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CD Review: Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop
Originally released in June 2008, 'Don't Stop' entered the UK charts at number 153. With their UK profile currently on the rise, Innerpartysystem are, unsurprisingly, re-releasing this in the hope of doing better second time around.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10437/ | 268 hits
Band Profile: STOP! Motion
We do not have a biography for STOP! Motion.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10009/ | 148 hits
CD Review: Red Go Green Stop - R.E.
Red Go Green Stop's latest slice of adult pop glory opens with an indefinable yet undeniably ska-infused intro proving its status as just that.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8679/ | 568 hits
News Article: Leeds bands release compilation for Stop The War Coalition
Leeds Stop The War Coalition has put together a compilation of music by local artists called Pockets Of Resistance, 19 tracks of really fine tracks by the cream of Leeds bands.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1477/ | 521 hits
CD Review: One Stop Railway - Shattered Glass
Shattered Glass is the first collection of studio material from local boys One Stop Railway. Recorded at Factory Street Studios in Bradford, this six track E.P.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17519/ | 232 hits
Live Review: Red Go Green Stop + Armstrong + And The Return
And The Return aren't content to merely execute the clichéd climbing the speaker stacks. Instead, frontman Dale Stacey insists on coming out into the audience to climb on the Cockpit's bar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9867/ | 666 hits
Live Review: STOP! Motion + The Severed Alliance + High England
The New Roscoe on a wet Wednesday night was a new experience for me. This was my first gig there and having never been in I was unsure what to expect but as a live music venue I was pleasantly surprised.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10008/ | 424 hits
CD Review: Elektrons - Red Light, Don't Stop
Kicking the album off is the single and club favourite 'Get Up' which absolutely provides an exciting introduction to the rest of the album.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8793/ | 279 hits
Live Review: Red Go Green Stop + Rebel Yell + The Nervous Shakedown + Tunji
Seizethedayer Festival, in which promoters of local bands get together and organise an all-dayer, featuring a carefully selected mixture of said local talent at Carpe Diem, a basement venue with a good atmosphere a mere brick throw away from Millennium Square.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9420/ | 619 hits
Band Profile: One Stop Railway
Matt McGoldrick - Vocals and Rhythm Guitar Craig Holroyd - Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals Simone Kelly - Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals Richard Swales - Drums
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14729/ | 224 hits
Band Profile: Red Go Green Stop
Sanjodh Toor - bass Gary Norris - drums Mark Parvin - synths Anna Hetherington - vocals Leigh Oliver - guitar
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8539/ | 586 hits
Band Profile: Party At The Bus Stop
Katie: Vox Chris: Guitar Reidy: Guitar Phil: Bass Neema: Drums
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10199/ | 172 hits
Band Profile: The Easter Island Statues
Slack-pop that won't stop
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10677/ | 155 hits
CD Review: Shock Defeat! - How Did We Make It So Angry?
The modern age, it's a killer ain't it? With the millions of infobytes each of us has to deal with every day why is it that music reviews are running longer and becoming increasingly verbose?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7834/ | 281 hits
CD Review: Billy Bragg - No-one Knows Nothing Anymore
On first listen, this is plain dreary. "Let's start pretending we can manage our way out of here, let's stop defending the indefensible" croons Bragg over a morbid country and western tune that would have even the most annoying happiest sod of all time jumping off the nearest bridge.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17402/ | 195 hits
CD Review: Five O'Clock Heroes - Time on my hands
It seems that if you don't have an angle, you're just not now. The Bravery are the new suited and booted Cure while The Others' position is surely due to Keith Richards-esque drug consumption.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3396/ | 844 hits
News Article: The Scaramanga Six to release "We Rode The Storm" in November...
The Scaramanga Six are to release a new single in advance of the full commercial release of their Cabin Fever album.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3094/ | 269 hits
CD Review: The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
The Killers are probably the most aptly-named band around at the moment, after having whipped, bludgeoned and slayed their way across the British music scene with sharp ties and nicely-pressed trousers.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3038/ | 913 hits
News Article: Ladyfest Leeds is so much better than romance!
Usually, February is rubbish. You fail your resolutions, you stop going to the expensive gym you joined, you stop ringing elderly relatives and they cut you out of your will.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7919/ | 407 hits
News Article: Fulc profiled in this week's Kerrang
Fulc appear in Kerrang this week with a full page article, including photgraphs taken at Granary Wharf (Pg 14 - Rising Article).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1384/ | 164 hits
CD Review: Red.Star.Line - s/t
Somehow while living the rock 'n' roll lifestyle Red.Star.Line managed to find the time to whip up a whole album.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4175/ | 325 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Glee Soundtrack
When this dropped on the mat it felt like a mistake. Like being given some death metal or classical music to review, not really on my radar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12224/ | 598 hits
Band Profile: Decade (covers)
80's covers band based Leeds/Bradford/Huddersfield
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16575/ | 319 hits
News Article: The Chevin Perform Champion For Spotify's Big Green Bus
While making a stop at the illustrious Culture Collide Festival, Spotify's Big Green Bus met up with Leeds-based band, The Chevin, for an afternoon performance behind one of Los Angeles' oldest restaurants, Taix.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17106/ | 120 hits
CD Review: Tract - Destroy Reality TV
Hey dismals, cheer up. It's Tract to the rescue. They refuse to enjoy dross, shit or reality TV. They make a lovely fresh noise with bass, guitar, drums and two fine voices.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2880/ | 593 hits
Band Profile: Old School Enemy
Old School Enemy is a band creating rock music for the sheer hell of creating balls out rock music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16694/ | 70 hits
CD Review: The Pattern - Fragile Awareness
What I like about the pattern is that after first listening I couldn't stand them. I listen 3 days later and I can't stop ...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/475/ | 157 hits
CD Review: Dumbsoda - Receding Hairline
Leeds four-piece Dumbsoda make good their attempt at agro-punk. Fast guitars, stop starts, "hey", "ho", and "lets go" used in abundance, and a distinct Celtic influence.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/281/ | 289 hits
CD Review: Sky Larkin - The Golden Spike
Leeds band Sky Larkin released their debut album 'The Golden Spike' recently. Headed by singer and guitarist Katie Harkin, drummer Nestor Mathews and bassist Doug Adams, they have blended a catchy mix of alternative guitar rock with the sweet feminine vocals of Katie.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10469/ | 364 hits
News Article: Wild Beasts to release their debut single on Domino Records
Having release two singles on Bad Sneakers, Leeds-based band Wild Beasts will release their debut single on the Domino Records label on November 26th.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8998/ | 356 hits
CD Review: The Somatics - Dynamo Mercurial
Insert the second album from Leeds' band The Somatics. Turn volume to a loud but enjoyable seven point five.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7094/ | 522 hits
Venue: Abbey Inn
The Abbey Inn in Kirkstall, Leeds is in an isolated and picturesque setting between the River Aire and the Leeds to Liverpool Canal.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12035/ | 3,283 hits
CD Review: Lowlife UK - That's Just How It is
After the strange voiceover about no becoming a movie/rock star and being lied to (not very punk is it, to 'sell out') the pace is consistent throughout.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7597/ | 248 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/ | 268 hits
CD Review: Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen
If you hadn't noticed, Franz Ferdinand have been rather successful these past couple of years. The Fallen is another Indie disco hit straight off the FF production line, stamped with their trademark optimistic upbeat swagger and containing a sure fire air-guitar moment for all the family.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6593/ | 293 hits
CD Review: Mexicolas - Come Clean EP
Now, I don't think these are Mexicans that like drinking cola, but I have never met them to be sure. 'Come Clean' starts with a thumping tumble of dirty drumming, then leads in to a guitar riff, similar to Queens Of The Stone Age.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8995/ | 247 hits
Band Profile: Anderson Congress
indie rock
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6244/ | 375 hits
Band Profile: Sneetches
San Francisco's Sneetches feature the classic pop songwriting talents of vocalist/guitarist Mike Levy and guitarist Matt Carges, plus the British-born rhythm section of Alejandro "Alec" Palao (bass, formerly of the Stingrays) and Daniel Swan (drums, formerly of the Cortinas).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1855/ | 166 hits
CD Review: Cloudbase - Angel
Cloudbase remind me of Leeds band Bodixa, only Bodixa do a far, far better job of it. I can't help but think that if I ever saw Cloudbase live I would come away, write a review about how good the vocals were, mention that they could keep to a basic time pattern, and then never return.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/390/ | 296 hits
Live Review: Who Shot Jerry?
