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There's no hiding the fact that Leeds Festival is a younger leaning festival often referred to as a GCSE results celebration. That's exactly how I know it, I was 15 when I first went. I got my mum to go collect my results because I was too hammered in my broken camp chair that ci
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Leeds Fest have released their set times and there's one major clash time we're going to have to manoeuvre delicately. See what we mean below. We're edging closer to those gates swinging open and dedicated fans catching The Lathums and Kasabian on the Thursday night for the first
Festivals, Reviews
It felt almost too late, but equally reassuring. Sat on the hill over at the Terminal stage, KOKOROKO echoing over the chatter, the sun taking rest after beating everyone up all day, Cross the Tracks made perfect sense. The day before, we'd taken the gruelling journey to Alexandr
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The stars are aligned. Both figuratively and literally. Cross the Tracks 2026 has conjured together: one of London's, heck even the UK's, best festival line-ups this year; a scorching 31-degree forecast; and won their lengthy legal battle to continue for another year, boasting th
Reviews, Film, Live Reviews
It’s haunting. No one can quite put their finger on it, yet nearly everyone has felt it. It touches you, making the touch of everything else feel significant. You don’t notice the slight breeze on your face from the air conditioning until the first notes start playing. Your breat
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It was that rain that’s so torrential it makes you look ridiculous being outside, even with an umbrella. And especially with a broken pink one. But missing the final CHROMA launch to stay dry would be hard to justify later. Bicep’s CHROMA send-off with Goodhood didn’t feel like a
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I’m not the only one. I know I’m not because I’ve Googled it before. Interstellar is the most spellbinding voodoo ever created. Interstellar can change a man. Numerous messages, lessons, and inspirations in this film keep your whole body tensed for its nearly 3-hour runtime. The
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“H… Hi, I don’t suppose you’ve got any unused guestlist tickets going?” “Erm, no. Sorry” “Ah, okay… Not even for four good-looking people like us?” “What?” “Don’t worry.” It was the 3rd of August, and four of us were feeling the overbearing weight of missing out on Oasis tickets.
News
Kula Shaker are back with their eighth album 'Wormslayer' , dropping January 30th 2026. But it's their new single 'Good Money' that's causing the real stir. The video is entirely AI-generated. By monkeys?! 😂 As frontman Crispian Mills explains: "Our last video was all in camera,
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For years, you’ve been telling anyone who would listen (and many who wouldn’t) that you can totally hear the difference between compressed audio and the pure, unadulterated sound of lossless. Well, congratulations, you magnificent audiophile, your moment has arrived. Spotify has
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Punk duo The Molotovs gate-crashed Coldplay's Wembley shows this week, playing surprise sets for stadium crowds on the Music Venue Trust stage next to the main arena. The 17 and 19-year-old brother and sister duo, Mathew and Issey Carts, have already clocked up over 600 gigs desp
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We’ve all been there. The post-breakup doomscroll. You see a photo of your old friends, all smiles, and the penny drops. You’ve been quietly shut out. And the video encapsulates this. London’s Vegas Water Taxi have turned that gut-punch into a gently devastating new tune, ‘chatea
Festivals, Reviews
Field Day wasn’t exempt from any of the Bank Holiday uncertainty. In fact, it took the brunt of it. Following the revelation that Superstruct, the festival’s owners who owned and operated over 80 music festivals in Europe and Australia, including Cross the Tracks, was a subsidiar
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Cross the Tracks is always a hard one for me to write about for two reasons. First, it’s on a Sunday, which means I have two days of hangover to precede it. Second, because of this, it’s hard to decipher if I can’t connect to the festival for that reason, or because of something
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What is the opposite of fragile? You might be thinking strong, durable, or resilient. Well, according to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the opposite of fragile is not merely robust or resilient, as these terms imply something that withstands stress without changing. Instead, he introduc
Live Reviews, Reviews
You’d think Neon 194 was primed for absolute carnage. A couple next to us looked like they’d reached the pinnacle of their come-up, a shot girl wobbling under a tray of Jägerbombs that could’ve doubled as a buffet spread, a bar in the back, and a crowd so rammed it felt like a t
