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Band Profile: Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis is a singer/songwriter from Leeds. He plays a mix of quirky and serious songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3135/ | 121 hits
Matthew Lewis is a singer/songwriter from Leeds. He plays a mix of quirky and serious songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3135/ | 121 hits
CD Review: Nutronstars - Melody Rules Everything (Handclaps and Fuzz)
If Carter USM had written theme tunes for midweek BBC family sitcoms, then it would have sounded somewhat like Nutronstars.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3460/ | 347 hits
If Carter USM had written theme tunes for midweek BBC family sitcoms, then it would have sounded somewhat like Nutronstars.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3460/ | 347 hits
CD Review: Black Soul Strangers - Lies
London-based Irish quarter Black Soul Strangers' new single, 'Lies' is a quirky indie-rock thump driven by piston-like drumming.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11434/ | 268 hits
London-based Irish quarter Black Soul Strangers' new single, 'Lies' is a quirky indie-rock thump driven by piston-like drumming.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11434/ | 268 hits
CD Review: Daniel Webster - While The Motors Are Humming Below Us
From the very start of the first track on this eleven song record, you realise that Mr. Webster knows his quirky pop music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2981/ | 188 hits
From the very start of the first track on this eleven song record, you realise that Mr. Webster knows his quirky pop music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2981/ | 188 hits
CD Review: Koala - Do not be afraid
It has to be said that koala bears are possibly the cutest and most vicious animals that have ever graced this planet, beneath their cutesy exterior lies the heart of a cold blooded killer; Koala the band on the other hand have released one of those albums emotionally expansive albums that wrap a warm blanket around you on a cold winters day and serves you a hot mug of tea with those tiny marshmallows in.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3558/ | 357 hits
It has to be said that koala bears are possibly the cutest and most vicious animals that have ever graced this planet, beneath their cutesy exterior lies the heart of a cold blooded killer; Koala the band on the other hand have released one of those albums emotionally expansive albums that wrap a warm blanket around you on a cold winters day and serves you a hot mug of tea with those tiny marshmallows in.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3558/ | 357 hits
CD Review: The Boy Least Likely To - Fur Soft As Fur
The third single from the exclusive in the know club that is "The Boy Least Likely To". Those in the know apparently include the likes of Steve Lamacq, Clare Grogan and Rough Trade.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2938/ | 895 hits
The third single from the exclusive in the know club that is "The Boy Least Likely To". Those in the know apparently include the likes of Steve Lamacq, Clare Grogan and Rough Trade.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2938/ | 895 hits
CD Review: Cha-Cha - Phonographic Love
The debut single from Cha-Cha, 'Phonographic Love,' comes across a little unsure of its identity. On the one hand, it seems to be aspiring towards cool, quirky indie-rock, with piston-like drumbeats and lurching riffs, but the band then splatter random, garish electro over the top, and transform 'Phonographic Love' into an awkward hybrid.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12437/ | 104 hits
The debut single from Cha-Cha, 'Phonographic Love,' comes across a little unsure of its identity. On the one hand, it seems to be aspiring towards cool, quirky indie-rock, with piston-like drumbeats and lurching riffs, but the band then splatter random, garish electro over the top, and transform 'Phonographic Love' into an awkward hybrid.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12437/ | 104 hits
CD Review: The Spills - I'm Scared I Might
Following on from their split EP with fellow Wakefield band The Piskie Sits, four-piece act The Spills release 'I'm Scared I Might' as a download and 7" single on Philophobia Music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11146/ | 185 hits
Following on from their split EP with fellow Wakefield band The Piskie Sits, four-piece act The Spills release 'I'm Scared I Might' as a download and 7" single on Philophobia Music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11146/ | 185 hits
CD Review: Chumbawamba - Un
Anyone who thought, like me, that after the success of the none-more-irritating 'Tubthumping' that Chumbawamba just simply vanished, are now obviously wrong.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2614/ | 698 hits
Anyone who thought, like me, that after the success of the none-more-irritating 'Tubthumping' that Chumbawamba just simply vanished, are now obviously wrong.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2614/ | 698 hits
CD Review: Icy Demons - Miami Ice
Contrary to the band and album title, this Chicago based collective's third record is far from a cold and wintry affair.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10764/ | 78 hits
Contrary to the band and album title, this Chicago based collective's third record is far from a cold and wintry affair.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10764/ | 78 hits
CD Review: Staerimto - Untitled
Staerimto can be described as lush, poignant, quirky folk. In this DIY solo effort lead by John Perry there are moments of brilliance and also emptiness.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10108/ | 96 hits
Staerimto can be described as lush, poignant, quirky folk. In this DIY solo effort lead by John Perry there are moments of brilliance and also emptiness.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10108/ | 96 hits
CD Review: Anton Barbeau - The Automatic Door
It's the first time I've come across the 'psychedelic power pop' of multi instrumentalist Californian Anton Barbeau although apparently he's made about 15 albums in the last 6 months whilst constantly touring with his esoteric, slightly quaint brand of 60's sounds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9028/ | 105 hits
It's the first time I've come across the 'psychedelic power pop' of multi instrumentalist Californian Anton Barbeau although apparently he's made about 15 albums in the last 6 months whilst constantly touring with his esoteric, slightly quaint brand of 60's sounds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9028/ | 105 hits
Band Profile: Valleys
Leeds based experimental pop band consisting of Scott Johnson, Ben Taylor, Curtis Blair and Will Cottam
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10919/ | 140 hits
Leeds based experimental pop band consisting of Scott Johnson, Ben Taylor, Curtis Blair and Will Cottam
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10919/ | 140 hits
CD Review: Tilly And The Wall - Bottom of Barrels
Sometimes the best ideas appear from the most unconventional of sources. Tilly And The Wall are no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7347/ | 247 hits
Sometimes the best ideas appear from the most unconventional of sources. Tilly And The Wall are no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7347/ | 247 hits
CD Review: Adam Green - Jacket Full of Danger
After recent support slot with fellow friends The Strokes and briefly having a diary in NME, Adam Green is back with his new album, Jacket Full Of Danger.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6610/ | 201 hits
After recent support slot with fellow friends The Strokes and briefly having a diary in NME, Adam Green is back with his new album, Jacket Full Of Danger.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6610/ | 201 hits
CD Review: Allison Weiss - ..Was Right All Along
Allison Weiss creates honest, heartfelt pop for the masses with an overwhelming authenticity and from-the-heart feel.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11502/ | 215 hits
Allison Weiss creates honest, heartfelt pop for the masses with an overwhelming authenticity and from-the-heart feel.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11502/ | 215 hits
CD Review: The Smokin Jones - Untitled
It seems this EP is soaked in past experience and endeavours, a creation of years of gigging, frequent band additions and changes, and a whole heap of direction shift and renewed vigour.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6690/ | 302 hits
It seems this EP is soaked in past experience and endeavours, a creation of years of gigging, frequent band additions and changes, and a whole heap of direction shift and renewed vigour.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6690/ | 302 hits
Live Review: Mclusky + Modey Lemon + Tricky Nixon
It's another night down at the Well and tonight we're in the presence of some nice ol' dirty rock. The night kicks off with Tricky Nixon.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3370/ | 464 hits
It's another night down at the Well and tonight we're in the presence of some nice ol' dirty rock. The night kicks off with Tricky Nixon.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3370/ | 464 hits
CD Review: Demon Summer - Sideshow
The name Demon Summer immediately conjures up images of Satan chilling on a beach in Cornwall while the sun beats down on his already fiery flesh.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3144/ | 378 hits
The name Demon Summer immediately conjures up images of Satan chilling on a beach in Cornwall while the sun beats down on his already fiery flesh.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3144/ | 378 hits
Live Review: Fight Like Apes
Perpetual Leeds mid-afternooners Deftones are foiled by the wind and the Main Stage's recurring sound 'issues', so I make my way to the smallest stage for a band who are fast becoming one of my favourites.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11125/ | 201 hits
Perpetual Leeds mid-afternooners Deftones are foiled by the wind and the Main Stage's recurring sound 'issues', so I make my way to the smallest stage for a band who are fast becoming one of my favourites.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11125/ | 201 hits
CD Review: Field Music - Write Your Own History