A very energetic Ska punk band, the five-piece opened up with the Blues Brothers Anthem, which really got the crowd going.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/795/ | 191 hits
CD Review: The Experts - Protein Shake
As the stereo gobbles up its latest shiny donut of musical nourishment, I have to stop it mid-bite to check I've put the right CD in - the resemblance of Protein Shake's opening riff to the chorus of 'Fire' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience is uncanny.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6834/ | 335 hits
Feature: Advent Calendar: 1st December
Day 1 of LMS's Advent Calendar 2010
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13851/ | 970 hits
CD Review: Andie Mills - Doh, Ray, Me
On this seven track CD "doh, ray, me" Andie Mills makes a strong case as a distinctive solo performer.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/127/ | 881 hits
CD Review: Insipid - s/t
'The Needle and the Damage done', 'Heroin', 'Beetlebum', anything off John Frusciante's first two solo albums...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7938/ | 416 hits
News Article: Round Window Unveil New Website
The boys at Round Window have just unveiled their new website at www.roundwindow.info a one stop shop for all things window on the net.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16373/ | 91 hits
Live Review: Iodo
It's a familiar story. All too familiar for my liking: young band comes all the way to Leeds from afar (Lincoln in this case) with the promise of a headline slot at a decent venue.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4163/ | 399 hits
Band Profile: Zapped By A Million Volts
"...bright and brittle (and crystal clear) guitars to the fore.....their sound in between the surf-rock mayhem of Man or Astroman, the No-Wave stop-start of Ex-Models and the melodic Punk of The Buzzcocks" Artrocker Songs can be downloaded for free from http://zapped.37fans.co.uk Zapped By A Million Volts biography provided by last.fm.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7927/ | 144 hits
Live Review: The Maine + Never Shout Never
Situated at Leeds Cockpit, a teenager-friendly venue, this gig was well-rehearsed and a great experience for everyone.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14499/ | 475 hits
Live Review: The Scaramanga Six + The Young Knives + Junk Box
Firstly an apology (always a bad way to start I know, but unavoidable), having arrived halfway through their final song, there is little that can be fairly said about Kenosha except they have the right sort of haircuts.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2748/ | 785 hits
CD Review: Snowfight In The City Centre - Listen
The latest single from Snowfight In The City Centre [formerly known as Lisa Brown] is a distinct disappointment on the impressive previous release No Light Left.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7546/ | 273 hits
CD Review: Innerpartysystem - Heart of Fire
Following their recent profile boost, thanks to the success of re-released single 'Don't Stop,' Innerpartysystem release this six-track EP 'Heart of Fire.' Title track 'Heart of Fire' lays a veneer of glitches and light-electro synths over dark, reverberating riffs, before launching into a thumping, drum-heavy chorus and hook-packed pop vocals.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10688/ | 327 hits
CD Review: Dogs - Selfish Ways
If debut effort 'She's Got A Reason' was anything to go by, Dogs are a great band. Rough around the edges, average British lads causing a bit of a raucous but doing so, so loud and abrasively and with so much heart as so it is impossible to resist.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4044/ | 551 hits
Band Profile: Rose Elinor Dougall
Rose Elinor Dougall is a singer/songwriter/keyboardist from Brighton, England. She is a former member of The Pipettes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10116/ | 257 hits
Band Profile: The Absent Minded Golfers
experimental electronic jazz
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2755/ | 528 hits
CD Review: The Tailors - A New Hairdo
It may seem an odd follow up for Trash Aesthetics, the label that opened the eyes of the world to Bloc Party and The Rakes, to take a gamble with some country music but that's exactly what they've done.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3671/ | 377 hits
CD Review: The Futureheads - Area
It's a bit difficult to review an EP when the record company only send you one track from it, but when it's one track that wears down the play button they may be forgiven.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6090/ | 415 hits
CD Review: The Warlocks - Baby Blue
'Baby Blue' is a perfect summary of The Warlocks' lazy, fucked up psychedelirock. What they lack in lyrical quantity, they make up for in sonic invention.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/631/ | 190 hits
CD Review: Blind Jackson - s/t
"Stop The Clock" introduces us to Blind Jackson with a whiny little guitar riff that intermittently returns.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3492/ | 355 hits
CD Review: Bring Me The Horizon - This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made for
When you have a track entitled "RAWWWRR!" then it can only be Metal Core at its stop start heaviest. Bring Me The Horizon double kick drum it up to the hilt, give themselves one hell of a saw throat and chugga-chugga at quite ridiculous speeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6517/ | 1,152 hits
Live Review: The Bronx + Fucked Up + Rolo Tomassi
Let's just say you need to have brass balls to hold your weight against carnage titans The Bronx and Fucked Up.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10477/ | 473 hits
Live Review: Kaiser Chiefs
The meteoric rise of the local boys continues as they step out on stage in front of a huge "KC" back drop that twinkles in the night sky throughout their set.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7199/ | 664 hits
CD Review: The Repeat Offenders - Frame of Mind
It often feels like there's something secret about acoustic EPs; as though we are privy to something that we weren't really meant to hear.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17178/ | 228 hits
News Article: YSN to release More on Wrath Records...
Following their recent signing to independent label Wrath Records, YSN have announced that their first release for the label will be a brand new version of the track 'More', recorded during the band's recent sessions in London.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6118/ | 289 hits
CD Review: LaRusso - Can't Let It Go / Seven Days
A two note guitar motif grabs your attention before a stop start vocal line slowly leads you into the pogo inducing chorus of 'Can't Let It Go'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4178/ | 457 hits
CD Review: Tom Vek - Leisure Seizure
The long awaited second album from Vek "Leisure Seizure" was released on 6th June. His apparent disappearance from the music scene for 6 years caused much speculation and resulted in the apparent formation of Facebook groups to find the poor lost soul.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14859/ | 309 hits
CD Review: David Sneddon - Ten Years Seven Weeks
The title refers to the ten years Sneddon has been a musician. The seven weeks the length of time spent in the BBC's Fame Academy.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/565/ | 266 hits
CD Review: Seven Hours - Seven Hours EP
"Nowhere to Hide" is a clanging bluesified rock piledriver with Americano vocal affectation in the style of Pub Rock, but no particular song.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/358/ | 261 hits
Live Review: From Autumn To Ashes + Drop Dead Gorgeous + Cry For Silence + The Plight
As a way of celebrating some monumental Birthday, the city of Leeds has taken it upon itself to throw a massive party, and invite loads of bands from around the globe to join in.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8490/ | 722 hits
Band Profile: Pride Tiger
Pride Tiger is East Vancouver boogie-rock that can only be accurately described as the sonic version of you and a few hundred of your closest comrades sitting around a Texas truck stop on a lackluster Saturday night in the summer of '76.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10802/ | 147 hits
CD Review: The Pigeon Detectives - Wait For Me
The Pigeon Detectives have been waiting to unleash this album on the globe, and rightly so. 'Wait For Me', released on label Dance To The Radio, clearly puts the five-piece on the map as more than just friends of the Kaiser Chiefs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8439/ | 2,155 hits
CD Review: The Hedrons - One More Won't Kill Us
The Hedrons' debut album 'One More Won't Kill Us' is an enthralling cocktail of punk. The girls have mixed attitude with melody and have produced an engaging album that will have you hooked.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7924/ | 288 hits
CD Review: Sarandon - The Feminist Third
Sarandon have a simple plan: four 7-song mini-albums short enough to be released on 7" single, this being the third.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6318/ | 352 hits
Band Profile: Sunday Girl
Sunday Girl aka Jade Williams (born May 21, 1988 in Broxbourne, London, United Kingdom). Sunday Girl is the solo project of Jade Williams who after some smothering signed to Geffen Records (Universal).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13740/ | 217 hits
Live Review: Simian Mobile Disco + Cansei de Ser Sexy + Digitalism + Metallica + Tenacious D + Pendulum + Adam Green + Eureka Machines
August Bank Holiday is upon us again and that brings with it Leeds 2008 and a rocking end to the summer music festival season.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9963/ | 417 hits
CD Review: Vatican Jet - Bronze Demo
Vatican Jet are a bit special. Verging on special needs special perhaps, but special nevertheless. Opener 'Olio' (a 'spiced stew' according to the dictionary, might be relevant, might be not) is a completely detached from the realms of normality, nearing on the pompous indie opera tale, culminating in a soaring Pavarotti-esque roar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7002/ | 523 hits
CD Review: The Dead Formats - The Dead Formats
The overriding characteristic of The Dead Formats' debut EP, is the complex and seemingly random use of main, backing and gang vocals, which gives each song on this six track EP a sloppy, oldschool punk vibe feel that's refreshing amongst the current trend for studio gloss.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11011/ | 685 hits
Live Review: BSSM
Anyone interested in the Leeds Music Scene will know that Joseph's Well is a hotbed of talent. What most people don't know is that on the other side of the infamous bar there is talent lurking in nearly every member of staff.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/738/ | 157 hits
CD Review: Pale Man Made - Show Of Hands
