By Freya Hoare When looking at the title for Maisie Peters’ third studio album Florescence, you may think I am misspelling it. The term ‘Fluorescence’ is very much different.. When titling an album, you want the name to encapsulate the…
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Who To Look Out For At Reading and Leeds Festival 2026
By Izzy Hurcum Every year nearly a quarter of a million people attend Reading and Leeds Festival. With the legendary Glastonbury Festival taking a fallow year (or a year off in simpler terms), R&L is going to be the biggest festival in the…
Pixies live from Aviva Studios, Manchester – 24/05/26
By Anayo Eltringham Onuora Celebrating 40 years since the band’s formation, Pixies kick off their world tour at Manchester’s Aviva Studios. Everyone is in love with Black Francis. Even as he stands behind the curtain, the crowd calls for him, begging, desperate for him…
Boards Of Canada Release Inferno, Their First Studio Album In 13 Years
The Scottish electronic duo make their return to the music world with their fifth studio album, and they haven’t missed the mark. By Alex McFerren Boards Of Canada have been out of the spotlight for over a decade now, their…
Music Venues Struggle With Falling Sales
By Jacob Norton-Leake. Independent grassroots music venues have played an essential role in the UK music scene for decades, acting as a launch pad for some of the best-known acts in the nation’s music history. These range from small independent…
Fish Night: Live at Telford’s Warehouse, Chester
By Lewis Hannah Outside Telford’s Warehouse, the canalside bar sat on Shropshire Union Canal, is an array of characters, on a moderate Friday evening, all getting ready for a relaxing, and soon to be extremely warm, Bank Holiday. I, on the other…
The Strokes: Reality Awaits and the autotune divide
By Lewis Hannah In just over a month’s time, Reality Awaits, the seventh album by New York garage rockers The Strokes, will arrive. The 26th June release will end a six year wait for new material from the band, following up their…
Interview: Man/Woman/Chainsaw
By Leah Simons I’m not great at predictions. I wouldn’t even bet on the sun shining during a heatwave. But in this I’m confident: genre-defying six-piece Man/Woman/Chainsaw are going to be big.With the backing of NME, Radio 6 Music and…
Modern Music Journalism: social media, and the psychedelic radio
By Lewis Hannah In its early days, the world of music journalism was relatively simple. Talented writers with a sharp style, or with strong, perhaps over-bearing opinions, would write reports, sometimes reviews, or opinion pieces, or maybe even have the interview with the big heavy hitter in their…
Raye live at O2 Arena, London (20/05/26)
By Leah Simons Many have christened London’s O2 Arena the most soulless venue there is. But the right artist can resurrect it. For Raye, it’s steeped in her legacy. It’s where she won a record-breaking six Brit Awards in one…