The shining, swirling, sun-drenched pop with peculiar but often alluring percussion that made up Field Music's self-titled album is, unsurprisingly, the staple of this B-sides collection.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6642/ | 246 hits
The shining, swirling, sun-drenched pop with peculiar but often alluring percussion that made up Field Music's self-titled album is, unsurprisingly, the staple of this B-sides collection.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6642/ | 246 hits
CD Review: ninepoundnote - Go National
As ninepoundnote so politely put it, "Well there's people judging music on originality. I move my feet if I like the beat and that's good enough for me!" Well my ska punk playing friend this is Leeds Music Scene and you won't get far with that attitude.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3070/ | 403 hits
As ninepoundnote so politely put it, "Well there's people judging music on originality. I move my feet if I like the beat and that's good enough for me!" Well my ska punk playing friend this is Leeds Music Scene and you won't get far with that attitude.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3070/ | 403 hits
CD Review: Rudolf Rocker - Rabbiting With Richard Dido
This is Rudolf Rocker's second album released on Leeds' very own House Of Mook label. John Peel listened upon the band favourably, as he did with many 'Mook' arists and you can hear why.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6059/ | 226 hits
This is Rudolf Rocker's second album released on Leeds' very own House Of Mook label. John Peel listened upon the band favourably, as he did with many 'Mook' arists and you can hear why.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6059/ | 226 hits
Live Review: Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan + Euros Childs
Euros Childs, former frontman of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, provides some strange folk indie to warm up the crowd.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8719/ | 338 hits
Euros Childs, former frontman of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, provides some strange folk indie to warm up the crowd.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8719/ | 338 hits
Live Review: These Monsters + Brenda
Tonight our two opposing bands compliment each other well. Both believe in experimenting and trying diverse, intriguing methods of song writing, which is always nice to hear.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4261/ | 357 hits
Tonight our two opposing bands compliment each other well. Both believe in experimenting and trying diverse, intriguing methods of song writing, which is always nice to hear.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4261/ | 357 hits
Live Review: The Research + Pensioner
A pair of beseated little smurfs and a big slutty rock vamp alight the stage in a cloud of barbershop-style harmonies.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1309/ | 332 hits
A pair of beseated little smurfs and a big slutty rock vamp alight the stage in a cloud of barbershop-style harmonies.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1309/ | 332 hits
CD Review: Aqute Couch - s/t
I first saw Aqute Couch live at Joseph's Well, and I must admit right now that I enjoy their 9-track CD even more than I liked their live show.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/152/ | 167 hits
I first saw Aqute Couch live at Joseph's Well, and I must admit right now that I enjoy their 9-track CD even more than I liked their live show.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/152/ | 167 hits
CD Review: Yellow Stripe Nine - Look Sharp EP
Yellow Stripe Nine are a band I've heard of but never heard, until now, and on the basis of this CD I'm wondering why.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/237/ | 205 hits
Yellow Stripe Nine are a band I've heard of but never heard, until now, and on the basis of this CD I'm wondering why.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/237/ | 205 hits
Live Review: Peggy Sue and the Pirates
Jaunty acoustic duo Peggy Sue and the Pirates played to a sparse audience of hangers-on and plus-ones at a subdued Brudenell Social Club, but their winning chattiness and lack of pretension set me up to like Peggy Sue before they even sent a jerky, charming mixture of grime, nu-folk and doo-wop echoing round the room.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9117/ | 551 hits
Jaunty acoustic duo Peggy Sue and the Pirates played to a sparse audience of hangers-on and plus-ones at a subdued Brudenell Social Club, but their winning chattiness and lack of pretension set me up to like Peggy Sue before they even sent a jerky, charming mixture of grime, nu-folk and doo-wop echoing round the room.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9117/ | 551 hits
Live Review: The Occupation
Enticed only by a cool name and a bit of a bravado, it was with anticipation I awaited the arrival of what was to be one of the most vital live sets I've seen.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/837/ | 112 hits
Enticed only by a cool name and a bit of a bravado, it was with anticipation I awaited the arrival of what was to be one of the most vital live sets I've seen.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/837/ | 112 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - The Heartfelt EP
The latest release from Wakefield-based independent label Philophobia, 'The Heartfelt EP' comes in a nifty, heart-shaped felt sleeve and features four tracks from Wakefield-based bands Imp and Jeremiah.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11383/ | 140 hits
The latest release from Wakefield-based independent label Philophobia, 'The Heartfelt EP' comes in a nifty, heart-shaped felt sleeve and features four tracks from Wakefield-based bands Imp and Jeremiah.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11383/ | 140 hits
Interview: Mama Scuba
Talk to us about their stalker and news of a pending debut album...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1609/ | 151 hits
Talk to us about their stalker and news of a pending debut album...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1609/ | 151 hits
CD Review: The Coral - Nightfreak & The Sons of Becker
The latest recording form The Coral is the product of improvisational sessions. I awaited the release of this CD with anticipation since I saw them in November and heard two of the songs live.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2321/ | 298 hits
The latest recording form The Coral is the product of improvisational sessions. I awaited the release of this CD with anticipation since I saw them in November and heard two of the songs live.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2321/ | 298 hits
CD Review: Accolade - Something In The Sky
There's a strong voice and some nice open tunes here. The simple chord changes are fluently done and a Radio 2 audience beckons.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/101/ | 324 hits
There's a strong voice and some nice open tunes here. The simple chord changes are fluently done and a Radio 2 audience beckons.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/101/ | 324 hits
CD Review: Mr Hudson And The Library - A Tale Of Two Cities
I first caught this band on the Jools Holland show some months ago and to say that I saw a group of quirky individuals would be a huge understatement.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7968/ | 620 hits
I first caught this band on the Jools Holland show some months ago and to say that I saw a group of quirky individuals would be a huge understatement.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7968/ | 620 hits
Live Review: The Rapture + The Prosaics + Black Wire
It's an early start tonight at the Cockpit, it is 7:30 and Black Wire are already strutting their stuff on stage at their local.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1125/ | 338 hits
It's an early start tonight at the Cockpit, it is 7:30 and Black Wire are already strutting their stuff on stage at their local.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1125/ | 338 hits
Live Review: The Scaramanga Six + Polon
Sheffield noise mongers POLON pose a curious schizophrenia question. Just what is it that they want to be?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/707/ | 131 hits
Sheffield noise mongers POLON pose a curious schizophrenia question. Just what is it that they want to be?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/707/ | 131 hits
CD Review: Instant Species - 3-Star
I can't believe how impressed I am with this CD. And not only do I get to listen to some cracking songs - and I mean cracking - I get a whole album of them through the post, a ten-track album I'd pay good money for.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/178/ | 337 hits
I can't believe how impressed I am with this CD. And not only do I get to listen to some cracking songs - and I mean cracking - I get a whole album of them through the post, a ten-track album I'd pay good money for.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/178/ | 337 hits
Live Review: Bodixa + Brazil + Cooper
"We're the warm-up band" announces Cooper's entrance to tonight's proceedings. Following on from the previous night where we were entertained not only musically but also through an on-going dialogue with Four Day Hombre, we are again in conversation with tonights bands.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/897/ | 112 hits
"We're the warm-up band" announces Cooper's entrance to tonight's proceedings. Following on from the previous night where we were entertained not only musically but also through an on-going dialogue with Four Day Hombre, we are again in conversation with tonights bands.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/897/ | 112 hits
Band Profile: The Hypes
Rock 'n' roll band from Leeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10082/ | 202 hits
Rock 'n' roll band from Leeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10082/ | 202 hits
Live Review: Kelly Joe Phelps + Paul Curreri
Paul Curreri has the easy going charm that helps to make such folksy, sit down gigs pleasant affairs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3620/ | 305 hits
Paul Curreri has the easy going charm that helps to make such folksy, sit down gigs pleasant affairs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3620/ | 305 hits
CD Review: Bastion 4 - The Tale Of Gideon Strange