If ever a band sounded like they were a bunch of scruffy no good students who decided to record a few songs during fresher's week then it's Pale Man Made.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3143/ | 450 hits
Live Review: Pray For Hayden + Tract + Dub City + Blue Tile Lounge
I'd never previously seen any of the bands I saw on Wednesday night but when I left at 11:15pm I felt like I'd heard three of them somewhere else before.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2490/ | 1,107 hits
CD Review: Insect Guide - Dark Days And Nights
Insect Guide are Su Sutton and Stan Howells, vocals and guitars/epicness, with additional Chris Cyanide Pills on drums when they play live.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13686/ | 471 hits
Live Review: Jackie O
It's improbable that a bloke from Salford is really called Jackson Starfield, but I'm prepared to accept it.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1121/ | 181 hits
News Article: Yorkshire Music Collective celebrates 5th birthday with new website
To celebrate its 5th birthday, the Yorkshire Music Collective has set up a website which it hopes will become a valuabe resource for the music community.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16328/ | 210 hits
Band Profile: The Feelies Inc
alternative indie
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8417/ | 379 hits
CD Review: The Streets - Don't Mug Yourself
The new single from The Streets is out this week, and there's little doubt you already know which song I mean.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/462/ | 443 hits
CD Review: Keane - This Is the Last Time
Allegedly with a half a million pound record deal freshly signed and most definitely currently being touted by the music press as 'the new Coldplay' Keane hail from Oxford.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/634/ | 1,032 hits
CD Review: Capri - Boogie Man
If you let yourself, you'll love this band to death. Only the fear of it not being Iggy Pop could stop you.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2691/ | 1,229 hits
Live Review: Longwave
Another New York guitar band? On first cursory glance you may be tempted to throw Longwave on the towering pile with all the rest, but stop a moment, stay and listen (as many did) and you may change your mind.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1006/ | 170 hits
Live Review: Coheed and Cambria + Cameron
As Cameron grace the stage, the mood in the Cockpit seems quite down. Support band My Codename is Milo pulled out a few days earlier, leaving punters a bit down.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2417/ | 344 hits
CD Review: Seas Of Furious Lizards - Untitled
"Progressive instrumental Soundtrack" are three words to strike terror in this music reviewer's heart.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14881/ | 731 hits
CD Review: Joseph Arthur - Devil's Broom
Joseph Arthur fails to convince with this tale of poverty and woe, primarily due to the major league production smoothing away any grains of true emotion.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6309/ | 493 hits
Band Profile: Full Scream Ahead
It's hard to believe that FULL SCREAM AHEAD are brand new on the music scene. Formed in 2008, they have played a handful of impressive live shows around the country, already earning support slots with Attack!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10979/ | 102 hits
Live Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They have a reputation of being, well, quite melancholy. The venue, or underground cave, we are standing in, should suit them perfectly.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1083/ | 261 hits
CD Review: Ray LaMontagne - You Are The Best Thing
'You Are The Best Thing' is the new single from Ray LaMontagne, taken from his critically hailed third album 'Gossip In The Grain.' With a voice that could have complimented any of the blues greats throughout the ages, Ray LaMontagne will be hitting the road with an eleven stop tour across the UK.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10335/ | 379 hits
CD Review: Purple Orm - Sounds From Small Town
Apart from the name I have little to complain about Purple Orm. This 3 piece from Castleford (I'm guessing) have a steady rock and roll sound that is likeable enough on this 3 song CD.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/22/ | 249 hits
CD Review: Alec Empire - Intelligence And Sacrifice
Digital Hardcore - how aptly named is this record label? You'll not read a better description of Alec Empire's double-CD album in the remainder of this review so save yourself time, stop reading and get yourself down to your local record shop to purchase a copy...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/401/ | 372 hits
Band Profile: A Day Well Spent
A lot has happened to A Day Well Spent since their formation in early 2006. Lineup changes, non-stop writing, and everything that comes with being part of a professional band, has shaped the groups own style and the music they create; which is reflected by its originality, maturity and the need to be different.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9345/ | 501 hits
CD Review: That Fucking Tank - Andrew/James
Spazzing two-piece avant-rockers That Fucking Tank return with this 7", released in conjunction with Spanish synth sound merchants Grabba Grabba Tape.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3885/ | 656 hits
Live Review: Pendulum
At the same time Pendulum are pulling a mammoth crowd to the NME tent (and around said tent, and around the nearby ferris wheel, and around the barricades that have suddenly appeared outside of said tent and around said ferris wheel) Ash, Arcade Fire and Bad Religion are headlining Leeds' other stages.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13378/ | 371 hits
CD Review: Me, You And Thomas - Eventually
Last week saw the release of 'Me, You And Thomas's latest single 'Eventually'. A great effort from the two piece Lo-Fi indie rock band, following their last single 'Blue Tin'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17532/ | 160 hits
CD Review: Buen Chico - Tell 'Em
If I had to define Buen Chico in a few words I would say they are jangly, up-beat indie. "Tell 'Em" is available on free download and is a taster from Buen Chico's forthcoming album release.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9991/ | 319 hits
Live Review: Fall Out Boy
They may not be the most fashionable of bands amongst some music snobs out there but you can't deny that Fall Out Boy make some extremely enjoyable music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11115/ | 662 hits
CD Review: Mull Historical Society - Am I Wrong?
Bloody hell. I ought to really like Mull Historical Society. They have a good name and they get listed in all the same places as my favourite artists like Cat Power and Yo La Tengo and Smackvan and Reindeer Section.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/562/ | 422 hits
CD Review: The 42 Tones - Sloppiness Counts
Ska. There's something about Leeds and ska music. The 42 Tones sit nicely right in the middle of that genre, and from all accounts these are a very young seven-piece band doing quite well for themselves.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4/ | 258 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/ | 395 hits
Band Profile: Fenech-Soler
Fenech-Soler is a band from Kings Cliffe, United Kingdom, that formed around 2006*. The band consists of Ross Duffy, Ben Duffy, Daniel Soler & Andrew Lindsay.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15785/ | 43 hits
CD Review: The Invention - Voltage
The Invention are a lovable bunch of lads armed with all the weapons a band needs to survive nowadays: a vocalist; guitarist; bassist; and drummer.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6770/ | 738 hits
CD Review: Rhesus - Narcolepsy Baby
This three track EP from Midland's four-piece, Rhesus kicks off in truly uplifting fashion, with feel good anthem 'So Alone.' Blending melodic, easy-on-the-ear indie-rock with sugared lyrics and pop-music vocals, 'So Alone' manages to be thoroughly pleasant, without being bland.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10367/ | 503 hits
Live Review: Dandy Warhols
Two potential schools of thought here. A laidback and pretty stoner rock vibe is perfect for a sunny Summer afternoon on the Main Stage or could it be there's a pervasive sense of ennui because the Dandy Warhols have been hauling the dead gee-gee of 'Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia' around for just a wee bit too long.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/991/ | 180 hits
Band Profile: Severed Heaven
melodic death metal
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8178/ | 505 hits
Live Review: Dead Bells + The Little Blackhearts + James Owen Fender
Tonight's line up at the Brudenell has been pruned as Nursery of Naughtiness have had their laptop stolen.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10490/ | 432 hits
Band Profile: Baseburner
Formed autumn 2004, Baseburner will stop at nothing to get their music heard. When asked what they play the four piece outfit simply reply 'RAWK!' and get over excited.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6832/ | 257 hits
CD Review: Scary Kids Scaring Kids - The Only Medicine
They hail from Arizona, they scream a lot. And I have no doubt if you presented this single to my 4-year-old nephew it would probably scare him.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4285/ | 715 hits
Live Review: Idlewild + Ikara Colt + Eska
Glasgow's Eska should have gone down a storm. Their dynamic noise, all stop-start rhythms and waves of sound should have had the crowd in awe, but they simply stood and stared.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/821/ | 225 hits
CD Review: Vessels - Retreat
Originally released exclusively for Vessels' tour this spring, 'Retreat' brings us nine tracks of mixes mainly from the gentle Leeds post-rockers' debut LP 'White Fields and Open Devices' which was released last year to positive late night Radio One style reviews.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10817/ | 314 hits
CD Review: Mariko - User Friendly
I listened to this CD on the strength of a recent storming gig at The Rocket where I was impressed by the combination of the vocalist's swagger and the low slung guitars, two definitely admirable qualities.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/337/ | 308 hits
CD Review: Designated Driver - Design At Edd River
Middlesex's Designated Driver do what a lot of modern Emo frat-party nu-punk rockers don't - they actually write songs that feel like they mean it rather than purely sounding good when you've got a skinful.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2442/ | 382 hits
Live Review: Ozomatli
After the cool sounds of a local DJ stop floating around the packed Cockpit, a percussive wall of noise slowly builds up from the back of the crowd.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/822/ | 163 hits
Band Profile: Allister
Allister is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5778/ | 177 hits
News Article: CD Central @ Leeds Central Library - get your music heard...
