in the North this year. Here are five massive reasons why you simply cannot miss Saturday’s events this year. 1: The Leadmill Comedy Stage New to this year’s…
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Why is there still a challenge for female artists securing places at music festivals?
“A North-East bar recently banned female rock bands from playing their venue, with their owner suggesting women “can’t sing rock”. They might have a point, I mean, I’m struggling to think of any…oh wait, Blondie, Evanescence, Marmozets, Fleetwood Mac, Gwen Stefani, Pvris the list goes on. Some of the greatest…
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Singles in 150 Words: Mute Choir, Election Season
Writing a full song review in 150 words is never easy, it’s made much harder when the track is a 7-minute epic like the new track from Mute Choir, but here goes (in a slightly unorthodox way!) Minute 1: Almost Alex Gaudino esque trumpet intro, the track drops into a…
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BAND INTERVIEW: The Faim
Fresh from touring with Lower Than Atlantis, the new band from down-under making serious noises in the pop-punk/rock scene is Aussie band The Faim. Having enjoyed great success in the UK with recent release “Saints of the Sinners”, the five-piece are ready to take on the world with their new brand of…
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Single Review: Apollo Junction, Begin
Leeds band Apollo Junction are finally back with their brand new single “Begin” marking both a new sound and their first track release of 2018. Before even starting to review the track in any kind of depth, we have to say right from the off, this is Apollo Junction’s best…
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Band Interview: Coast to Coast @ Pop-Punk Pile Up 2018
Pop-punk Pile Up 2018 was a great festival held back at the end of April. The weekend was filled with top artists from across the country and whilst we were there we caught up with the guys in Coast to Coast to chat about their plans for the rest of the…
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Singles in 150 Words: Manuka Hive, R.E.D
What I love about having an email address that any band can email in their music to is that every now and again, within the 6/10 tracks is a true gem, something I’d have never discovered without running Halfway 2 Nowhere and Manuka Hive‘s track R.E.D fits that description to a t. At…
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RiZe Festival Completes Bumper Lineup – 17th/18th August 2018
Sean Paul has today announced that he will be joining the line-up for the first ever RiZE Festival in Chelmsford this August. Performing on the Saturday, this dancehall legend, Grammy Award winner and much loved hit maker extraordinaire is a remarkable addition to the line-up. His performance at RiZE Festival…
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2000trees FESTIVAL 2018 fifth announcement is HERE! Taking place on Thurs 12th/Fri 13th/Sat 14th July
The fifth 2000trees Festival 2018 announcement is here, and with it we have our 3rd and final main stage headliners, the mighty TWIN ATLANTIC, who return to the festival following their hugely triumphant main stage headliner slot in 2016. From TWIN ATLANTIC singer Sam McTrusty – “We’re looking forward to…
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TOM MISCH ANNOUNCED AS SUNDAY HEADLINER FOR BARN ON THE FARM, PLUS FICKLE FRIENDS & MORE…..
Barn on the Farm festival is very pleased to announce Tom Misch as Sunday’s headliner this summer. As previously announced Tom Grennan will headline on Saturday. London based producer/singer/songwriter Tom Misch combines hip hop inspired beats with jazz, disco, guitar and techno in his musical landscape, resulting in a freshness and fluidity as witnessed…
The Setlist & The Script 