There appears to be an uncanny tendency for singles that are described on their press blurbs as "infectiously summer-sounding" to make their way into my possession when the weather is generously providing me with the chance to experience first-hand what it might be like to be drowned in a tidal-wave of piss whilst making my way through a Norwegian tundra.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3385/ | 398 hits
There appears to be an uncanny tendency for singles that are described on their press blurbs as "infectiously summer-sounding" to make their way into my possession when the weather is generously providing me with the chance to experience first-hand what it might be like to be drowned in a tidal-wave of piss whilst making my way through a Norwegian tundra.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3385/ | 398 hits
Live Review: Morassi
Although not advertised on the initial line-up, the appearance of Morassi caught my eye at last Friday's Joseph's Well HMV Showcase gig.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5964/ | 164 hits
Although not advertised on the initial line-up, the appearance of Morassi caught my eye at last Friday's Joseph's Well HMV Showcase gig.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5964/ | 164 hits
Band Profile: Sergeant Lewis
Alternative Pop & Rock act with a nod towards the more obscure...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6333/ | 267 hits
Alternative Pop & Rock act with a nod towards the more obscure...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6333/ | 267 hits
Live Review: four day Hombre + Drat
"i found a skull today by the motorway its bone was paper thin could crack under anything" because drat create fiercely intelligent ferociously random observational songs with two guitars a bass a drums and a notebook that lends catchy loops to some of the quirkiest yet shamelessly honest compositions i've encountered for a while sung through telephones bolted to microphone stands following introductions every bit as surreal i mean songs about bells palsy don't hit you in the face very often even if youd only half notice when they did but drat are an aural and visual acyclovir-prednisone cocktail tasting of smile on my lips which is of course a first rate thing as the bending notes plus quirky chords swish with sway around the busy buzzy royal park cellars where there are no s m u k punk royal girls stretching today but lots of untailored folk instead even sitting on the floor which is effective although i wouldnt as its covered in stout spilt earlier but got away with i think a sample lyric might shed some light so theres one at the top of the page on their exemplary website there is brittle pale blue and theres even a guitar tuner so go and observe for yourself four day hombre get better and healthier every time i glimpse them which hasn't been enough lately but sufficient to see their hair grow out as their songs strengthen until i love the choruslines that flex and spin like simone clarke like on don't go gently where they probably really did give it away but its okay to remember and reflect that if your miss u contestant did thump you in the chest it was probably just to keep you going believe me sometimes thats more than you deserve child then the im sorry song lifts the place back up in a flurry of oxymoronic harmony joy soon theres drink too both beer and tea which is apt since four day hombre are so very english sounding by which by i suggest they are eloquent when using its not like it used to be you need to download the video you need to offload but in the interim simon or richie or both can do that for you by proxy while you put your hand in the back pocket of those jeans but not to buy the boys the drinks they request from the stage maybe later because right now bathed in red light he looks like john cale before the nobodys little girl song resolves and until the epic single room wends steadfastly into the night we don't have to go home from for a while yet
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3157/ | 674 hits
"i found a skull today by the motorway its bone was paper thin could crack under anything" because drat create fiercely intelligent ferociously random observational songs with two guitars a bass a drums and a notebook that lends catchy loops to some of the quirkiest yet shamelessly honest compositions i've encountered for a while sung through telephones bolted to microphone stands following introductions every bit as surreal i mean songs about bells palsy don't hit you in the face very often even if youd only half notice when they did but drat are an aural and visual acyclovir-prednisone cocktail tasting of smile on my lips which is of course a first rate thing as the bending notes plus quirky chords swish with sway around the busy buzzy royal park cellars where there are no s m u k punk royal girls stretching today but lots of untailored folk instead even sitting on the floor which is effective although i wouldnt as its covered in stout spilt earlier but got away with i think a sample lyric might shed some light so theres one at the top of the page on their exemplary website there is brittle pale blue and theres even a guitar tuner so go and observe for yourself four day hombre get better and healthier every time i glimpse them which hasn't been enough lately but sufficient to see their hair grow out as their songs strengthen until i love the choruslines that flex and spin like simone clarke like on don't go gently where they probably really did give it away but its okay to remember and reflect that if your miss u contestant did thump you in the chest it was probably just to keep you going believe me sometimes thats more than you deserve child then the im sorry song lifts the place back up in a flurry of oxymoronic harmony joy soon theres drink too both beer and tea which is apt since four day hombre are so very english sounding by which by i suggest they are eloquent when using its not like it used to be you need to download the video you need to offload but in the interim simon or richie or both can do that for you by proxy while you put your hand in the back pocket of those jeans but not to buy the boys the drinks they request from the stage maybe later because right now bathed in red light he looks like john cale before the nobodys little girl song resolves and until the epic single room wends steadfastly into the night we don't have to go home from for a while yet
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3157/ | 674 hits
CD Review: Lail Arad - Who Am I
Dripping with a very British sense of humour, Lail Arad could very easily be described as the replacement for Lilly Allen, but that would be very harsh indeed - although it does give an idea of the genre this fits into.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12379/ | 132 hits
Dripping with a very British sense of humour, Lail Arad could very easily be described as the replacement for Lilly Allen, but that would be very harsh indeed - although it does give an idea of the genre this fits into.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12379/ | 132 hits
CD Review: Semifinalists - s/t
No two ways about it. This is a purely beautiful debut album. Semifinalists have managed to condense hours of sweeping, emotional epic music all the way down into 3 minute wedges of charming pop music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6559/ | 484 hits
No two ways about it. This is a purely beautiful debut album. Semifinalists have managed to condense hours of sweeping, emotional epic music all the way down into 3 minute wedges of charming pop music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6559/ | 484 hits
CD Review: Plasticines - Barcelona
If Ladyhawke has taught us anything, it's that girl-synth-rock is fit. And Plastiscines have not tried to hide the fact that their break-through single is in fact a complete cover of Ladyhawke's 'Paris Is Burning', where the word "Paris" has been cunningly substituted for "Barcelona." But I've found myself not particularly caring about this complete rip-off at all; 'Barcelona' is a great pop song that ticks all the necessary boxes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11322/ | 259 hits
If Ladyhawke has taught us anything, it's that girl-synth-rock is fit. And Plastiscines have not tried to hide the fact that their break-through single is in fact a complete cover of Ladyhawke's 'Paris Is Burning', where the word "Paris" has been cunningly substituted for "Barcelona." But I've found myself not particularly caring about this complete rip-off at all; 'Barcelona' is a great pop song that ticks all the necessary boxes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11322/ | 259 hits
CD Review: Beautiful Feet - Bedroom Demos
I like this CD. Very much. Reviewing acoustic bands is not really my strong point, but this CD just shouts out "play me, play me".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/28/ | 173 hits
I like this CD. Very much. Reviewing acoustic bands is not really my strong point, but this CD just shouts out "play me, play me".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/28/ | 173 hits
CD Review: Clockwork Angst - Untitled
I'll be honest. If this review stinks and subsequently I get annihilated by you good reader folks for not delving deeper, or trying to understand the songs or yabba yabba feckin' yabba then in this case, on this very occasion, it ain't my damn fault.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6733/ | 159 hits
I'll be honest. If this review stinks and subsequently I get annihilated by you good reader folks for not delving deeper, or trying to understand the songs or yabba yabba feckin' yabba then in this case, on this very occasion, it ain't my damn fault.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6733/ | 159 hits
CD Review: Volcanoes - Sugar and Snarls
Volcanoes' brand of rock and roll is bubbling hot and this, their latest EP of four songs, is no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12506/ | 85 hits
Volcanoes' brand of rock and roll is bubbling hot and this, their latest EP of four songs, is no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12506/ | 85 hits
CD Review: Kid iD - Black Comedy
'Black Comedy,' the debut EP from Leeds' Kid iD, is four folk-orientated tracks, where each song sets out to show a different facet of Kid iD's chosen genre.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10886/ | 223 hits
'Black Comedy,' the debut EP from Leeds' Kid iD, is four folk-orientated tracks, where each song sets out to show a different facet of Kid iD's chosen genre.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10886/ | 223 hits
Live Review: Tigerbomb + Jinzena + Unexploded Shells + Warning?!-Achtung?!