Are you a solo artist or member of a band, and have you produced your own CD? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you can help yourselves and help CD Central Library get Leeds' musical talent out of the bedrooms and backrooms of the pubs, and out there into the city and beyond!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1433/ | 392 hits
CD Review: The Fencott Disaster - Ambulance Fever
Shout, scream, whine, loud, fast, stop, start, feedback, riff, rock, ravage, thrash. That's The Fencott Disaster in 12 words.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3121/ | 336 hits
CD Review: Parva - Hessles
The new single release from Parva is live favourite Hessles, a savage two and a half minute testimony to life in the Leeds area.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/203/ | 1,226 hits
Live Review: Super Furry Animals + Graham Coxon + Mclusky + Peaches + ¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia! - Agit pop, stop start disco beating tunes, taking in XTC, Gang of Four and The Rapture moments - who knows what the fuck singer Tom is going on about, perhaps he doesn't - see this band on a bigger stage next year.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3082/ | 912 hits
CD Review: Mr Charming - In Modo Di Funk
Funk? That's the question isn't it!? Why funk? Is there something in the genes of white 16-18 year-olds, who when forming a non-"rock" band makes them think "I know, funk"?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3223/ | 574 hits
CD Review: Veil Cassini - s/t
Veil Cassini's debut EP proves that the Devon quartet have a hundred and one ideas when it comes to music, and for some reason they try to cram every last one of them into two songs, 'Silhouette' and 'Box & Cox.' Take almost any part of these musical mazes and you'll find enough off-kilter ideas to kit out five more songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10259/ | 454 hits
CD Review: Stickboy - Untitled
After making waves in his hometown of Manchester with several previous demos, Stickboy (the alias of Craig Edmonson) throws down another DIY folk release.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7056/ | 292 hits
CD Review: Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
stomp, stomP, stoMP, stOMP, sTOMP, STOMP...Biffy's latest album 'Only Revolutions' then kicks in with hit single 'The Captain' opening the door for a fluster of cracking tunes to penetrate your life as the successor to 'Puzzle' hits you in the face.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12209/ | 322 hits
Live Review: The Faith Healers
Readers of the Leeds Music Scene website might be forgiven for thinking that I never watch bands anywhere other than The Junction in Otley.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2824/ | 354 hits
CD Review: ¡Forward, Russia! - Nineteen
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 21, In Vietnam he was 19... ok it had to be done, of course this isn't a cover of the Paul Hardcastle's pop classic but part of ¡Forward, Russia!'s continuing plan to bring Numberwang to the masses.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7633/ | 444 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/ | 308 hits
CD Review: Elektrons - Get Up
Having already released this track once, Elektrons are throwing it out again to precede their debut album 'Red Light Don't Stop' which hits the stores the first week in August.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8687/ | 331 hits
Live Review: God Speed You Black Emperor! + Kepler
Godspeed You! Black Emperor come from Canada. They wear shirts, buy amplifiers and get scared by tall buildings.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/783/ | 340 hits
CD Review: Infrasound - Fire In The City
If this had been a demo from an unsigned band with slightly rusty production, then this review would be simple - lack of imagination, too much time spent listening to "Definitely Maybe", too much time spent going to the Richard Ashcroft school of stage performing, completely tired lyrics about beginners politics and being hard...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2611/ | 669 hits
CD Review: DanMoFo - Room 101
Dan MoFo quotes "Our style has been described as very laidback and completely fresh and original". To whoever said this I must disagree.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3854/ | 469 hits
CD Review: Good Shoes - All In My Head
The contagious summer smile is amongst us, the festivals are selling the best flat beer money can buy, and the roads are melting beneath our feet.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7057/ | 686 hits
CD Review: Five O'Clock Heroes - Speak Your Language
'Speak Your Language' by Five O'Clock Heroes kicks off in the best possible form with the ear-Prozac of 'Judas.' This song will make you instantly fall in love with frontman's Antony Ellis' addictively angular voice and the band's talent for mixing awkward indie with just the right amount of pop, to create something that's original, but accessible.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9865/ | 813 hits
CD Review: Finch - Bitemarks and Bloodstains
"Now I'm stealing her body and taking her home". Nate Barcalow has issues. Finch mean business with 'Bitemarks & Bloodstains', lifted from already released album number 2 'Say Hello To Sunshine'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4069/ | 476 hits
CD Review: Nevertheless - Session 49
Nevertheless are a student band influenced by Keane, Coldplay, Idlewild and Snow Patrol. Bios like this usually mean that they are basically a tribute act to these bands.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2930/ | 266 hits
CD Review: Seven Story Mourning - The Mourning After EP
For a band that are described as "Sleazecore Metal", there are a surprising amount of Indie Rock influences at work.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6227/ | 317 hits
Live Review: Milburn + The Touch
I like Milburn a lot. They're one of the reasons I started reviewing because you never know when you'll be sent a gem of a CD to cover that you just absolutely love.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3908/ | 847 hits
CD Review: We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live
Kicking off with full force into the album opener 'Trouble is temporary, Time is tonic,' we are the ocean's 'Go Now and Live' is a brilliantly constructed album, which also encapsulates the band's explosive stage presence.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14803/ | 248 hits
CD Review: The Mars Volta - The Widow
Before the play button is pressed, the new The Mars Volta single is already a head fuck. It is two tracks long, yet it last nearly twenty minutes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3699/ | 815 hits
News Article: The Truth About Frank appear on 'Broadcast One: New Music Handpicked By Dandelion Radio'
Dandelion Radio DJs have selected tracks for a compilation album on Odd Box Records. 'Broadcast One' features over an hour of great tunes from various acts, many of which are taken from sessions recorded especially for Dandelion Radio, who have today revealed the tracks that will appear on this limited edition CD.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13560/ | 307 hits
News Article: Kenosha to release double A-side...
Kenosha release a double A-side single (containing songs One Percenter and Stop Sign) on Bass Lake Recordings on Monday 8th March, available at all of Leeds' music shops and via the band's website.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2448/ | 285 hits
Live Review: Zelig + On Porter + Maggie8 + R. Tetley + Maia
It's midweek and outside is an Arctic wasteland, let's go out! I got my woolly hat and crampons on. Filled the St Bernard with brandy and my pockets with dried fruit, switched off all my appliances at the plug (my kettle being switched off might stop it from getting colder outside, possibly, it's science) and set off like an explorer, an explorer looking to discover new musical landscapes, new Kings and Queens and peoples and customs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10236/ | 443 hits
Band Profile: Freestylers
United Kingdom The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music producers Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey and (initially) Andrew Galea joined forces.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5113/ | 173 hits
CD Review: Catherine MacLellan - Church Bell Blues
Apparently there has been a recent influx of female singer-songwriters from Canada. Names like Kathleen Edwards and Julie Doiron don't exactly ring any bells for me, but joining them on that accomplished list is Catherine MacLellan, and her name could perhaps ring a (Church) Bell or two.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10231/ | 268 hits
CD Review: Pulled Apart by Horses - Yeah Buddy
Everybody's favourite post hardcore band with an equine torture based name continue their amazing rise with single 'Yeah Buddy', which even saw them get a session in the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14336/ | 535 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/ | 901 hits
Band Profile: Steven Lindsay
Steven Lindsay is based in Glasgow, Scotland. He originally trained at Glasgow School of Art - 'more Damien Hirst than Damien Rice' and never really intended to be a singer and musician.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8595/ | 131 hits
Band Profile: The Bellrays
The BellRays (ALWAYS capitalized as The BellRays) are an American group that combines punk rock music with soul and blues singing styles.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4485/ | 182 hits
CD Review: The Go! Team - Grip Like A Vice
Since bursting onto the scene in 2004 with Mercury Prize nominated debut album 'Thunder Lightning Strike', The Go!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8685/ | 305 hits
Live Review: You Say Party! We Say Die!