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The curtains were hoisted up to a Kraftwerk-style Franc Moody. On their straight-edge, LED-lined pedestals, surrounded by light smoke, the only thing missing was robotic movements. Those moves weren’t just absent; they’d be impossible with the sheer clout of the bass drum that pu
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At first sip, Girl Tones hits the palate with an unfiltered burst of raw energy—zesty, unpredictable, and unapologetically youthful. This is not a polished vintage; rather, it’s the kind of rebellious table wine that stains your lips and lingers just long enough to make an impres
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It’s as though they’d just heard that the first impression is the most important. Win that, and you win the crowd. If you Google Cage the Elephant, you’ll be presented with a feed of esteemed gentlemen—well-tailored Kentucky rockers. So it’d be safe to say my preconception was cl
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It was already whimsical. Walking up the steps to St Pancras Old Church, which has stood there for over 1000 years, to attend the very first unveiling of Arliston’s new album, Disappointment Machine. It’s fitting for an album that explores the resilience of persistence through th
Live Reviews, Reviews
It felt nostalgic, but in a manufactured sense. The 80s representation of the future: bright lights, streamlined cars, and flying things watched through a VHS-style screen with a nod to the 00s through TRUE MAGIC. All carefully concocted in a way that you’d be struggling to find
Film
Paris has claimed a new victim. Swept up in the city’s charm, the seducer was seduced during his eight-concert performance and you can watch his internal battle in the new heart-racing concert film, USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS. The film’s balance of romance and heartbreak, mixed w
Blog
Tickets go on sale from Saturday, August 31st. Tour dates are at the bottom. “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.” - Oasis. After years of will-they-won't-they that would put Ross and Rachel to shame, th
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It was an emotional start to weekend two of All Points East. An almost homely feel returning to Victoria Park for the second installment. We knew our shortcuts, the best bars and food stands, and places to stand in the crowd. Strolling around amongst the eager fans running past u
Blog, Festivals
Follow this schedule with set times for the most enjoyable Field Day you've ever had. Highlights: Yves Tumor: See Yves instead of Romy for a more fulfilling performance. Junior Simba : This will be the last time you see Junior Simba on an unsigned stage. Yaeji (Live) : You'll hav
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My own feet are about to kick me in the face in rebellion of more walking as we head back to All Points East for day three. Luckily, they let me off when they heard the music again. Another wildly different crowd for Mitski’s All Points East on Sunday, with a mainly female crowd
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Across the weekend, the West Stage has been lassoing in record crowds to the far end of Victoria Park. As the sun tried to break the haze, it cast a slightly more laidback attitude on Victoria Park for All Points East on Saturday. The air was thick with anticipation, dust, and th
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When was the last time you did the Bleep Test? For me, it was Friday at All Points East. Honestly, from the minute we entered to the final fade of the lights at Kaytranada, we were darting from the East to the West. But you should take this as a positive. Yes, I was on the brink
Live Reviews, Reviews
How do duos sound larger than a five-piece band? For Ghostwoman, there’s an argument that Ille Van Dessel’s drums fill any space left in the room. Or that it’s Evan Uschenko’s evaporating, gritty guitar riffs that fuzz right through your chest. Certainly, the combination of both
Festivals, Live Reviews, Reviews
CHROMA, the evil twin of Bicep - which comprises a record label, a series of curated events, a brand new and constantly evolving Bicep AV/DJ show, and a unique visual identity - brought the show to Finsbury Park on 2nd August. The quiet, leafy park retained its wholesome charm bu
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Why has Glastonbury become a personality? The more you think about it the stranger it gets. You hear of outlandish festival goers ‘recharging their soul’ or ‘warming their heart’. Leaving a piece of themselves on the farm. Sitting in the stone circle at 5 am for sunrise to gain s
Live Reviews, Reviews
I almost felt like a voyeur. We were sat in complete darkness watching Nils Frahm, with his back to the audience, scurry around his behemoth custom setup as if it was just him and his tools in the room and not with the nearly 2000 people watching in awe. With one small spotlight