I had not heard any of these bands before the day of the gig, so I wasn't really sure what to expect.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6491/ | 328 hits
I had not heard any of these bands before the day of the gig, so I wasn't really sure what to expect.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6491/ | 328 hits
Live Review: Cave In + Oceansize
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for any action on stage and supping the over priced bottles of beer (because the draft had run out!) Oceansize took to the stage amidst an array of guitars (6 in total), laptops and large drum set-ups.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1091/ | 130 hits
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for any action on stage and supping the over priced bottles of beer (because the draft had run out!) Oceansize took to the stage amidst an array of guitars (6 in total), laptops and large drum set-ups.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1091/ | 130 hits
CD Review: Xi - Low
"Five men, a large number of instruments" proclaims the press release accompanying Xi's latest magnum opus, the three track EP "Low".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3515/ | 918 hits
"Five men, a large number of instruments" proclaims the press release accompanying Xi's latest magnum opus, the three track EP "Low".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3515/ | 918 hits
Live Review: Metronomy
Metronomy are currently touring the country in promotion of their latest single 'Radio Ladio' as well as their 2006 album, 'Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 you owe)'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9325/ | 131 hits
Metronomy are currently touring the country in promotion of their latest single 'Radio Ladio' as well as their 2006 album, 'Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 you owe)'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9325/ | 131 hits
CD Review: The Search Map - Tiny Victories EP
Hearing genuinely talented musicians for the first time is something that I experience very rarely. The Tiny Victories EP by The Search Map gave me one such experience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8245/ | 160 hits
Hearing genuinely talented musicians for the first time is something that I experience very rarely. The Tiny Victories EP by The Search Map gave me one such experience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8245/ | 160 hits
CD Review: Rhode Island - Sunshine Skylark Bridge
Type the words "Rhode Island" into Google and you'll find websites on The Rhode Island Department of Transportation, The Rhode Island School of Design and The Official Web Site of the State of Rhode Island - Your gateway to information about living, working, visiting, and doing business in Rhode Island.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2561/ | 402 hits
Type the words "Rhode Island" into Google and you'll find websites on The Rhode Island Department of Transportation, The Rhode Island School of Design and The Official Web Site of the State of Rhode Island - Your gateway to information about living, working, visiting, and doing business in Rhode Island.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2561/ | 402 hits
CD Review: Commercial Dual Purpose - The James Bailey Experience
I got such a charming email. And the two-part album on lovingly made CD-Rs (£2 each, £3 the pair) looked so good that I really wanted to review and like this album.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/594/ | 140 hits
I got such a charming email. And the two-part album on lovingly made CD-Rs (£2 each, £3 the pair) looked so good that I really wanted to review and like this album.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/594/ | 140 hits
Live Review: Mama Scuba + Brazil
Brazil are probably the most over-underrated Leeds band not to come from Leeds. Tonight there are times in their set which opens up the night that are literally entertainment of the highest order, and at other times they drift off into a sort of in-between world where your mind wanders and you lose focus on what they are trying to do.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1138/ | 127 hits
Brazil are probably the most over-underrated Leeds band not to come from Leeds. Tonight there are times in their set which opens up the night that are literally entertainment of the highest order, and at other times they drift off into a sort of in-between world where your mind wanders and you lose focus on what they are trying to do.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1138/ | 127 hits
CD Review: Le Corps Mince de Françoise - Bitch of The Bitches
A reviewer's job is occasionally made so easy that all their years of highly skilled investigatory, and inspired musical opinionating count for nothing.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10509/ | 226 hits
A reviewer's job is occasionally made so easy that all their years of highly skilled investigatory, and inspired musical opinionating count for nothing.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10509/ | 226 hits
CD Review: Nic Armstrong - The Greatest White Liar
Recorded at the currently hip Toe Rag Studios, produced and engineered by studio boss Liam Watson (cf Elephant and The Cribs) "The Greatest White Liar" is a fully realised retro-pop album of songs - and virtually a solo album to boot.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2571/ | 487 hits
Recorded at the currently hip Toe Rag Studios, produced and engineered by studio boss Liam Watson (cf Elephant and The Cribs) "The Greatest White Liar" is a fully realised retro-pop album of songs - and virtually a solo album to boot.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2571/ | 487 hits
Live Review: The Mystery Jets + The Young Knives + Larrikin Love + Battle + Polytechnic
Transgressive hasn't half done well for itself. Just a casual glance at the arsenal of bands at their disposal tonight to showcase to a global audience displays that.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7697/ | 170 hits
Transgressive hasn't half done well for itself. Just a casual glance at the arsenal of bands at their disposal tonight to showcase to a global audience displays that.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7697/ | 170 hits
Live Review: The Window Right + Palo Alto + i concur + Peasman
Ambient, alternative music is on the cards tonight in the ridiculous upstairs room of the Atrium. Peasman, aka.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8097/ | 218 hits
Ambient, alternative music is on the cards tonight in the ridiculous upstairs room of the Atrium. Peasman, aka.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8097/ | 218 hits
Live Review: Unclejohnny + Vatican Jet + Spitfire Charlie + Silverlode
Every time I go to the Packhorse, Leeds seems to be in the middle of a hurricane or similar. The walk from the city centre up to Hyde Park is a blustery and soaking one, but once inside things start to pick up immensely, with one of the most impressive local lineups at the venue in some time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6041/ | 653 hits
Every time I go to the Packhorse, Leeds seems to be in the middle of a hurricane or similar. The walk from the city centre up to Hyde Park is a blustery and soaking one, but once inside things start to pick up immensely, with one of the most impressive local lineups at the venue in some time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6041/ | 653 hits
Live Review: U R Penetrators + Rochelle + The Chiara L's
The Chiara L's kick off tonight's trio of female fronted bands each of whom bring their own distinct style and charisma to proceedings.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8740/ | 201 hits
The Chiara L's kick off tonight's trio of female fronted bands each of whom bring their own distinct style and charisma to proceedings.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8740/ | 201 hits
Live Review: The Phoenix Fall + LazyBaby + L-Mo
First up on this evening's bill is a band who has become stalwarts of the 360 Club. L-Mo have put in some astonishingly professional performances at HiFi, and it looks as though tonight is to be no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11436/ | 324 hits
First up on this evening's bill is a band who has become stalwarts of the 360 Club. L-Mo have put in some astonishingly professional performances at HiFi, and it looks as though tonight is to be no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11436/ | 324 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - At Least You Can Die With A Smile On Your Face
Do you have a special friend who sends you compilations of their very secret favourite tunes? Someone you love enough to want to discover new bands to play for them?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/495/ | 95 hits
Do you have a special friend who sends you compilations of their very secret favourite tunes? Someone you love enough to want to discover new bands to play for them?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/495/ | 95 hits
Live Review: The Scaramanga Six + The Terminals + The Downfall + Vessels
Well blimey! I walk into Joseph's Well at about 3:20pm after standing in the pissing rain for 20 minutes outside the place (yes, you said you were opening at three!) but at least it gave me chance to sober up slightly seeing as I had been in Carpe Diem for the three previous hours and was somewhat jolly already.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7162/ | 794 hits
Well blimey! I walk into Joseph's Well at about 3:20pm after standing in the pissing rain for 20 minutes outside the place (yes, you said you were opening at three!) but at least it gave me chance to sober up slightly seeing as I had been in Carpe Diem for the three previous hours and was somewhat jolly already.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7162/ | 794 hits
Live Review: Daljit Dhaliwal + Dan Audio + Leesa Mae + Forty Million Mexicans
Guilty of arriving late to tonight's 360 club, I managed to miss the first ten minutes or so of openers, Forty Million Mexicans.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10782/ | 169 hits
Guilty of arriving late to tonight's 360 club, I managed to miss the first ten minutes or so of openers, Forty Million Mexicans.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10782/ | 169 hits
Live Review: New Vinyl + Gallo + Fraser Anderson
CJ's Music Bar is a relatively new venue on the Leeds live music circuit and is tucked away somewhat in the depths of Kirkstall.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2681/ | 556 hits
CJ's Music Bar is a relatively new venue on the Leeds live music circuit and is tucked away somewhat in the depths of Kirkstall.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2681/ | 556 hits
Live Review: The Walkmen + The Open
Let's be honest and get everything out in the open. The whole of the Cockpit is here solely to hear and see "The Rat" in action, a blistering, demented, Ian Curtis joyride of a song which has been exploding everywhere without even a trace of hyperbole.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2829/ | 399 hits
Let's be honest and get everything out in the open. The whole of the Cockpit is here solely to hear and see "The Rat" in action, a blistering, demented, Ian Curtis joyride of a song which has been exploding everywhere without even a trace of hyperbole.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2829/ | 399 hits
CD Review: Mountaineers - Motions Of Interplanetary Dust
Mountaineers 'do not aspire to evoke a past we cannot relate to, they do not sound like anyone else...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3524/ | 371 hits