Ho ho, I bet we've all played 'guess the genre' before. Yeah, you know the one, it's where you take the name of a band you've never heard of and try and work out what style of music they play.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6862/ | 630 hits
CD Review: Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
The debut single from Kaiser Chiefs is quintessentially British guitar pop. And loveably so. Keys - in whatever form - are prominent from the off, introduced via the almost single fingered tinkering of the intro, and at around 3 minutes in there's an "A Day In The Life" like moment, where all parties, including, paradoxically, quietly-screamed vocals, get to build up the sound before heading into a chorus repeat and then fade.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2613/ | 1,893 hits
CD Review: Widgykeff - Made in Korea
The first impression of 'Made in Korea,' the debut single from Widgykeff, is that frontman James Halliday has the perfect voice for this sort of indie-rock.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10912/ | 273 hits
Live Review: Duels + This Et Al + Kubichek! + O Fracas + The KBC + Kenosha
It is now hard to dispute that the Leeds music scene (the guitar driven part of it at least) is in the rudest health it has been in for quite a while.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3777/ | 1,242 hits
Live Review: Two Door Cinema Club + Metronomy + Tribes + Azealia Banks
The NME Awards Tour landed in Leeds last night for its 5th stop in its 12-date tour. Kicking off the proceedings was Azealia Banks, who I'd not heard much about till this tour.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16201/ | 298 hits
CD Review: Kenosha - One Percenter
[Having received this CD second hand from another reviewer and then promptly forgotten about it, this review begins with an apology for the delay...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2629/ | 373 hits
CD Review: Little Big Men - Lord & Lady Muck
A simplistic, but well presented three-track demo package from Little Big Men, this is a CD I've particularly enjoyed listening to over the past few days.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15/ | 223 hits
Band Profile: Sam and Anna
Terms like precocious are banded around a little too easily in music today. Talent forgoes the spotlight and an artist's age is sadly the main talking point.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9017/ | 298 hits
Live Review: Parisman + Fi-Lo Radio + Being 747 + Chevron
Review featured with permission from www.charmonline.co.uk It has come to my attention that recent reviews in Charm have been of Emerson, Lake and Palmer proportions.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/748/ | 368 hits
CD Review: Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself
What's this I see before? An album by a band that are currently being over-hyped down at the NME offices, nothing new there.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2855/ | 525 hits
Band Profile: Cartwheel
1. Cartwheel are an electro-indiepop duo from Melbourne, Australia. 2. Cartwheel is a death-metal group from Varna, Bulgaria.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5585/ | 175 hits
CD Review: This Ain't Vegas - The Night Don Benito Saved My Life
Chaos sometimes bring with it greatness. Step to the plate This Ain't Vegas, your moment in the sun is surely here.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4267/ | 598 hits
CD Review: Reuben - Racecar Is Racecar Backwards
Reuben are steadily building a big following of acne covered, baggy jean, black t-shirt and chain wearing angry young boys and girls.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2782/ | 1,152 hits
CD Review: 100 Blankets - 100 Blankets
Apart from having a similar name to Hundred Reasons, there isn't much you can say about this band. As I listen to the opening track, I get the feeling the song isn't going anywhere.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/489/ | 241 hits
CD Review: Pioneers - Falling
Keeping in tune with the current fascination of resurrecting Britpop, Pioneers arrive with their brand on melodic pop songs, centred around jangly guitars, blistering vocals and fuzzy organ.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3054/ | 263 hits
Interview: Shakinouts
After a year filled with gigs, recording an EP and supporting the likes of Shed Seven, Shakinouts have set themselves up for an ideal 2010, ready to be the next band to make it big on the local scene. Rachel Wainwright caught up with the band to see what the plan is for the next year.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12511/ | 653 hits
Band Profile: Junior Senior
Junior Senior formed in 1998 in Jutland, Denmark when Senior (b. Jeppe Laursen December 25, 1977) and Junior (b.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5137/ | 121 hits
CD Review: Bonsai Kittens - Damn You Evil Women, Damn You!
One of the several quite good things about this CD is the little booklet that comes with it. There is a really lovely picture on the front (see illustration).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2900/ | 1,026 hits
Live Review: Michael Chapman
Back in the early 1970's Michael Chapman was recording a series of albums for the Harvest label each characterised by his relentlessly gloomy lyrics, gravel voiced delivery and beautifully fluent ragtime guitar picking.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2399/ | 197 hits
Live Review: Rolo Tomassi + Holy State + Antares
Rolo Tomassi are one of the most innovative and intriguing bands of recent times. You'd be hard pushed to find a band this side of The Dillinger Escape Plan who've shown such disregard for the general rules of music, and in doing so have split the vote like no other band has in recent times.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14692/ | 576 hits
CD Review: Kill Cassidy - 14:11 / Everyone To The Dancemat
This double A-side single is a competent and well-executed double-whammy of alt-rock, rounded off with an easy-on-the-ears shimmer, and complete with a vocalist who can hit some sweet high notes - when he isn't pushing himself too hard.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13590/ | 274 hits
Live Review: Love with Arthur Lee + Chris Helme
With one brand new song and the Love band playing more confidently than ever, this was the Arthur Lee bonus gig to complement last year's triumphant tour.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2376/ | 793 hits
CD Review: InMe - 7 Weeks
If you thought InMe were trying to be poster boys a few years ago when they emerged with debut album 'Overgrown Eden' wait until you see the video for new single 'Seven Weeks'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4048/ | 1,164 hits
Live Review: The Wedding Present
Part one of a two-off pair of gigs to celebrate the release of the bands ample 6 CD box set of all things Peel and BBC, sees the Weddoes gracing Holmfirth for the first time ever.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8227/ | 525 hits
CD Review: Wintermute - Dead Or Not He Was Wearing Sunglasses
Wintermute are a musical breath of fresh air. With their infectious, catchy melodies and strong rhythm they are head and shoulders above the huge pool of guitar-based indie bands that are making the rounds in the nation's cities.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10480/ | 376 hits
Band Profile: Practical Headz
hip hop
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6621/ | 555 hits
CD Review: Garon Shark - Mods N Rockers
Garon Shark are a young rock'n'roll four-piece from Huddersfield (what is it with that town?) I'm very impressed with their three-track offering, which suggests a band influenced by a variety of rock bands and styles and showcases an ability to write some excellent songs yet leaving enough room for improvement (without it being an insult to say so).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/56/ | 460 hits
Band Profile: Drop The Lime
Everyone comes from somewhere, but some people wear the cities they're from like badges of honour. Drop the Lime is Luca Venezia, one of those people whose identity is intrinsically connected to his hometown - New York City.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5938/ | 161 hits
CD Review: The Humour - You're Gonna Pay
This is a public service announcement aimed specifically at anyone looking to start a band: Let it not be said that hard work and perseverance doesn't lead to success.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12793/ | 457 hits
CD Review: The Psychedelic Breakfast - Confusion
On this set of three studio tracks, the erstwhile Psychedelic Breakfast from Tyneside have come a long way from last year's live recording of slightly dodgy psyche-noodling and jamming.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2492/ | 424 hits
CD Review: Orka - Untitled
Previously plagued by critique suggesting they are a one-song band, Orka deliver a two-fingered salute in the form of a primarily home-recorded demo CD.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/81/ | 313 hits
CD Review: Shirley Lee - Shirley Lee
Shirley Lee's self-titled debut album is a collection of Brit-pop style love songs. This album is a solo project and is a change from Lee's usual role as frontman of the Spearmints.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10385/ | 335 hits
CD Review: Cognoscenti - The Rise & Rise Of Disco Nouveaux
Cognoscenti are cheeky chappies, at least judging by the flyer attached to their forthcoming E.P. They talk about their mother, packed lunches and do the music thing because they care "If they didn't who would" they ask.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6935/ | 265 hits
Live Review: The Cribs
Tonight The Cribs seem set on staging their own mini revolution as the end of their tour draws to a close in their home county.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8599/ | 434 hits
CD Review: 30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War
After eventually getting around to purchasing the follow up to 'A Beautiful Lie' I was surprised to see that it had not been reviewed on this site as of yet.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12786/ | 983 hits
