Charlie Straight – I Sleep Alone

Despite the rainy morning in London, it is still possible to find a reason to foolishly dance in front of the window. This reason is the new upcoming single ‘I Sleep Alone‘ by the Czech band Charlie … Read More

Thea Gilmore – Live @ The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 8th May

It’s sometimes said that critically acclaimed Thea Gilmore is one of the few British world class female singer-songwriters. She took a break after the birth of her second son, in the summer of 2011, but remains … Read More

ANIMAL KINGDOM – The Looking Away

The Looking Away opens with the mellow ‘The Wave’. It’s a smooth and catchy start to the new album by Animal Kingdom. High pitched vocals blend with the crashing guitar waves to produce a sound appropriately evocative of the ocean. … Read More

THE BEAUTIFUL WORD – May Not Be Love

Simply by watching The Beautiful Word’s music video one can see how much effort has gone into this project (it’s a cute homemade stop motion feature). The way the video is done could come across as childish but it … Read More

DOUR: Video Trailer & Lineup

DOUR FESTIVAL: Best Lineup of the Summer?

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A CHAT WITH: THE COMPUTERS

Five-piece punk-rock band The Computers have just released their second album “Love Triangles, Hate Squares” and are now touring the UK. Inspired by love, hate, life and certain deaths, the second album picks up right where their … Read More

CUT YOURSELF IN HALF – Mekkanizm

Excellent Debut from Bradford mentalist’s.

Cut Yourself In Half have delivered a quite simply an awesome debut. From the opening second, Mekkanizm just grabs you and gives you a listening experience that can be described as getting dragged by a moving car … Read More

JULIA BIEL – We Watch The Stars

After working with Polar Bear and with producer Ben Watt of Everything But the Girl, being featured in a Nokia Campaign and being nominated at Rising star BBC jazz awards, Julia Biel presents her second album.

Her first single ‘We … Read More

XXYYXX, Blackbird Blackbird, Slow Magic, Giraffage – Live @ KOKO

Saturday May 7th

Premier culture platform The Playground is pretty renowned for its meticulous event curation and promotion, but nothing could have prepared me for the sublime KOKO takeover on Saturday night. Although it was the immense lineup (courtesy … Read More

LEFTFIELD + SQUAREPUSHER + GARY NUMAN + DIGITALISM+++ New Footage – THE PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL

This year’s Playground Festival brings together many of the godfathers/ innovators of house, techno and electro music alongside those making a significant rise on current underground scene to create a truly retrospective festival experience. Headliners LEFTFIELD, SQUAREPUSHER, GARY NUMAN, DIGITALISM, … Read More