The consensus amongst us, the sardine-slotted voyeurs in attendance for Grimes’ Islington ‘bleep-boop’ rally was of some dazed inferiority. Her set was definitely too short. But it was also definitely really hip. So it twisted my investigative noodle to hear people openly mix the breathy declaratives “it really was a …
In Notion 50 we wrote about the wonderful new coming-of-age film Submarine, what was done by Richard Adoaye, known most notably for his role as Maurice in The IT Crowd. Adoaye is a director, as well as being a comedien, actor and writer. His direction of three Arctic Monkeys videos (‘Fluorescent Adolescent’, ‘Crying …
Record Store Day is on 16th April- that’s just a month away, so start saving your pennies. To set the ambience for this annual occasion, we think you should listen to the incredibly moreish ‘The Record Shop’ by The Daydream Club. It’s a really pretty song which they happen …
Hello again from the Capital of Counter-Culture! It’s been a busy few weeks in the ‘Pool. The return of the student population, the Liberal Democrat conference and an influx of artists and their appreciators with the launch of the Biennial has meant that the walk down into town from Hope …
In a new column on the Liverpool music scene for PlanetNotion.com, our man in the know, Philip Bakstad, will be reporting on the aural delights of the Guinness World Record Capital of Pop (with more artists who’ve scored a number one hit than any other city). First up, the crazy …