If you haven’t heard of Lanterns On the Lake yet, I think you’re in for a very pleasant surprise. The Newcastle band first caught our attention back in 2011 with their critically-acclaimed debut Gracious Tide, Take Me Home, and now return with the glorious lead single from their forthcoming …
It doesn’t feel quite right introducing you to a band like Fiction on a freezing British morning; the London quintet’s tropicalia and afrobeat-inspired indie pop takes the mind on a musical tour of more equatorial environs. With a debut album The Big Other out via the ever-reliable Moshi Moshi on …
“Use me as your guide to the right path,” proclaims Lulu James on her new EP. The sultry soul singer has forged a path all her own with the unique blend of electronica and soul on her new release, which is a mesmerising mix of opposing musical forces: spacey electronica …
There’s something going on up north, and you all need to know about it. No, not Manchester, not even Newcastle –it’s Glasgow.
The biggest city in Scotland is rapidly becoming the number one destination to fulfil your underground electronic music needs. Gone are the preconceptions of deep fried food and …
6 parties, 6 cities, £6 entry and only 600 people per night. Yes, Toolroom Knights is 6 years old!
We don’t need to tell you that Toolroom Knights is one of the most respected events brands in dance music. Spearheaded by Mark Knight, the Toolroom Records crew have achieved and …
Sometimes it’s hard to piece together exactly how time passed. Whether euphoric misremembering or exhausted forgetfulness, there’s no conceivable way to explain how the moments which become minutes became a month. All that remains are fragments, blurred and elusive. Thankfully, music is inexplicably and endlessly being tied and knotted about …
The Northern British Summertime has begun in earnest, initiated by black skies split by lightning, lashing rain and a thunderstorm of biblical proportions. Our gardens were flooded, the roads were gridlocked, and the horizon remains oppressively ominous. Though the Wimbledon tennis rages against the dying golden light and the white …
Friday night saw the return of Yuck to Newcastle. It’s been a year since the band last played up here and the packed out academy venue is a far cry from the 70 odd people that filled the basement of a boozer on their last visit. It isn’t just Yuck’s …
On Monday night Newcastle played host to the Dum Dum Girls. A 1960s inspired indie pop quartet, with an almost melancholic lo-fi edge. I have been a fan since the He Gets Me High EP and when the band released Only In Dreams earlier this year I knew I had …
There really is no shortage of musical talent in the North-East/Newcastle region of the UK. In fact, it seems to be the place for up-and-coming, dare I say wrongly underestimated bands that have been popping up all over the place and stealing hearts throughout the country. Maybe it’s something in …
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