Reviews, Festivals
It’s 5 am and the big lights have rudely hit your eyes, the first time they’ve been exposed to anything other than lasers, causing you to scurry to the closest exit to sleep off the feeling of regret. Wait, what? Somehow it’s actually two o'clock in the afternoon, but the people
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“It stinks of Radio 6 in here.” There’s a smirk on Callum’s face as he says it. It’s become somewhat of a lighthearted taunt in the industry, but it’s an unmistakable smell to be fair. That of a dad. And when he says it stinks, I think he’s referring to the aura. Well, it was Dad
Blog
It was 23rd November 2019. We’d just clicked publish on our first article, Album Review: Here’s to Christmas, by Chris Kamara. Yep. And No Taste was thrust into existence. Since then it’s had a rough upbringing, but an exciting one nevertheless. We’ve been laying the tracks while
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Everything happens for a reason; doesn’t it? That’s what I seem to say when things go wrong at least. Is it just me or is it much easier to look for signs from the universe when things go tits up and thank skill otherwise? Anyway. What I’m saying is that there must be cosmic powe
Reviews, Live Reviews
I knew we were in for an interesting night as soon as we walked into the EartH theatre. A wooden amphitheatre layout with hundreds of seated people fixed toward the smokey stage; a terrifying prospect for even the most established bands. Now amassing an ever-climbing peak of over
Live Reviews, Reviews
Did you know there’s a psychological bias that states people who put effort into creating or acquiring something value it more highly? It’s called the IKEA effect. And Drumsheds isn’t short of it. First, it’s literally an old IKEA. But most of all for the long journey you embar
Live Reviews, Reviews
Well, here we are sports fans. Another crisp evening for tonight’s game at the prestigious Electric Ballroom. And boy what a treat we’re in for. The crowd are already well-oiled. Yelling away at that pre-match tunes in a raucous, flat tone that people do when they want to sing a
Live Reviews, Reviews
Lambrini Girls. It sounds like a new TikTok era bringing back a very distinct way of living. And it’s coming in hot. So fucking hot it set the stage on fire (more on that later…). We’ll call this era, Lambrini Girl Spring. It’s one of pure, deep rooted, unhinged, feral chaos. It
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Last night was one of those rare winter nights. The kind that’s so cold, the warmth of travel feels like an adventure. And it was. Our journey took us to Dingwalls, a cosy little venue tucked below Camden Market. A venue that’s seen the last of Brooke Combe, I’m sure. She’s got b
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From doing Jaeger Bombs on stage and getting the crowd to chant ‘fuck it’ at a minor hiccup along with him at Glastonbury, I was intrigued to see what was in store at the Royal Albert Hall. Never in a million years did I think that Rick Astley would be such a prominent object on
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I’ve got an ear infection, and the only prescription is more Stone. It’s not really and this was probably a terrible decision, but no regrets. The last time I saw them was Omeara, where the crowd turned into a bubbling cauldron. So asking them to play in between rows or fragile r
Live Reviews
It’s not very often you take your hot date to a string quartet on a rainy Saturday night. Especially when last weekend we were at Drumsheds. But I’d say last night’s turbulent programming was of similar contrast. It was the first time I’d ever sat down in a packed, yet silent, au
Album Reviews, Reviews
It’s been a long burning fuse leading up to the dynamite you’ll soon know as Bunny . Tiger Woods , the introductory track of the album, was released on 29th July last year. Somewhat a reflection of Willie J. Healey’s ten years in the game; eager to share, but in no rush for dead
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There were yellow weather warnings yesterday, and to be fair, it was feeling a litt… don’t do it… come on man, nahhh… Fine. Happy This Is What I Mean day. It’s been a tumultuous summer, I don’t think anyone can argue with that. Refreshing the forecast daily, hoping to see even t
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Happy Birthday to Jamie Cook, the world's happiest guitar player for one day only. What’s usually a picture of serious strumming is now some toothy smile chord thrashing. The Monkeys are back in the mountains. Day three of Bilbao BBK Live. Happy Arctic Monkeys Day, even for every
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In my last article, I said we’d say yes to everything and see where we end up. Well, it turns out I don’t speak Spanish/Basque so we ended up nowhere. Good idea, Sam. Anyway, depending on which sign you stood next to in the city, on day two you were either being obliterated by 37