Live Review: I Drew First Blood + Horizons + Flee The Plague + Arise The Masses
If there's a single fault to be had with tonight's gig, it's that not enough people were here to witness it.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15046/ | 573 hits
News Article: Thirty bands selected for Futuresound 2008 competition - five to play at Leeds Festival
Futuresound 2008 organisers have today revealed the thirty bands that have been selected by the judges to take part in the heat stages of this year's competition.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9598/ | 1,903 hits
CD Review: Miike Snow - Syliva
NME has heralded them "an almighty force of anarchic-futurism" while Time Out magazine describes "a sublime collection of pinballing sounds." Miike Snow's debut album, of the same name, met raucous critical acclaim back in October and now the Swedish trio return in 2010 for a UK headline tour, hitting Leeds University on Monday 8th February.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12214/ | 315 hits
CD Review: Twisted Wheel - Twisted Wheel
Phrases like "A Band For The People" and "Proper Music That You Can Believe In" are definitely over-used phrases since two brothers by the name of Gallagher came onto the British music scene, and Twisted Wheel are definitely a band for which the above cliche apply, but please don't stop reading here.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10595/ | 446 hits
CD Review: One Small Life - Factor 8
There are two songs on their debut single, lead track Factor 8 and additional song Spinning. With all records, there is always a song that you prefer over another.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/467/ | 233 hits
Band Profile: The Semaphores
alternative indie
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5975/ | 356 hits
CD Review: Kaylium - Untitled
Hmmm, interesting. On first inspection Kaylium seem to be one to file under the "decent, but not a band to get your knickers in a twist over" section.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3740/ | 490 hits
CD Review: Phluid - Iconoclast
Phluid's "Iconoclast" EP, a three track CD, features the band returning to a much more raw, energy driven sound.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/170/ | 328 hits
Live Review: Your Vegas
Fresh from an NME pasting, Your Vegas take to the Faversham's stage in front of a good sized crowd. The review of new single 'Flybuzz' criticised the band for daring not to be an identikit copycat of every other band you can hear on the radio or read about in the press.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6239/ | 604 hits
News Article: Action Directe to release double A-side single...
Action Directe, Leeds' industrial beat architects, commiecore commandos, and yob-goth conquistadors are set to launch the next phase of their plan to corrupt the hearts and minds of our brave European youth, with the release of a new double-AA sided CD single - their first since the critically acclaimed Bloc Rocking Beats EP in April 2002.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1494/ | 201 hits
News Article: Lucky Number 7 for Quidrophenia at Oporto
With the March Bank Holiday almost upon us, this week has seen the announcement of the line up for Quidrophenia 7, the charity all-dayer taking place on Monday 24th March.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9218/ | 511 hits
News Article: Juffage announces debut album release
Leeds based Juffage has announced details of his upcoming debut album, 'Semicircle', set for release on 6th June through Function Records (Shield Your Eyes, Maybeshewill, These Monsters).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14612/ | 368 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Let There Be... Geek Pie III
This collection from Wakefield's Geek Pie records offers a diverse snapshot of local talent: four very different artists with four very different songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10254/ | 294 hits
CD Review: The Brute Chorus - She Was Always Cool
This is the third single from The Brute Chorus; scores of fans are greeted by this song commencing every gig.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10261/ | 349 hits
CD Review: And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart
What's the future of rock and roll in 2005? With many bands filling the charts with standard indie ballads, a lot of people would say it's in a sorry state as the expressionism is lost and individuality is getting harder and harder to find, whilst maybe others would argue that the fact this music is becoming popular is a sign of the times changing, of "alternative" music making it big in waves, and that maybe the influx of younger (and older) fans turning to the genre can only be a good thing?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3500/ | 954 hits
CD Review: Little Axe - Bought For a Dollar, Sold For a Dime
Guitarist Skip McDonald has a bit of previous experience with groundbreaking records, mainly as a player in Hip-Hop label Sugarhills house band, the early 80's saw him playing on 'The Message' for starters, then with Dub maverick Adrian Sherwood as Tackhead and part of another house band for the On-U Soundsystem.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13001/ | 284 hits
Live Review: DJ Shadow + Akala + Stateless
Stateless are the band of Chris James, Leeds friend of the Shadow. Mixing hip hop, dance and rock they are a good start to the show, and should have been on after the next group.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7729/ | 734 hits
Band Profile: The Broken Buttons
The story of the Broken Buttons is a simple one. Too simple... I suppose I'd better elaborate a bit for these guys.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/13170/ | 248 hits
CD Review: Desert Monkey - Made Great By A Breeze
Starting off with the title track sounding like a rougher Kyuss with furious bluesy guitar riffage and fat drums, Desert Monkey are looking like quite the heads down, balls to the wall rock band.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2802/ | 471 hits
Band Profile: Nicholas Barron
Nicholas Barron is Chicago music. He sings like those blues cats that used to play on Maxwell Street.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15314/ | 37 hits
CD Review: 4 Letter Holiday - Undecided
It would be great if bands could review their own demos for a week or two. I wonder what kind of press-pack garbage would be submitted?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7079/ | 544 hits
CD Review: The Dead Pets - Too Little Too Late
If you're a ska/punk moaner that keeps blaming the ska/punk scene for everything bar World War 1&2 then stop reading now and go back to slagging bands off as this is not for you.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/71/ | 467 hits
CD Review: Serf - Watch the World Go By
"Watch the World Go By" is Serf's new big single. The Americana guitar band sound is fine and dandy. The main song has a big dumb and terrific chorus and the layers of strong guitar are a treat.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/320/ | 488 hits
CD Review: Black Strobe - Shining Bright Star
"Black Strobe have been in demand for many years from artists who feel their music could benefit from some twisted tweaking".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7760/ | 242 hits
CD Review: The Tonic - Untitled
The impact is immediate. As soon as you hear Brooke Dundas' voice you know this girl is something special.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/346/ | 255 hits
Live Review: four day Hombre + Juno 2 + Living Thing
Tonight brought together three great bands for the re-birth of the Panama Nights, now scheduled for every Saturday at the Royal Park Cellars.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/882/ | 303 hits
CD Review: A Day Left - Everything Grows Light
Oli Renton and Lee Malcolm were born to do the Leeds/Reading Festival. Not in the slightly geeky tents where I go, but out there on the main stage in the afternoon sun with guitar screaming and the kids crowd surfing like there was no concussion.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2348/ | 790 hits
Band Profile: Nevertheless
Nevertheless is a Christian Rock/Pop band from Chattanooga, Tennessee. The band consists of Joshua Pearson (vocals, acoustic guitar), Adam Wann (bass), Brad Jones (guitar), Adam Rowe (drums), and AJ Cheek (guitar).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5464/ | 117 hits
Live Review: The Hair + The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
It was the first Bad Sneakers of the new term and things got off to a riotous start with Leeds scenos-a-plenty heading down to check out this evening's musical talent.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7338/ | 433 hits
CD Review: Bedouin Soundclash - 12.59 Lullaby
Bedouin Sounclash's Last single 'When The Night Feels My Song' was a first-class track, a real feel-good number and although serving us with the same optimism, '12:59 Lullaby' attacks in a less direct way; a chugging rhythm with a voice overflowing with emotion that leaks through unintentional breaks in the vocalist Jay Malinowski's articulation.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7522/ | 1,021 hits
Live Review: Shed Seven + 45s
The 45s - now there's a name I don't think we'll be hearing the last of. Impressive at times (though I still think there's a lot to work on) pinpointing the influence in their style has proved difficult; though Britpop is a starter for ten.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/714/ | 255 hits
Band Profile: Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt emerged from Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1995 as a three-piece art school project.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/5353/ | 289 hits
Band Profile: Matt Joe Gow
acoustic rock
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4289/ | 677 hits
CD Review: 5 O'clock Charlie - Find A Place EP
Oh Jesus, Cast are back. No, honestly they are. Well a slightly tarnished, illegitimate son but you get the vague picture.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6487/ | 512 hits