Mountaineers 'do not aspire to evoke a past we cannot relate to, they do not sound like anyone else...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3524/ | 371 hits
CD Review: Newton Faulkner - Hand Built By Robots
Quirky acoustic guitarists are not exactly redundant at the moment. So for something of this genre to be deemed 'important', in my opinion it has to be essential and most of all, interesting.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8737/ | 713 hits
Quirky acoustic guitarists are not exactly redundant at the moment. So for something of this genre to be deemed 'important', in my opinion it has to be essential and most of all, interesting.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8737/ | 713 hits
Live Review: International Trust + Micky P Kerr + Die Video Die + The Terminals + Silverlode + Don't Look Down
I'm a prat. Got my times muddled and missed out on opening band Chops. Oops. I hear they were stupid but great, so that's that one hastily out of the way.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9386/ | 707 hits
I'm a prat. Got my times muddled and missed out on opening band Chops. Oops. I hear they were stupid but great, so that's that one hastily out of the way.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9386/ | 707 hits
Live Review: Themselves + Alias
Mr. Whiskey and No Dice start proceedings with a DJ set that seems to last forever, but creates the atmosphere for Alias.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1056/ | 71 hits
Mr. Whiskey and No Dice start proceedings with a DJ set that seems to last forever, but creates the atmosphere for Alias.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1056/ | 71 hits
Live Review: Dandy Warhols + JJ72
Its been four years now since The Dandy Warhols hit the Uk scene with their classic track "Every Day Should be a Holiday", which followed their self-titled album released in 1995.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/891/ | 126 hits
Its been four years now since The Dandy Warhols hit the Uk scene with their classic track "Every Day Should be a Holiday", which followed their self-titled album released in 1995.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/891/ | 126 hits
CD Review: Being 747 - Shake Your Backbone
'Shake Your Backbone' is an EP that needs some introduction. The two songs are taken from the national-curriculum compliant 'Amoeba to Zebra' production that has been touring UK schools for the past year and a half.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12520/ | 117 hits
'Shake Your Backbone' is an EP that needs some introduction. The two songs are taken from the national-curriculum compliant 'Amoeba to Zebra' production that has been touring UK schools for the past year and a half.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12520/ | 117 hits
Live Review: Mama Scuba + The International Karate Plus + Being 747 + Duels
It's a Friday night at the Vine, it's 8 O'clock, Duels are about to start so where the hell is everybody?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3020/ | 736 hits
It's a Friday night at the Vine, it's 8 O'clock, Duels are about to start so where the hell is everybody?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3020/ | 736 hits
Live Review: Plastic Fuzz
This was my first Tea Time Shuffle for some time, and I was excited to be down reviewing a band I actually discovered through LMS - Plastic Fuzz.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9713/ | 176 hits
This was my first Tea Time Shuffle for some time, and I was excited to be down reviewing a band I actually discovered through LMS - Plastic Fuzz.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9713/ | 176 hits
Live Review: The Killers + The Futureheads + Bloc Party + Kaiser Chiefs
It doesn't seem all that long ago that you would see a Kaiser Chief every week, most often behind a bar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3520/ | 4,137 hits
It doesn't seem all that long ago that you would see a Kaiser Chief every week, most often behind a bar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3520/ | 4,137 hits
Live Review: Four Planes In Four Days + Everyday Life + Life is the Dream + Laura Audio + Science Attacks
We are in the middle of a glorious transition, summer to autumn... the young 'un's are returning to school, and for the first time in my life, I'm free from all that bullshit.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1283/ | 210 hits
We are in the middle of a glorious transition, summer to autumn... the young 'un's are returning to school, and for the first time in my life, I'm free from all that bullshit.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1283/ | 210 hits
Live Review: i concur + The Pattern Theory + Rotary Ten + Mickey Charbagz + Peter Wright
There's a strong sociable ambience at tonight's EP launch for i concur. The whole evening is endearingly informal - partly a product of the choice of venue, but most importantly of the obvious musical friendships between groups.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8516/ | 441 hits
There's a strong sociable ambience at tonight's EP launch for i concur. The whole evening is endearingly informal - partly a product of the choice of venue, but most importantly of the obvious musical friendships between groups.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8516/ | 441 hits
Interview: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Currently on tour with US space rockers Yo La Tengo, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci cohort Richard James gets grilled on playing live, record labels and where that name comes from...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2389/ | 1,326 hits
Currently on tour with US space rockers Yo La Tengo, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci cohort Richard James gets grilled on playing live, record labels and where that name comes from...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2389/ | 1,326 hits
CD Review: ¡Forward, Russia! - Life Processes
Let's take a leaf out of the Life Processes book and get straight on with this one (it's precisely three seconds before the first of many huge choruses on display here).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9429/ | 483 hits
Let's take a leaf out of the Life Processes book and get straight on with this one (it's precisely three seconds before the first of many huge choruses on display here).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9429/ | 483 hits
Live Review: Hatch + Sugarvalve + Embassy
Live music seems to be undergoing some kind of renaissance in Leeds at the moment, with several new venues popping up here and there.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1137/ | 95 hits
Live music seems to be undergoing some kind of renaissance in Leeds at the moment, with several new venues popping up here and there.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1137/ | 95 hits
CD Review: The Trophy Cabinet - The First Xi
The Colour Blind James Experience, Robyn Hitchcock, Lloyd Cole, New Order, Edwyn Collins, Blue Nile, Yo La Tengo, Sin Ropas, Cosmic Rough Riders, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/19/ | 214 hits
The Colour Blind James Experience, Robyn Hitchcock, Lloyd Cole, New Order, Edwyn Collins, Blue Nile, Yo La Tengo, Sin Ropas, Cosmic Rough Riders, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/19/ | 214 hits
CD Review: Boe Weaver - Boe Weaver
Boe Weaver's self-titled debut album, is nine instrumental tracks that take the elevator-music blueprint, and imbue it with just enough hooks to make each song distinct and memorable.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12517/ | 96 hits
Boe Weaver's self-titled debut album, is nine instrumental tracks that take the elevator-music blueprint, and imbue it with just enough hooks to make each song distinct and memorable.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12517/ | 96 hits
Interview: Being 747
Dave Cooke talks about life after Landspeed Loungers, Wrath Records, the local scene and the fortunes of his new band...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1608/ | 233 hits
Dave Cooke talks about life after Landspeed Loungers, Wrath Records, the local scene and the fortunes of his new band...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1608/ | 233 hits
CD Review: Sucioperro - Random Acts of Intimacy
Competing for the youth of the nation's musical hearts and minds is no easy task. Sometimes you need a gimmick, a ruse that will make you or your band stand out from the many others who are all after the increasingly short and fickle attention span of the mainstream media and record buying public.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6917/ | 316 hits
Competing for the youth of the nation's musical hearts and minds is no easy task. Sometimes you need a gimmick, a ruse that will make you or your band stand out from the many others who are all after the increasingly short and fickle attention span of the mainstream media and record buying public.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6917/ | 316 hits
Live Review: four day Hombre + Vib Gyor + Yellow Stripe Nine + Steer + Spring
The monthly TTS, or the Tea Time Shuffle, could soon become an institution. It's Friday, it's 6 o'clock, the Hi-Fi bar is well and truly open and 3 and a half of Leeds finest bands are playing before your increasingly Southern Comforted eyes and all for just a fiver.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2940/ | 1,115 hits
The monthly TTS, or the Tea Time Shuffle, could soon become an institution. It's Friday, it's 6 o'clock, the Hi-Fi bar is well and truly open and 3 and a half of Leeds finest bands are playing before your increasingly Southern Comforted eyes and all for just a fiver.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2940/ | 1,115 hits
CD Review: Lifetime Skiver - Nightclub
EP-opener, 'Best Nightclub' is an indie-rock song that's boosted above the level of most self-released indie music, thanks to a handful of inspired hooks.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10500/ | 126 hits
EP-opener, 'Best Nightclub' is an indie-rock song that's boosted above the level of most self-released indie music, thanks to a handful of inspired hooks.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10500/ | 126 hits
Live Review: Lorimer + Zane + four day Hombre
Can the quality of unsigned Leeds bands get any higher? The FutureSound 2000 has certainly opened a lot of people's eyes to the standard of music out there in Leeds, and if you think of the bands that aren't even playing...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/898/ | 160 hits
Can the quality of unsigned Leeds bands get any higher? The FutureSound 2000 has certainly opened a lot of people's eyes to the standard of music out there in Leeds, and if you think of the bands that aren't even playing...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/898/ | 160 hits
Live Review: We Are Scientists + ¡Forward, Russia! + Foreign Born
Once again I found myself racing for the front barrier with roughly half the population of Leeds' High Schools in order to witness what has to be said, one of the most mind bogglingly unhinged extravagancies this city has held in quite some time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6797/ | 135 hits
Once again I found myself racing for the front barrier with roughly half the population of Leeds' High Schools in order to witness what has to be said, one of the most mind bogglingly unhinged extravagancies this city has held in quite some time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6797/ | 135 hits
CD Review: Galitza - Do You See? Do You?
