In Pictures: By The Rivers – On Tour
Last night we ventured down to O2 Academy 3 to catch Leicester based band By The Rivers peddling their signature brand of soul? pop? afrobeat? reggae? ska? dub? funk?! ALL OF…
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Why You Shouldn’t Dismiss Eurovision Fever
It’s that time of the year again: Eurovision’s here, where acts from across the continent compete for the title of “Weirdest European Country”.
Google Release Interactive Music Timeline
Google have once again added to the list of incredibly cool things they have done by releasing an interactive music timeline, ranging from the 1950s to the present day.
Music Predictions for 2016
The Christmas tree has come down, we’ve said goodbye to 2015, and affirmed (and subsequently forgotten) our New Year’s resolutions.
The Evolution of Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber was once the world’s biggest pop star. Before the days of One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, it was Bieber who ruled the roost,
The Magnolia Effect: Coldplay
Well, it happened. Coldplay are back with their first single since 2014’s ‘Miracles’, and they’ve made some tweaks to their creative direction. This time round they are trying to be…
Review: Five Seconds of Summer – Sounds Good Feels Good
Australian pop-punkers 5 Seconds of Summer are back, with second LP ‘Sounds Good Feels Good’. The band have split opinions since they first rose to prominence in 2013 after supporting…
Review: Bring Me The Horizon – That’s the Spirit
Everyone’s favourite Marmite band (you either love them or hate them) are back with their latest offering That’s the Spirit – a concept album about the contrast of bleakness on…
Review: Don Broco – Automatic
It’s been a long three years since the Bedford outfit’s debut LP Priorities. I always saw Don Broco as a solid yet unspectacular and slightly generic group, following the groundwork laid by…
Review: Years and Years – Communion
BBC Sound of 2015 winners Years and Years have recently released their debut, the somewhat pretentiously-named Communion. The electronica trio look to follow in the footsteps of past winners Sam…
Third Eye Blind – Dopamine Review
Aged alt-rockers Third Eye Blind are back with their first (and allegedly last) release in six years: Dopamine looks to be the final swan song for the band synonymous with the…
Metal VS. Pop: Who’s Winning the Popularity War?
Spotify recently conducted a survey researching the loyalty of various generic audiences, looking at what they define as the ‘core artists’ of each genre, and the amount of repeated listens…
Lawson Are Back To Breathe Life Into Pop Music
After not having toured in over a year in order to work on their second album pop-rock band Lawson announced a mini three date tour to showcase new music and…
Sam Smith & The Ascent to Stardom
Just over 9 months ago, Sam Smith released his debut album In the Lonely Hour. To date it has sold over 3 million copies, and along the way Smith has picked up…
JAWS – We’re Going To Need A Bigger Stage
I rounded the corner toward The Institute, the queue went all the way around the corner and well down the street. It was one of the longest queues I had…