CD Review: Smilex - Mystique / Sex 4 Sale
Smilex are from Oxford. They're inventive and spirited and should do a fizzing stir-fry of set at the Royal Park Cellars when they come to Leeds on November 1st.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/618/ | 2,152 hits
CD Review: Whole Sky Monitor - Bland Bland Bland
There's such an obvious joke opportunity in the title of this record that I'm having to put a lot of effort into actually writing an honest review, instead of falling back on a cheap gag.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9617/ | 388 hits
CD Review: The Hair - Disco/Retro
Following a very heavy touring schedule last year and the release of "Ghosts" in March on Cool For Cats, The Hair are back with their infectious and frenetic dancefloor tracks to make the perfect soundtrack to your weekend.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8659/ | 742 hits
Band Profile: GST Cardinals
Kingston upon Hull, UK (2005-Present) GST Cardinals are a five-piece british indie rock band from Kingston upon Hull, UK.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15778/ | 31 hits
CD Review: Saint Etienne - Finisterre
Oh, dear, they used to be rather good. I had to force myself to read the script that came with this album.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/456/ | 216 hits
Live Review: Stellastarr + The Killers
The Killers are from Las Vegas - that place where celebrities go to get fat, legendary and dead. This in itself should be enough to make you want to go see them but if you want more encouragement there's the fact that they have a battery of fantastic, up-tempo, future indie-disco classics and more on-stage charisma than Timberlake, Connery and Elvis combined - and trust me, that's damn charismatic.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2430/ | 1,327 hits
Band Profile: make me Alpha
make me Alpha. Martin, Marc and Patrick. A three word band name for a three man band, we hail from a city called Leeds in the central north of England.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17149/ | 87 hits
CD Review: Wheatus - Suck Fony
Every so often, an album comes along so wretched, so dire, so utterly worthless that it prompts you to feel like sitting by your garden pond and wondering what exactly the point of it was.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3642/ | 1,913 hits
CD Review: Billy Talent - s/t
Billy Talent: 4 Piece from Toronto, they seem to be getting some really good press at the moment and look set to be the next "Big Thing" with the angst ridden pocket money wielding teenage Sum 41 fans out there.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/638/ | 796 hits
Live Review: Minus The Bear + This Et Al + Ridgevex
Minus The Bear are a breathtakingly awesome band with a sound so in tune with the times whilst being apart from other bands of the guitar-electronics melody section, base-drums rhythm section set up.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4341/ | 971 hits
News Article: Seas-Of-Green release debut LP
Although Seas-Of-Green only formed in 2010 they have undergone several major structural changes; as such they felt it a gift to their fans to announce the release of their debut LP.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16012/ | 237 hits
Live Review: I'm From Barcelona + Jeremy Warmsley + Buen Chico
Buen Chico's lead singer Morgan delivered sharp yelps over bursts of pop-punk and wry explanations of song titles.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8834/ | 503 hits
CD Review: Young Rebel Set - Red Bricks
The Young Rebel Set's new single "Red Bricks" is un-original, nothing we haven't heard before, but maybe it's something we need.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14960/ | 398 hits
Band Profile: Moody Gowns
What does it mean to be British? It may well be the double decker buses and Cricket that sum up this fair isle.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10528/ | 871 hits
CD Review: Kubrick - Untitled
Anyone who remembers 90s indie rockers Midget will know of Richard Gombault, and obviously this, his new project.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2570/ | 371 hits
Live Review: Beautiful Feet + Danny Redthorn
This was my first visit to the Hard Rock and I was expecting great things. Apart from Jimi Hendrix's belt the venue disappointed slightly, but neither of tonight's acts did.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1223/ | 249 hits
CD Review: Biffy Clyro - Machines
Biffy Clyro release the closing track from critically acclaimed album 'Puzzle', and with the previous three singles notching up top twenty positions in our ever overflowing UK chart, 'Machines' is bound to make an impact.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8877/ | 387 hits
Live Review: The Charlatans + Elastica + Stereolab + Chicks + Bis + The Jellys + Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + Apollo 440 + Bellatrix + The Donnas
Well the year goes fast doesn't it? Another year and yet another festival at Leeds' Temple Newsam Park and yet again this is another one that we all enjoyed.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9744/ | 360 hits
CD Review: The Plight - Black Summer
My anticipation of this release has been huge. It would be safe to say that of all the releases in 2007, I was looking forward to this one the most.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8911/ | 563 hits
CD Review: Lo-Gain - Random
It worries me when a band advertises themselves in their biography by the fact that their lead singer has big tits!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/32/ | 222 hits
Interview: Shy Child
Shy Child's rider consisted of beer, salsa and loads of meat. Proscuitto specifically, I think. I remember congratulating them on this selection of goods, although felt slightly on edge about the meat being left out in the heat for too long. After such small talk about meat, British supermarkets and why LCD Soundsystem are cool, I decided it was around about time start asking some proper questions, with the odd Elton John reference thrown in for luck...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12721/ | 441 hits
CD Review: East Island City - Me and What Army?
Dublin is a wonderful city; every year thousands of people flock there to experience the riches and cultural delights it has to offer, these include Guinness, the people, the nightlife, Guinness, the science gallery and of course- Guinness.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16542/ | 871 hits
Live Review: The Ramona Flowers
Somewhat confused is the way I would sum up how I feel after The Ramona Flowers' opening performance for Bastille at Leeds Universtiy Union on Sunday with an at times enjoyable but mainly cringe-inducing seven song set.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17419/ | 187 hits
CD Review: Embrace - Ashes
Embrace have had to put up with a lot of stick since their comeback. Apparently deemed too uncool for the likes of NME they seem to have been mocked at every possible opportunity.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3369/ | 921 hits
CD Review: Beat Route 62 - Untitled
Promising name I thought. Very Jack Kerouac, but with cunning regional twist with the old M62 and that.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/269/ | 272 hits
CD Review: James Vincent McMorrow - Early In the Morning
Dublin born James Vincent McMorrow seems to be slowly and steadily making a name for himself, gaining recognition that he most definitely deserves.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15135/ | 309 hits
CD Review: Lostprophets - The Betrayed
It's safe to say this record has been a long time coming. The Welsh emo/nu-matel/poprock band's third album 'Liberation Transmission' (roundly accepted as a thorough disappointment, given the quality of 2004's 'Start Something') was released back in 2006, and frontman Ian Watkins has been announcing to any audience who'd listen at every gig since, that their 4th record would be out in the coming year.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12297/ | 336 hits
CD Review: Head Automatica - Popaganda
Daryl Palumbo (formerly of Glassjaw) returns with his new band's second full length album after 2004's strong, if rather inconsistent, debut effort Decadence.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6904/ | 711 hits
Band Profile: The Big Pink
The Big Pink are an electro rock duo that formed in 2007 in London, England. The group consists of Robbie Furze (vocals, guitar) and Milo Cordell (keyboards, synths, vocals).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11484/ | 194 hits
CD Review: The Strokes - Room on Fire
Finally one of the most eagerly awaited albums is here, but have The Strokes returned with a modern day classic, or will "Room on Fire" leave fans asking 'Is this it?' Hyped for months by the music press, The Strokes' latest offering sounds aurally much like their last album, just with a few more ideas thrown in.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/639/ | 257 hits
CD Review: The Dresden Dolls - Yes Virgina
The duo of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione return for their second album, still wearing their cynicism-tinted spectacles and still with wit, melody and taboo in tow.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6697/ | 262 hits
CD Review: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong
My girlfriend wants me to have talk therapy. She is sick of me screaming at her all the time over nothing.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14278/ | 498 hits
Live Review: Wilson Minds + The Sailmakers + The Ramblers + Marcus Fowler
Friday, first act, first proper gig and you know what? Marcus Fowler does pretty well for himself tonight at the 360 club.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17412/ | 301 hits
Live Review: Brudenell Benefit Night
For those that don't know, The Brudenell Social Club is in grave danger. If money can't be raised for soundproofing then their licence will be revoked and this wonderful venue will be no more.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3638/ | 754 hits