Drifting, as they do, in a special dimension of their own, Galitza pulsate on a separate cycle to the ones we can normally understand.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2594/ | 533 hits
Drifting, as they do, in a special dimension of their own, Galitza pulsate on a separate cycle to the ones we can normally understand.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2594/ | 533 hits
Live Review: Lightning Bolt + a.P.A.t.T. + Action Beat + Chops
With the world's loudest band, underground noise legends Lightning Bolt, playing to a sold out Brudenell, the stage, or the floor, was set for a night no-one there would forget.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11568/ | 603 hits
With the world's loudest band, underground noise legends Lightning Bolt, playing to a sold out Brudenell, the stage, or the floor, was set for a night no-one there would forget.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11568/ | 603 hits
CD Review: Club Smith - The Loss
'The Loss' EP from Leeds-based Club Smith, is an enviable debut release, recalling the electro-indie-with-anthemic choruses of 'Hot Fuss' era The Killers, but with a subtle touch of darkness here and there, adding additional depth to the Club Smith experience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12264/ | 316 hits
'The Loss' EP from Leeds-based Club Smith, is an enviable debut release, recalling the electro-indie-with-anthemic choruses of 'Hot Fuss' era The Killers, but with a subtle touch of darkness here and there, adding additional depth to the Club Smith experience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12264/ | 316 hits
CD Review: Lost Calm - Untitled
The debut EP from Salford five-piece Lost Calm gets the balance right between choruses that are big and brash enough to fill arenas, and the sharp, emotional edge that makes all that noise feel personal to you.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10929/ | 146 hits
The debut EP from Salford five-piece Lost Calm gets the balance right between choruses that are big and brash enough to fill arenas, and the sharp, emotional edge that makes all that noise feel personal to you.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10929/ | 146 hits
Live Review: Deerhoof + Field Music + Quack Quack + Kit
Entering the Leeds Irish Centre for the first time (after finding it with surprising ease) it was refreshing to find a large audience already gathered and paying attention to the support bands.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8636/ | 351 hits
Entering the Leeds Irish Centre for the first time (after finding it with surprising ease) it was refreshing to find a large audience already gathered and paying attention to the support bands.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8636/ | 351 hits
Live Review: Dartz! + Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames + Hot Club De Paris
Ah, the mighty Dance To The Radio night strikes again. Never a month goes past without another three bands more than worthy of headlining a show all by themselves being wheeled out and cast asunder to a crowd that in the most part aren't overly familiar with the talent on show but are more than willing to co-operate (or at least pensively listen) to what DTTR has to offer.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6567/ | 1,105 hits
Ah, the mighty Dance To The Radio night strikes again. Never a month goes past without another three bands more than worthy of headlining a show all by themselves being wheeled out and cast asunder to a crowd that in the most part aren't overly familiar with the talent on show but are more than willing to co-operate (or at least pensively listen) to what DTTR has to offer.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6567/ | 1,105 hits
CD Review: Schizo Fun Addict - Atom Spark Hotel
As sensible as it is plain mental, as simplistic as it is complex, as delightfully naïve as it is pure genius.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3960/ | 574 hits
As sensible as it is plain mental, as simplistic as it is complex, as delightfully naïve as it is pure genius.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3960/ | 574 hits
Live Review: Cold War Kids + The Pink Mountaintops + Derek The Poet
A prolific indie band and a back-to-basics set from a folk-rock band interspersed with poems sung by a rather quirky young man to backing tracks on an iPod were always going to make for an extremely odd gig experience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8333/ | 298 hits
A prolific indie band and a back-to-basics set from a folk-rock band interspersed with poems sung by a rather quirky young man to backing tracks on an iPod were always going to make for an extremely odd gig experience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8333/ | 298 hits
Live Review: Catylyst + Brody + Colour of Fire + And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots + Drugdealer Cheerleader
It's nights like this that show what's great about the Leeds music scene. As I'm walking to the Well it pisses it down.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1071/ | 340 hits
It's nights like this that show what's great about the Leeds music scene. As I'm walking to the Well it pisses it down.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1071/ | 340 hits
Live Review: Camborio + The Cutters + The Fauves + Higher Sights
There is laughter in the air tonight; people look determined to have fun. Young innocent faces rejuvenate my past and my Sixth Form days come flooding back to me.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2898/ | 536 hits
There is laughter in the air tonight; people look determined to have fun. Young innocent faces rejuvenate my past and my Sixth Form days come flooding back to me.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2898/ | 536 hits
Live Review: The Scaramanga Six + Spearmint + Politburo
Malevolent. Not the crowd - the band. Politburo take to the stage. No lights, a speedy, last minute soundcheck.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/741/ | 158 hits
Malevolent. Not the crowd - the band. Politburo take to the stage. No lights, a speedy, last minute soundcheck.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/741/ | 158 hits
Live Review: Aces & Eights + The Voltaires + Honeycomb Love
Aces & Eights are one of the only recent bands who have not come directly from MySpace. Rather than relying on the support of their, admittedly, over 1000 "Friends" they've worked their way up through the grimy Leeds pubs to arrive, not quite signed and slightly tainted, at the Cockpit.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9580/ | 568 hits
Aces & Eights are one of the only recent bands who have not come directly from MySpace. Rather than relying on the support of their, admittedly, over 1000 "Friends" they've worked their way up through the grimy Leeds pubs to arrive, not quite signed and slightly tainted, at the Cockpit.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9580/ | 568 hits
Live Review: Guillemots
Guillemots haven't yet arrived on stage, but the dimming of lights sends the audience into a frenzy only to be silenced by the haunting vocals of Fyfe Dangerfield that magically fill the room.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7555/ | 696 hits
Guillemots haven't yet arrived on stage, but the dimming of lights sends the audience into a frenzy only to be silenced by the haunting vocals of Fyfe Dangerfield that magically fill the room.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7555/ | 696 hits
Live Review: New Rhodes + Black Nielson
Southampton scamps Black Nielson swan onto the stage with all the demeanour of your average tramp plodding down the lane to the offie to buy a four pack of kestrel super strength.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3568/ | 499 hits
Southampton scamps Black Nielson swan onto the stage with all the demeanour of your average tramp plodding down the lane to the offie to buy a four pack of kestrel super strength.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3568/ | 499 hits
CD Review: Lasse Brawn - Untitled
Within thirty seconds of EP-opener 'Watchmaker,' you'll know whether Lasse Brawn are for you or not, as 'Watchmaker' immediately throws up a solid wall of grinding, heavy metal riffs, punctuated by fast and furious drumbeats.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10512/ | 215 hits
Within thirty seconds of EP-opener 'Watchmaker,' you'll know whether Lasse Brawn are for you or not, as 'Watchmaker' immediately throws up a solid wall of grinding, heavy metal riffs, punctuated by fast and furious drumbeats.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10512/ | 215 hits
Live Review: Unexploded Shells + Bipod + Isobel + Jordan Senior
I've always liked The Primrose as one of Leeds' smaller music venues and I have always managed to catch some good bands there, tonight was no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7946/ | 406 hits
I've always liked The Primrose as one of Leeds' smaller music venues and I have always managed to catch some good bands there, tonight was no exception.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7946/ | 406 hits
CD Review: MonMon - Monkey Fist
Leeds' three-piece MonMon's debut EP is an interestingly varied effort, taking in scuzzy indie, melodic rock and more experimental areas.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10693/ | 101 hits
Leeds' three-piece MonMon's debut EP is an interestingly varied effort, taking in scuzzy indie, melodic rock and more experimental areas.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10693/ | 101 hits
Live Review: 5ft4 + Danny Carr + Percy
There's always been a place for humour in music. All the best bands had wit without being cheesy and over the top with it, and tonight proves that humorous observations and amusing asides don't mean you have to be the Grumbleweeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1160/ | 145 hits
There's always been a place for humour in music. All the best bands had wit without being cheesy and over the top with it, and tonight proves that humorous observations and amusing asides don't mean you have to be the Grumbleweeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1160/ | 145 hits
Live Review: The Gift + Lunar Camels + Draco
Using a quote from one of the recent CD reviews, I was "suitably impressed" with last night's gig. It's Gone Ballistic yet again gave another three young bands the opportunity to impress in one of Leeds' finest live music venues - as Draco, Lunar Camels and The Gift were the people to rock'n'roll us through the evening.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/839/ | 180 hits
Using a quote from one of the recent CD reviews, I was "suitably impressed" with last night's gig. It's Gone Ballistic yet again gave another three young bands the opportunity to impress in one of Leeds' finest live music venues - as Draco, Lunar Camels and The Gift were the people to rock'n'roll us through the evening.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/839/ | 180 hits
Live Review: Elliot + Dugong + Future Adventure + Kids Near Water + Skuttle
