Wollaton Park Set To Host New Festival
Wollaton Park is set to host a brand new music event as No Tomorrow Festival makes its debut this summer. Organisers promise an epic end of exam party for over 10,000 students and music lovers in the...
View ArticleThe Nightmare Returns!
Once upon a time, there was a night, unlike any other night in Nottingham. It was a night of Industrial music and Cybergoths. Now, after four years away from the world of the waking, Nightmare returns!...
View ArticleThe three songs stuck in my head – Greg Mattocks-Evans
1. A Song About Love – Jake Bugg This is by far the loveliest song Nottingham’s most famous son has produced so far. It’s a soft folksy number with Jake’s nasally but exquisitely charming voice...
View ArticleREVIEW: Falling In Reverse – Bad Girls Club
Ok, so I never thought I’d be typing this but Falling In Reverse have made a song I actually like? Apologies because I don’t even feel like I’m coming down with anything so I have no excuse. The...
View ArticleThe Three Songs Stuck In My Head – Alex Copley
1. White Lies – Death Epic. It’s a word that epitomises White Lies’ work since day one. Death, the first track off their 2009 debut album, is a storming anthem with a build-up capable of sweeping you...
View ArticleREVIEW: Bombay Bicycle Club @ Rock City [7/3/14]
Indie band Bombay Bicycle Club brought their chart-topping album, So Long See You Tomorrow, to a sold-out Rock City last week. Having previously played the venue in 2011, the London group marked a fine...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Stranglers @ Rock City [10/3/14]
Apparently tonight’s show was meant to have flashy screens on the stage as is standard nowadays at gigs. Due to the relatively small size of the stage at Rock City they didn’t have space to rig this up...
View ArticleREVIEW: Maximo Park @ Rock City [11/3/14]
“Oh, Maximo Park, aren’t they the ones who did that song about velocity a few years ago?” Tell someone you’re off to see Maximo Park and that’s a pretty common response. But when you consider the...
View ArticleRenowned British MC Ghetts releases new album ‘Rebel With a Cause’
Renowned British MC Ghetts has released his album ‘Rebel With a Cause’ this week. The album entered the OCC Official Album Charts at number 12 before settling at number 23 in it’s first week. It also...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Natives
Natives’ infectious up beat pop-rock has seen them already grow a loyal fan base, allowing them to sign a record deal after only 18 months since their formation. If the reaction to their debut album is...
View ArticleREVIEW: Natives @ Rescue Rooms [21/3/14]
It’s Friday evening and everyone is at home getting ready for the night ahead on the town after a hard week. However, a few people like to start their night out with some live music to get their...
View ArticleREVIEW: Grandmaster Flash @ The Approach [30/3/14]
The word ‘legend’ is sometimes bandied about all too frequently. But for a man who is arguably one of the most significant names in the history of hip-hop and the pioneer of several DJing techniques...
View ArticleThe Three Songs Stuck In My Head – Nathan Gibbons
1. She Looks So Perfect – 5 Seconds of Summer I am still unsure as to whether or not it is a good thing that this is in my head. Either way it cannot be denied that the track has all the ingredients...
View ArticleThree Anticipated Albums
Platform’s Mark Spencer looks ahead to three forthcoming album releases that are exciting him most. Kanye West – Untitled Kanye West only last year released the album ‘Yeezus’ which was praised...
View ArticleThe Worst Songs of 2014 So Far
Former music editor Mark Linsdell returns to Platform to run through the songs that have annoyed him most in 2013/2014. He’s a very angry man… Before I start laying into the worst music shat out during...
View ArticleDetonate Festival: Celebrating 15 Years
If you’re looking for the perfect way to kick off this year’s festival season, look no further than Detonate’s monstrous one-dayer, which takes place at Nottingham Racecourse on June 7. The legendary...
View ArticleEd Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Sam Smith Top Shazam’s Predictions for This...
Clean Bandit dominates the list of most-Shazamed songs in the UK so far this year London – May 19, 2014 - Shazam® today announced its predictions for this summer’s hit songs – the music everyone will...
View ArticleFestival Guide: Eastern Electrics Festival adds Monika Kruse, Dense & Pika...
Kerri Chandler, Route 94, Tania Vulcano and more head to The Coronet After Party Eastern Electrics Festival 2014 Saturday August 2 11am – 10pm Hatfield House Hatfield Park Hatfield Hertfordshire...
View ArticleFestival Guide: The Libertines announced as Saturday headliner at Benicassim...
The Libertines, Manel, Tycho, The Academic and Fat White Family add to the 20th anniversary’s line up, joined by the artists already confirmed Kasabian, Paul Weller, Paolo Nutini, Lily Allen, Jake...
View ArticleDot to Dot Festival 2014 (Nottingham): Review [Part 1]
Who would have thought back in 1991 that Macaulay Caulkin, the much-loved child star from everyone’s favourite Christmas film, Home Alone, would one day find himself being booed off stage at...
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