Where do you start eh? I’ve held off writing anything for a while on this subject as the effects of Covid19 on venues, festivals, promoters, the arts and musicians has being almost too devastating to address. All are now facing a precarious future after [...]

  For certain artists, you supposedly need to give them several listens before they resonate or click with you, but for me that never has never been the case.  I am always hooked in straight away from the very first song I hear and that has been most [...]

  Welcome to part two of our new feature Rachel Brown’s #PLAYORPASS which is put together from tweets and recommendations from Twitter to discover new music. The response has been phenomenal, thank you! I pick my personal favourites and get them out [...]

Today, I set up a new feature Rachel Brown’s #PLAYORPASS on Twitter which stemmed from an idea I wanted to hear some new music. The response has been phenomenal, so I’m going to pick the best of the bunch so far (obvs in my opinion) and getting them out [...]

  Why is Sleaford Mods’ 2014 release ‘Divide & Exit’ such a culturally important representation of modern Britain? “Though the words chosen by Williamson cannot be called subtle, the nuanced critique behind them indeed is, with a sophisticated analysis [...]

PEAL – FEVER Not a lot online about Peal but nether the less this is a great release.  FOLLOW FACEBOOK THE LINKS – LAST LINE The links are from Edinborough and are made up of Alex Duncan – lead vocals, Scott Williamson – guitar/backing vocals, Alex [...]

LITTLE SIMZ – OFFENCE One of the most original songs of the year takes the fundamentals of hip-hop; typically associated with sampled loops, and performs them with a live band. Straight away you are transfixed by the musicianship before Simz even begins [...]

I’ve had loads of bands and artists send me new music over the past few weeks. I’ve had a good listen and I’ve chosen my favourite ten tunes, starting with this beauty from Darling Boy. Enjoy…   DARLING BOY – WASTE MY DAYS Darling BOY, or Alex Gold, (for [...]

  Here are this weeks round-up of great new(ish) tunes we picked up from the interweb. Lovingly put together by Ryan Foster. Enjoy.   BLUE RIVER – LIE TO ME FOLLOW TWITTER FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM JOOLS – HYSTERICAL STARVING NAKED FOLLOW FACEBOOK PYX – THE [...]

  Jay Burfield picks his top Yorkshire Venues in 60 Seconds… THE LEOPARD – DONCASTER The Leopard is situated in Doncaster’s town centre, within walking distance of the train station which is perfect for those later band slots. Although small in capacity [...]