e·mo·tion (-mshn) n. An intense mental state that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a strong feeling Emo is a type of music that is rapidly gaining popularity in the UK, despite being popular in America for some time now.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1159/ | 256 hits
e·mo·tion (-mshn) n. An intense mental state that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a strong feeling Emo is a type of music that is rapidly gaining popularity in the UK, despite being popular in America for some time now.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1159/ | 256 hits
CD Review: Five Mile Island - Satellites
Leeds-based outfit Five Mile Island follow up their debut demo, released earlier in the year, with their first full-length 'Satellites.' Three of the five previously demoed tracks have made it onto this release and while they still have all the original flaws, it's encouraging to compare them to 'Satellites's new songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11412/ | 160 hits
Leeds-based outfit Five Mile Island follow up their debut demo, released earlier in the year, with their first full-length 'Satellites.' Three of the five previously demoed tracks have made it onto this release and while they still have all the original flaws, it's encouraging to compare them to 'Satellites's new songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11412/ | 160 hits
Live Review: Martha Wainwright + Yellow Stripe Nine
"Please excuse us, it's very hot in these cravats" winks Yellow Stripe Nine's quirky keyboardist with a cheeky smile pinned haphazardly across his malleable face, tongue firmly slotted into cheek, twinkly eyes joking merrily along with all this talk of decadence, sleaze and spotless white spats.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4013/ | 487 hits
"Please excuse us, it's very hot in these cravats" winks Yellow Stripe Nine's quirky keyboardist with a cheeky smile pinned haphazardly across his malleable face, tongue firmly slotted into cheek, twinkly eyes joking merrily along with all this talk of decadence, sleaze and spotless white spats.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4013/ | 487 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Future Relics
'Future Relics' from Geek Pie Records is loosely based around the idea of a compilation being discovered, following the collapse of society as we know it.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11511/ | 251 hits
'Future Relics' from Geek Pie Records is loosely based around the idea of a compilation being discovered, following the collapse of society as we know it.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11511/ | 251 hits
Live Review: The Maccabees + The Hair
The Hair make me want to do reasonably mucky things to people. I think. I'm not sure. Either that or maybe find a partner to relive certain aspects of 'Dirty Dancing' with right there and then on the shiny wooden floorboards of The Faversham, except we'd incorporate more modern and perhaps more subtle dance moves whilst substituting those items of footwear now relegated to the depths of a chiropodist's hell with slightly more comfortable shoes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6109/ | 1,320 hits
The Hair make me want to do reasonably mucky things to people. I think. I'm not sure. Either that or maybe find a partner to relive certain aspects of 'Dirty Dancing' with right there and then on the shiny wooden floorboards of The Faversham, except we'd incorporate more modern and perhaps more subtle dance moves whilst substituting those items of footwear now relegated to the depths of a chiropodist's hell with slightly more comfortable shoes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6109/ | 1,320 hits
Live Review: Phluid + Galo + Sapp
I've always thought band names are important. They can say a lot about the band itself, or its music: like New Order, Spiritualized or Fear Factory.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1174/ | 107 hits
I've always thought band names are important. They can say a lot about the band itself, or its music: like New Order, Spiritualized or Fear Factory.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1174/ | 107 hits
Live Review: Electric Six + Junior Senior + Kid Symphony
An evening of pure cheesy-student-rock music laced throughout with lyrics befitting the kind of teenage cliché that surfaces so often on title sequences to All American Highschool dramas.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1346/ | 476 hits
An evening of pure cheesy-student-rock music laced throughout with lyrics befitting the kind of teenage cliché that surfaces so often on title sequences to All American Highschool dramas.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1346/ | 476 hits
Live Review: Cliquant + Asking Dan + Sarajevo
I've never really been a fan of 'Battle of the Bands'. The combination of short sets, often dodgy sound and unfair or reckless judging doesn't suggest the ingredients for a great gig.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10623/ | 259 hits
I've never really been a fan of 'Battle of the Bands'. The combination of short sets, often dodgy sound and unfair or reckless judging doesn't suggest the ingredients for a great gig.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10623/ | 259 hits
Live Review: The Rakes + The Paddingtons + Five O'Clock Heroes
Up first tonight are US based band Five O'Clock Heroes. Perfecting cheerful pop sensibility alongside dirty rock they possess a fiery sound, with each beat of the drum, each bouncy bass line and vocal melody perfectly executed to produce a catchy rock sound.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3333/ | 740 hits
Up first tonight are US based band Five O'Clock Heroes. Perfecting cheerful pop sensibility alongside dirty rock they possess a fiery sound, with each beat of the drum, each bouncy bass line and vocal melody perfectly executed to produce a catchy rock sound.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3333/ | 740 hits
Live Review: The Xenith Sound + Ten Seconds Of Chaos + The Black Helicopters
With Leeds festival just around the corner it's that time again for the Futuresound competition. Tonight was the turn of The Black Helicopters, Ten Seconds Of Chaos and The Xenith Sound to win over the crowd and more importantly the judges with their interpretations of what passes for good music these days.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2821/ | 1,111 hits
With Leeds festival just around the corner it's that time again for the Futuresound competition. Tonight was the turn of The Black Helicopters, Ten Seconds Of Chaos and The Xenith Sound to win over the crowd and more importantly the judges with their interpretations of what passes for good music these days.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2821/ | 1,111 hits
CD Review: The Wednesday Club - Soap
The first thing you'll notice about The Wednesday Club's 'Soap' album is its daunting length (twenty two songs, to be exact), and the second is the nonsensical song titles.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10539/ | 162 hits
The first thing you'll notice about The Wednesday Club's 'Soap' album is its daunting length (twenty two songs, to be exact), and the second is the nonsensical song titles.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10539/ | 162 hits
Live Review: Hope & Social + The Jacs + Simon Wiffen
Leeds based singer-songwriter Simon Wiffen, together with acoustic and vocal support from Mark Parrini, provides a packed Library audience with songs which are pure and tender.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10883/ | 350 hits
Leeds based singer-songwriter Simon Wiffen, together with acoustic and vocal support from Mark Parrini, provides a packed Library audience with songs which are pure and tender.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10883/ | 350 hits
CD Review: Slighty Alien - Untitled
Picture the scene, playing a gig and someone comes up to you asking to review their CD. OK or so I thought!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/149/ | 383 hits
Picture the scene, playing a gig and someone comes up to you asking to review their CD. OK or so I thought!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/149/ | 383 hits
CD Review: Samuel Foxton Welles - Pony and Trap
Debut album from Yorkshire-based individualist Samuel Foxton Welles is a charming, old-fashioned and eccentric trip through the English countryside, where the worst thing that can happen, is getting knocked off your bicycle while carrying a basket full of eggs, and all the locals know that you should stop to let a tractor pass.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10973/ | 139 hits
Debut album from Yorkshire-based individualist Samuel Foxton Welles is a charming, old-fashioned and eccentric trip through the English countryside, where the worst thing that can happen, is getting knocked off your bicycle while carrying a basket full of eggs, and all the locals know that you should stop to let a tractor pass.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10973/ | 139 hits
CD Review: Space - Suburban Rock'n'Roll
After the bloated corpse of Britpop (1992 - 1998) had finally gone up to the musical genre in the sky, it left its protagonists in an agonising position.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2473/ | 807 hits
After the bloated corpse of Britpop (1992 - 1998) had finally gone up to the musical genre in the sky, it left its protagonists in an agonising position.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2473/ | 807 hits
CD Review: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day
Although the phrase 'symphonic, atmospheric doom-metal' may conjure up visions of ten minute long, utterly thankless, glum-faced instrumentals, the eighth full-length offering from Swedish doom-metallers Katatonia administer eleven shots of compact, melodic doom-metal that bucks the genre's trend for self-indulgence.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11642/ | 227 hits
Although the phrase 'symphonic, atmospheric doom-metal' may conjure up visions of ten minute long, utterly thankless, glum-faced instrumentals, the eighth full-length offering from Swedish doom-metallers Katatonia administer eleven shots of compact, melodic doom-metal that bucks the genre's trend for self-indulgence.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11642/ | 227 hits
Live Review: Radiohead + Gallows + Yeah Yeah Yeahs + Crystal Castles + The Old Romantic Killer Band
Facebook Aug 26th: "I'm off to Leeds Fest as it's the only place on earth I can be absolutely sure of not seeing The Killers, even then I'll take a high powered sniper rifle, just in case" Yep.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11126/ | 804 hits
Facebook Aug 26th: "I'm off to Leeds Fest as it's the only place on earth I can be absolutely sure of not seeing The Killers, even then I'll take a high powered sniper rifle, just in case" Yep.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11126/ | 804 hits
Live Review: Brass Moustache + Sposh + Hipstream
