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OtherPeoplesLives – Endless Wave – Reviewed
At the start of April, we went to the Fulford Arms to check out OtherPeoplesLives, a band from Leeds, for the first time. Described as “doom pop” the band merge deep sounding, hanging vocals with echoing harmonies and melodic lead guitars to great effect and the live sound came across…
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Awooga – Alpha – Reviewed
Tam Ali – Bass/Vox James Borrowdale – Guitars Taran Ali – Drums Awooga – a term that denotes a number of different things, taken from a range of popular culture references and a word that’s just so damn cool. The band from Sheffield though give the word brand new meaning…
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In Conversation with JUDAS
Our absolute favourite band, JUDAS, came to Leeds to kick off their Double Denim Live tour just a fortnight ago. As always the guys blew the roof off the venue and we had the pleasure of speaking to them before they headed on to stage. So, how excited are you…
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In conversation with…Shadow Palace (featuring JUDAS)
Double Denim seems to go from strength to strength week after week. Friday 31st March was no different as JUDAS headlined Verve with a band we had never seen before in support. That band was Shadow Palace, a group of lads from Oldham who blew me away with their sound.…
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In conversation with…The Brazen
A couple of weeks ago, Yorkshire based band The Brazen released their electric new single “Delusion”. Critics and fans alike praised the track for being a brave new sound for the band that are rooted in classic rock. Last year the band toured far and wide across the UK and…
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Keston Cobblers Club – “Almost Home” Review
Keston Cobblers Club are: Matthew Lowe, Julia Lowe, Tom Sweet, Bethan Ecclestone and Harry Stasinopoulos After admitting to never listening to folk music, 2017 has seen a surge in folk related gig reviews and music reviews. The next in this chain are “Keston Cobblers Club” a ridiculous name that is…
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Hiva OA have created a wonderful, exciting mess of a track with “Astroturfing”
Belfast band Hiva OA last week released their new single “Astroturfing”. Here’s what we thought. The band have had excellent coverage so far with support from the likes of BBC 6 Music, The Times and Clash and their new song is set to rocket them into the big leagues. The…
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In Conversation With..Jon and Ben of Red Light Revival
This weekend Red Light Revival will perform at Brudenell Social Club in support of the incredible Kyle Gass Band. Ahead of their huge show this weekend we spoke to Jon and Ben from Red Light Revival. Asking how the show came about Jon said that “me and Ben really do…
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In Conversation With..Fatherson
Sometimes, being a writer for a blog can be tough. Writing up interviews, writing reviews you don’t particularly want to, all in spare time. But at times you get to meet people you admire so much, and on the 10th March one of them moments happened. For the last couple…
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The Elephant Trees – Live Review and Interview
I have to start with an admission – before The Elephant Trees played their single launching set at The Wardrobe, I was very worried for them. In Your Prime, Ormstons and Conflare had been so, so good opening for them, having never seen the band before I was unsure if…
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Cherry Head Cherry Heart somehow win H2N over with new record Tarred and Feathered
A couple of weeks back , Teeside duo Cherry Head, Cherry Heart released their follow up to “Chihuahua Deluxe”, Tarred and Feathered. If you’ve not come across the band before, they take influence from an eclectic mix of genres spanning decades of musical influences right back to classic 60’s pop artists. The tracks on…
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Live: Decade – Key Club, Leeds
Decade are a band that I’d been waiting to see since Slam Dunk 2012! Somehow tour dates didn’t match up with availability but on Tuesday 7th March, finally, I got to see them again touring brand new (★★★★★) album Pleasantries. Unfortunately due to complications in the neighbouring KFC (they had…
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In conversation with…Ormstons
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of seeing Yorkshire based band ørmstons open up for the brilliant Elephant Trees at The Wardrobe in Leeds. The first time the guys were playing the venue must have been daunting but it was a near perfect set (we’ll excuse the sit down…
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Live: Man and the Echo – Basement, York
On February 27th, working class heroes, Man and the Echo brought their energy filled show to the City of York for what was a great night of dancing and forgetting about the troubles of the outside world. The night was opened by sub-par York band The Aloe Veras. Delivering an uninspiring…
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Sunset and the Coalpit is a work of art. In conversation with…Baum Jr
March 3rd saw Baum Jr, a new artist fresh out of Manchester release new single “Sunset and the Coalpit. With a unique way of creating infectious synth-rock music, Baum Jr is a serious prospect coming out of the Manchester scene that seems to go from strength to strength with each…
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*WARNING* If you aren’t ready to discover your next favourite artist stop reading now
Matt Dunbar – heard the name? No? You will soon. The new artists out of Northumberland releases debut EP on the 18th March and we’re so excited to tell everyone how good it is. Taking influence from various genres such as Americana and folk, he has gone on to develop his…
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From Paris to Yorkshire: Apollo Junction release summer anthem
It seemed that in 2016 with “This Could Be The Day” Apollo Junction had found their sound. They were settled on being the next Shed Seven, the next Cast..how wrong we were. The band from Yorkshire recently released new single “Paris” which is as far from their 2016 release as possible within the indie-pop…
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In Conversation with..Regan
A couple of weeks ago at the Young Amphibians’ EP Launch we had the pleasure of speaking to Regan and caught up about what 2017 holds amongst many things. Here’s what they had to say.. How did you all meet then? In the beginning, it was just James in his…
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The Real Cool release EP worth celebrating
Originating from Birmingham, The Real Cool are an exciting three piece that formed in 2016 and have since supported a number of fantastic acts including Clay and Native People. This week they released their new EP “Wayback” and with this the days of supporting could soon be over as it is nothing short of headline…
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‘Avalanche Party’ will become the centre of your latest musical fantasies…
The Party is brought to you by: Jordan Bell (Vocals + Guitar), Jared Thorpe (Vocals + Guitar), Kane Waterfield (Drums), Joe Bell (Bass) and Glen Adkins (Keys) Genre: Garage Rock n’ Roll For fans of: Nick Cave, Plaza, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The OCs Northumbria University’s very own music festival…
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The Setlist & The Script 