“I woke up the next morning hungover, covered in dew with no ride home and no...
Wakefield indie-punk three-piece The Cribs headlined Derbyshire’s Y Not Festival three years ago and will be returning to perform this summer. Drummer Ross Jarman...
View ArticleFrom garden party to award-winner: the story of Y Not
A Derbyshire music festival which began as an outdoor experiment will this summer be headlined by former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher and 1980s ska...
View ArticleREVIEW: Troye Sivan, live in Birmingham
Troye Sivan’s new album is all about Youth, and his fans at the live gig of the Blue Neighbourhood tour in Birmingham resemebled just...
View Article“Glastonbury was something really special for us”: Platform speak to...
Leicester-based reggae-soul band By The Rivers have been hailed as future stars of Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, their career kick-started by a personal invitation from...
View ArticleBestival unveil final headliners for The Future
Hip-hop and dancehall titans Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul are set to see out this year’s Bestival with a bang. The duo will co-headline the Sunday...
View ArticleFreshers Week Playlist
This is it the moment you’ve been waiting for you’ve received the envelope with the Nottingham Trent logo on it confirming your place here at NTU. That’s...
View ArticleThe Sherlocks Q&A
The best unsigned band in Britain? As Sheffield’s The Sherlocks head for Nottingham, JAMIE BARLOW speaks to frontman Kiaran Crook Made up of frontman and...
View ArticleJohnny Lloyd Q&A
Former Tribes frontman Johnny Lloyd is preparing to embark on his UK tour as a solo artist, which gets underway later this month and...
View ArticleBlaenavon at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms: Review
Hampshire three-piece Blaenavon are a band with a vast amount of promise, based on their performance at the Rescue Rooms on Thursday night. The...
View ArticleDeclan McKenna at Birmingham’s O2 Institute: Review
AGED 17, Declan McKenna isn’t the archetypal singer-songwriter penning songs about underage drinking and teenage misdemeanours. The emerging Hertfordshire talent’s back catalogue includes a...
View ArticleALBUM REVIEW: Blonde- Frank Ocean
After four years of near-complete silence, a miracle has occurred Frank Ocean has released his follow-up album to 2012’s Channel Orange. However, it is...
View ArticleDeclan McKenna interview ahead of Nottingham Rock City date
Declan McKenna is currently on tour with highly-rated indie outfit Blossoms, and the 17-year-old will support the Stockport band when they play a sold-out...
View ArticleThe Specials’ Horace Panter interview ahead of Nottingham Rock City gig
Pioneering 2 Tone band The Specials play Rock City on Wednesday. Bassist Horace Panter tells JAMIE BARLOW why their music remains timeless, how the...
View ArticleLive Music Review: Jake Bugg at Rock City
It doesn’t take being a fan of him or even knowing more than a couple of his songs to be able to appreciate that...
View ArticleThe Big Moon Gig At The Bodega
Jess Buxton attended The Big Moon show where she went and caught up with the London four piece group at The Bodega. Discussing all...
View ArticleGig Review: Bastille Live At The Motorpoint Arena
Deputy Photography Editor Leah Wareham took a visit to the Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham. Where she had witnessed Bastille’s constinously extravagant and show-stopping performance. ...
View ArticleGIG PHOTOGRAPHY: The Hunna shot by Sam Strutt
Hertfordshire band The Hunna came to Rescue Rooms in Nottingham on the 22nd September, so NTU Photography student Sam Strutt headed down with a...
View ArticleREVIEW: THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA @ ROCK CITY
It was the night of the orchestras. Taking over Rock City, support act Submotion Orchestra charmed the crowd with their heart-wobbling electronic bass music, ambient...
View ArticleGIG PHOTOGRAPHY: Clean Cut Kid shot by Leah Wareham
Deputy Photography Editor Leah Wareham went out on the 28th October to shoot the Clean Cut Kid gig at Bodega in Nottingham. Stay tuned...
View ArticleGIG PHOTOGRAPHY: Clean Cut Kids shot by Jack Thompson
Following on from the previous Clean Cut Kid shoot by Deputy Photography Editor Leah Wareham, we have NTU Photography student Jack Thompson’s shoot from...
View ArticleUPCOMING EVENT: Free chill night @ Nottingham Contemporary
This Friday (25th November 2016) the Collabor-8 collective at Nottingham Contemporary are hosting another of their Frequency events. The event will be down in...
View ArticleMusic event Vocab to expand after successful launch in Nottingham
A crowd converged on The Maze pub in Mansfield Road on Friday as the team behind Acoustickle launched Vocab, a new event designed to...
View ArticleAsh’s Tim Wheeler talks Star Wars, politics and explains why the group were...
Northern Irish three-piece Ash return to Rock City on December 12 to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut record, 1977. Frontman Tim Wheeler...
View ArticleGIG REVIEW: Slaves Live At Rock City
Who said punk is dead? Slaves are all about that raw punk sound, stripped back and yet mesmerizing bringing a refreshing sound to everyone’s...
View ArticleTrack Review: Kevin Garratt- Stranglehold
Pennsylvanian singer-songwriter Kevin Garrett has had nothing but a successful 2016, with support coming from the likes of Katy Perry, Sam Smith and Alessia...
View ArticlePlatform meets Cabbage
In a dystopian political reality, a post punk, socially liberating band might just be the fresh glass of lemonade we all need. Platform...
View ArticleReview: The Stranglers at Rock City, Nottingham
Iconic punk band The Stranglers step into the hue of the Rock City spotlight, taking in the view of the near-full Nottingham crowd. The...
View ArticleGIG REVIEW: The Stranglers Live At Rock City
Iconic punk band The Stranglers step into the hue of the Rock City spotlight, taking in the view of the near-full Nottingham crowd. The...
View ArticleLewis Watson @ The Bodega 3.4.17
Last night we headed down to Bodega to see Lewis Watson play the last date of the UK tour for his new album, Midnight. Released...
View ArticleIt’ll be like fresher’s week for musicians!” – Dot to Dot Preview
Dot To Dot annually celebrates the independent and alternative music scenes, with over 400 artists lined up to play across Bristol, Manchester and Nottingham....
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