"Smile... JUST SMILE!" Cue camera flash. "Oh, Mum!" Not the most auspicious start to a gig, but what can you do to control proud parents?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/677/ | 109 hits
"Smile... JUST SMILE!" Cue camera flash. "Oh, Mum!" Not the most auspicious start to a gig, but what can you do to control proud parents?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/677/ | 109 hits
Live Review: Duels + ¡Forward, Russia! + iLiKETRAiNS + The Lodger + This Et Al + The Old House
Dance to the Radio was an event. Is it possible to review an event? Even straight description couldn't get deep enough into the complexities and impossibilities of making such a thing not just happen but happen so brilliantly.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3647/ | 1,906 hits
Dance to the Radio was an event. Is it possible to review an event? Even straight description couldn't get deep enough into the complexities and impossibilities of making such a thing not just happen but happen so brilliantly.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3647/ | 1,906 hits
Live Review: The Feeling + Captain
I didn't have a clue who the support was going to be this evening, so I eagerly awaited the arrival of the support band: Captain.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7701/ | 685 hits
I didn't have a clue who the support was going to be this evening, so I eagerly awaited the arrival of the support band: Captain.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7701/ | 685 hits
CD Review: Madame Pamita - Wax Works
Madame Pamita's 'Wax Works' debut is one of those rare CDs where it really isn't about the music. The thirteen tracks that make up her musical debut are completely eclipsed by this album's backstory, method of production, packaging, and the press release that comes complete with tales of Madame Pamita's live performances.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10687/ | 242 hits
Madame Pamita's 'Wax Works' debut is one of those rare CDs where it really isn't about the music. The thirteen tracks that make up her musical debut are completely eclipsed by this album's backstory, method of production, packaging, and the press release that comes complete with tales of Madame Pamita's live performances.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10687/ | 242 hits
CD Review: Homebrew - The Heart of Insurrection
Homebrew's 'The Heart of Insurrection' is oldschool, cider-swilling punk rock with galloping drums, spiky riffing and bunged-up vocals aplenty.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10831/ | 127 hits
Homebrew's 'The Heart of Insurrection' is oldschool, cider-swilling punk rock with galloping drums, spiky riffing and bunged-up vocals aplenty.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10831/ | 127 hits
CD Review: The Hickey Underworld - The Hickey Underworld
Belgium's The Hickey Underworld are one of those bands who are desperate to be seen as 'weirder' than they actually are (just take a look at their website, but not if you've neglected to update your computer for a while, all that moving imagery may be more than it can handle.) This is particularly odd as, although The Hickey Underworld aren't your average post-hardcore band, they're hardly pushing brave new ground.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11258/ | 283 hits
Belgium's The Hickey Underworld are one of those bands who are desperate to be seen as 'weirder' than they actually are (just take a look at their website, but not if you've neglected to update your computer for a while, all that moving imagery may be more than it can handle.) This is particularly odd as, although The Hickey Underworld aren't your average post-hardcore band, they're hardly pushing brave new ground.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11258/ | 283 hits
CD Review: Flood Of Red - Leaving Everything Behind
'Leaving Everything Behind,' the debut album from Scotland's Flood Of Red, is a frustrating album. Effortlessly churning out dense, emotionally-charged, stadium-sized songs with towering choruses and heartfelt vocals aplenty, the first few songs will blow you away.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11275/ | 505 hits
'Leaving Everything Behind,' the debut album from Scotland's Flood Of Red, is a frustrating album. Effortlessly churning out dense, emotionally-charged, stadium-sized songs with towering choruses and heartfelt vocals aplenty, the first few songs will blow you away.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11275/ | 505 hits
CD Review: Metric - Fantasies
'Fantasies,' the fourth full-length from Metric opens with recent single 'Help I'm Alive,' which sets the tone for the rest of the album with its blend of rock, indie and electro.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10575/ | 255 hits
'Fantasies,' the fourth full-length from Metric opens with recent single 'Help I'm Alive,' which sets the tone for the rest of the album with its blend of rock, indie and electro.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10575/ | 255 hits
CD Review: The View - Which Bitch?
The View's follow-up to chart-topping debut 'Hats off To The Buskers' is an interesting collection of songs that sees the band expand into previously uncharted territory.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10631/ | 523 hits
The View's follow-up to chart-topping debut 'Hats off To The Buskers' is an interesting collection of songs that sees the band expand into previously uncharted territory.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10631/ | 523 hits
Live Review: Jamie Lidell + The Sunshine Underground + José González + This Et Al + James Lavelle + The Young Knives + New Young Pony Club + Stephen Fretwell + King Creosote + The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Jamie Lidell is an absolute nutter. Appearing as a diamond geezer dressed in silken bathrobe with gold rope strung loosely, provocatively, around his torso, he headbangs and face-pulls like a schizo on strychnine whilst a masked figure with white wires and whiskers coming out its face lurks about setting up cameras and sending disturbingly delayed footage to the screen at the back before propping up a mannequin's dismembered hand (which is, nicely, impaled on a metal pole, just in case you weren't freaked enough) in front of Lidell's mad-scientist decks; then leaves it to turn, slowly, in a revolving, demented circle.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7109/ | 838 hits
Jamie Lidell is an absolute nutter. Appearing as a diamond geezer dressed in silken bathrobe with gold rope strung loosely, provocatively, around his torso, he headbangs and face-pulls like a schizo on strychnine whilst a masked figure with white wires and whiskers coming out its face lurks about setting up cameras and sending disturbingly delayed footage to the screen at the back before propping up a mannequin's dismembered hand (which is, nicely, impaled on a metal pole, just in case you weren't freaked enough) in front of Lidell's mad-scientist decks; then leaves it to turn, slowly, in a revolving, demented circle.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7109/ | 838 hits
CD Review: Mum Locked In Castle - Vultures
Mum Locked In Castle's 'Vultures' EP kicks off with a song of two halves. The first half of 'Volta! Volta!' is scarily professional-sounding, buzzy rock that blends an unlikely combination of hardcore and experimental elements.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10330/ | 278 hits
Mum Locked In Castle's 'Vultures' EP kicks off with a song of two halves. The first half of 'Volta! Volta!' is scarily professional-sounding, buzzy rock that blends an unlikely combination of hardcore and experimental elements.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10330/ | 278 hits
CD Review: Pride Tiger - The Lucky Ones
There seems to be renewed interest in the classic rock genre at the moment, and Pride Tiger are one of many modern bands specialising in a decidedly oldschool sound.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10804/ | 172 hits
There seems to be renewed interest in the classic rock genre at the moment, and Pride Tiger are one of many modern bands specialising in a decidedly oldschool sound.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10804/ | 172 hits
CD Review: Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew - From The Seas To The Streets
Look beyond their pirate-themed lyrics, and Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew actually bear a frightening resemblance to Goldie Lookin Chain.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11256/ | 398 hits
Look beyond their pirate-themed lyrics, and Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew actually bear a frightening resemblance to Goldie Lookin Chain.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11256/ | 398 hits
Live Review: Fifth Goodbye + The River Club + Rays of Helios + Twist Eye
Leeds' local punk, emo and ska promoters Strikepunks put on a veritable banquet of emo hardcore deliciousness this Friday, as the Cardigan Arms played host to four hot new bands playing the circuit for nothing more than that which is the greatest love of all, that wonderful love of music...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2870/ | 394 hits
Leeds' local punk, emo and ska promoters Strikepunks put on a veritable banquet of emo hardcore deliciousness this Friday, as the Cardigan Arms played host to four hot new bands playing the circuit for nothing more than that which is the greatest love of all, that wonderful love of music...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2870/ | 394 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - NME The Album 2009
The press release that accompanies this two disco compilation gives NME the moniker of "the pioneers of all things cool" before promising us an album that "has its finger on the pulse, so you don't have to!" It couldn't possibly be any clearer that this is an album for people who see a band on the front cover of NME, and then spend the next week enthusing about the greatness of said band, regardless of whether they like them or not.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11469/ | 628 hits
The press release that accompanies this two disco compilation gives NME the moniker of "the pioneers of all things cool" before promising us an album that "has its finger on the pulse, so you don't have to!" It couldn't possibly be any clearer that this is an album for people who see a band on the front cover of NME, and then spend the next week enthusing about the greatness of said band, regardless of whether they like them or not.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11469/ | 628 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Mainstream Music Is Shit
Another credit-crunch busting compilation from DIY, not-for-profit punk label TNS Records. Following on from the success of their Vol.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11323/ | 557 hits
Another credit-crunch busting compilation from DIY, not-for-profit punk label TNS Records. Following on from the success of their Vol.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11323/ | 557 hits