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Bad Touch ready to take on the UK on upcoming Roadstars tour..In conversation with Stevie Westwood
This month one of the year’s most exciting tours will be coming to a venue near you! The Roadstars joint headline tour with Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch will see blues-rock take over some of the countries finest venues and Stevie from Bad Touch took some time to speak to us ahead of…
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Young Amphibians “Junked Up Heart” ticks all the right boxes
Currently leading the way for best record artwork of 2017 (see below) Young Amphibians released “Junked Up Heart” their first length offering since 2014. When H2N spoke to Ash and Thom before the release they suggested their sound had matured in the last couple of years and they were really…
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“I Wanna Know” why it’s taken me this long to find this band
Sheffield, Yorkshire’s self-described home of music, has yet again produced a band that are ready to take on the national scene, that band are Floodhounds. New single “I Wanna Know” was released this weekend and launched at the incredible Outlines Festival this Saturday (4th March). Jack, Rhys and Lauren have taken things to…
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Local Hero Promotions Part Three – Courtyards
It seems a long time ago since I was traipsing my way over to the other side of Yorkshire to Holmfirth to see Courtyards headline Local Hero Promotions first live show at the Picturedrome. For me though, the Courtyards set was so good that it feels only yesterday we were watching…
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El Capitano set to send Palmes to the next level and beyond
If you’ve read this blog before (which I’m sure you have) you’ll know that the first time we listened to Palmes on track we weren’t there biggest fan. Then we saw them live and fell in love with the guys. Still, to date there hasn’t been a Palmes release that…
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The Elephant Trees launch new track worth of festival main stages
Formed in 2015, The Elephant Trees are one of the most exciting bands to come out of the UK in the last couple of years. Taking inspiration from an eclectic range of artists from Biffy to Ed Sheeran, it’s understandable that every song the band have are different, have a new spin on and…
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Bizzy Lizzy – Single Review – The Cult Collective
The last time we reviewed The Cult Collective and their track Seeking Thrills we said that “[Seeking Thrills] sets the basis for what The Cult Collective are capable of and leaves the listener wanting a bigger, bolder track for their next offering.” The listener’s wishes have come true with new single Bizzy Lizzy. Starting with a huge, groovy…
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Live: VANT – Wardrobe, Leeds
With debut record Dumb Blood only released one week prior it was always going to be an energy filled performance riding high from the release and the first show of the tour in Nottingham. The band sure delivered with their 20 strong set going down a storm in the city which…
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Misfires are a serious contender for indie anthem of the year with “Come on Over”
Misfires are a band that seem to be just about ready to explode – they’re bursting at the seam and new single “Come on Over” has opened up new avenues even the band probably didn’t think were possible. The track is an energetic, bouncy one that builds in a typically…
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Types unleash their “post-post punk” album for the world’s ears to hear
Some would say that Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, the major cities of the UK, are saturated with music. Some would say that every artist that belongs to each of these famous cities’ music scenes are simply carbon copy’s of the band that went before them. Some would be right in thinking so. Last…
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Live: The Shimmer Band – Brudenell, Leeds
Thursday night saw one of the UK’s finest new talents The Shimmer Band come to Leeds in support of Cabbage’s sold out run across the nation. Despite Cabbage gaining critical acclaim for recent work all eyes were on the exciting new band from Bristol who have been making waves across festivals and gig…
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Local Hero Promotions – Holmfirth Part Two – Palmes
The way this article ends is very, very different to the way it begins. It really is amazing that, going into the show at Holmfirth, Palmes were the band I was least looking forward to seeing. I thought their music was good but uninspiring, catchy but largely unoriginal and a bit…
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H_ngm_n are putting punk back on the UK map
For too many years pop punk and punk rock have been lagging behind indie music in the UK. Even with acts such as ROAM or The Excerts trying to put their stamp on the market, it’s difficult in such a soft guitar based market to get noticed and be different…
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Live: Patch and the Giant – Basement, York
Patch and the Giant are: Luke Owen, Angie Rance, Gabriel Merryfield, Nick Edward Harris and Derek Yau For fans of: Mumford and Sons, The Decembrists Now if anybody asked me if I like folk music, the answer would probably be no. If anybody asked do I enjoy violin, or accordion…
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In conversation with…Bianca Lewis (Nova Neon)
We caught up with Bianca Lewis the lead singer of Nova Neon a sweet London 5 piece who combine beautifully bass riffs, trippy synths and haunting vocals. The first port of call, and for those who haven’t come across this incredible band was discussing their style of music. “Heavy pop…
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Live: Glenn Hughes – Church, Leeds
It’s not every day a rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame artist comes to town so that in itself set the 1st February up to be one hell of a spectacle as the incredible Glenn Hughes came to The Church in Leeds. Releasing a brand new album in 2016 this…
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Local Hero Promotions – Holmfirth Part One – Able’s Army
Now those who love music and genuinely love music know when they discover something special. Unfortunately Able’s Army didn’t do that for me when I first listened to them (yeah unexpected start to this article I know). However, all it took was the volume on 2016 release Sober Side of…
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BIG SISTER IS WATCHING YOU… An Interview with Strange Bones
Strange Bones are: The 3 Bentham Brothers plus Spud Genre: Punk Rock and Roll of the Rawest Variety For Fans of: The Prodigy, Slaves, Sleaford Mods Last night, we visited Newcastle to see if fresh punk band Strange Bones live up to the hype made by Kerrang! and Radio 1…
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Live at Leeds 2017 Preview – In Conversation With…The Pigeon Detectives
Celebrating it’s tenth anniversary this year, the Live at Leeds lineup was launched at the end of January to an astonishing reception and it’s easy to see why. The festival is becoming renowned for spotting the future of music with previous acts including Pulled Apart By Horses, Ed Sheeran and Mumford…
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Owners of the nicest tour van in York goes to…Feed Them to the Forest
Ahead of their first ever headline set, we spoke to Lee and Elliot from Feed Them To The Forest, a York based punk/emo/rock band straight out of England’s finest city. The show on the night was a fantastic celebration of music during independent venue week at The Fulford Arms with…