Live Review: The Wave Pictures
"There's a lot of you here tonight but we feel like we're playing to no one at all," remarks The Wave Pictures singer and guitarist David Tattersall somewhat wistfully, motioning to the empty space in front of the stage.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10696/ | 241 hits
CD Review: Drums Of Death - Blue Waves
"Who is that nutter in the facepaint?" was my first thought when I saw Drums of Death almost exactly a year ago DJing at Beatherder festival.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16721/ | 377 hits
CD Review: Geekgirl - May Contain Traces Of Boy
From Manchester comes the three piece band Geekgirl. A punk-rock-pop cross breed with numerous riffs and madcap grooves.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7936/ | 361 hits
Band Profile: Bury Tomorrow
Bury Tomorrow were formed in 2006 when a freak Nuclear spill contaminated Adam Jackson giving him superhuman drumming skills thus becoming known only as 'El Metronome'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14980/ | 155 hits
CD Review: Ben Kweller - Sha Sha
Ben Kweller's Sha Sha album is out on July 29th on 679 Recordings. It's going to do pretty well for itself, and will probably go down as a legendary album even if sales don't save the Dow Jones Index.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/430/ | 394 hits
CD Review: Three Children Of Fortune - Scarlet Fever
Despite sounding like an early-eighties kids cartoon a la Mysterious Cities of Gold, Three Children Of Fortune are in fact a post-rock trio from Medway who specialise in creating a "visceral, angry and abrasive take on British guitar music".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3612/ | 655 hits
Live Review: Guns'n'Roses + Spiritualized + The Streets + Prodigy + And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead + The Offspring + NOFX + Jetplane Landing
August bank holiday weekend rolls around again and this years Leeds festival will rock!!! Anticipation is high after an amazing return for the Glastonbury festival earlier on in the year.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9737/ | 282 hits
CD Review: Sidearm - Graffitied Litter
Sidearm are an ambitious and adventurous bunch. This idea-rammed CD of three songs shouts out "gi's a gig!" in a loud and convincing voice.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/655/ | 260 hits
Live Review: The Research + Piskie Sits + The Venna Blast
The Venna Blast - angular post-punk that rather washed over me I'm afraid. A few half decent songs were present but my interest was not.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4162/ | 600 hits
Band Profile: Daniel Merriweather
Daniel Paul Merriweather, born February 17th 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria is an Australian R&B singer/songwriter.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11395/ | 183 hits
Live Review: Dockyard Thieves + We Were Frontiers + Vacant Kiss + Midweek Blues
Kicking off tonight's 360 Club in suitably loud fashion is Midweek Blues. Indie Rock with a bit of a bluesy tinge hits the nail roughly on the head and they're not without balls.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16660/ | 449 hits
Live Review: All My Friends Are Dead + The Lights (Leeds) + Nir Graham
Two things struck me when All My Friends Are Dead started playing. Just where the hell did these guys come from, and what took them so long?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3951/ | 933 hits
CD Review: The Hit and Runs - Set The Cameras Rollin'
"Pissed up in a nightclub, and I'll probably nip your arse and my mate will probably get his out..." Well whaddya know?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7095/ | 415 hits
Band Profile: Innerpartysystem
Innerpartysystem are an electronic rock band which formed in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, United States in 2006.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10436/ | 169 hits
Band Profile: Creature With The Atom Brain
Creature with the Atom Brain is a Belgian alternative rock band consisting of Millionaire keyboardist Aldo Struyf (Guitar/Keys/Vocals), Dave Schroyen (Drums), Jan Wygers (Bass) and Michiel Van Cleuvenbergen (Guitar).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9410/ | 231 hits
CD Review: Dolores - Untitled
I'm intrigued. Track three on this CD is called 'Reykjavik 101', which is a sort of name check of one of my favourite films ever.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2699/ | 476 hits
Live Review: The Boy Tate + The Summerfield + Rob Nichols
Candlelight set the scene at Joseph's Well for the new acoustic night. It is change from the usual mix of bands that are on the rest of the weeks.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/840/ | 379 hits
CD Review: The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules
Pete Wentz once said that if it weren't for the band The Get Up Kids, then Fall Out Boy would never have even formed.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/14186/ | 394 hits
CD Review: The Darkness - Hot Cakes
There hadn't been a falsetto screech like it since Freddie Mercury owned the stage, but for a time back in the early 2000s, everybody was mimicking that unmistakable line: "I Believe In A Thing Called Love".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17107/ | 271 hits
Live Review: Moody Gowns
I struggle to think of a band that could fit the bill of 'Mad Hatters Tea Party' more suitably than the Moody Gowns.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12414/ | 472 hits
CD Review: Recess - Untitled
Quick refresh on Recess. This Recess is not the "grunge Recess" that has been reviewed a couple of times in the live section over the past month or so.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/187/ | 204 hits
Live Review: I Was A Cub Scout + Rolo Tomassi + Data.Select.Party
Entering the Cockpit, immediately I am aware of the amount of people here already, at this sold out show, in time for the first support act Data.Select.Party.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9252/ | 403 hits
CD Review: Good Shoes - Never Meant to Hurt You
Good Shoes are another outfit espousing the jangly jitter pop that seems to have become so popular of late.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8081/ | 331 hits
CD Review: Beautiful Feet - Unfinished Business EP
Beautiful feet have a very pleasing sound, a Radio 2 Sunday morning sound, a keeuuwwwwl sound - not a bad thing, in fact with the increasing number of noisy guitar monkeys out there it is refreshing to hear someone being subtle with their instruments.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/80/ | 339 hits
CD Review: Fell City Girl - Swim EP
Fell City Girl boast drama. And I mean drama. The kind of textured melodies reminiscent of some obscure New Zealand pop exercise by the name of The Veils.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6672/ | 320 hits
Live Review: Parva + The Union Volts + Being 747
Would putting rock bands in a massive hole work? With a crowd made-up of mostly of people wanting to be seen and grab the free booze, it was a triumph for the bands for so many to be grabbed from the bar by the quality of the music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/835/ | 456 hits
CD Review: The Dharma - Can You Rely On Them
Upon receiving this CD, I thought - 'Looks promising, very slick. Maybe a better photographer could have made the live looking cover shot look a little less like they are performing at an open jam night to an empty pub.' 'Can You Rely On Them' is a tune that upon first listen seems to pull no punches, upon second or more listens you will be thinking 'what the hell is going on with these guys.' It is filled with lots of quirky little solos, which do showcase a lot of musical talent that is there, somewhere!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8692/ | 336 hits
Live Review: Amen + Ikara Colt
As Minus are about to finish their set at 7:40 I stroll into the venue... shit. Ikara Colt take to the stage in the form of a British Von Bondies with ladies at either side of lead singer Paul Resende.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2606/ | 474 hits
Live Review: Kid Galahad + Kenosha + Buen Chico
As the sun overhead blazes down over Leeds, most people either sit outside basking in the mid twenties sunshine or fiddle with their badly burned meat on their barbecues rather than venturing out to the local venues.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1248/ | 514 hits
CD Review: Armstrong - Re:Invent the scene
With a veritable army of fans in tow at every turn, and the whispers surrounding their live performances starting to gain volume, I was a little giddy and had very high hopes for this single.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7897/ | 565 hits
CD Review: Club Smith - Appetite For Chivalry
Can you be Beautiful and Useless? On this evidence yes; in places Club Smith's new release 'Appetite For Chivalry' is beautiful: plucked strings and echo electronics.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17120/ | 285 hits
Live Review: Electric Soft Parade + Lorien
Icelandic moodsmiths Lorien aren't exactly influenced by the Sex Pistols. No, Radiohead are probably more their bag.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/808/ | 202 hits
News Article: Full schedule confirmed for Leeds Underground
Leeds Underground is a celebration of local live music across Leeds during the week leading up to this year's Leeds Festival.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16877/ | 388 hits
CD Review: Wounds - Dead Dead Fucking Dead
'Dead Dead Fucking Dead' is the name of Dublin five piece Wounds' debut EP. Kicking off the seven song set are 'Trees,' 'Ugly Mouth' and 'Vectors,' three bass-heavy tunes, focused entirely on groove.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12380/ | 370 hits
Band Profile: Tay Cousins
Fresh acoustic singer/songwriter with an edge
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/17486/ | 63 hits
Live Review: Mark B & Blade + Homecut Directive
The Warehouse may be out on a limb, up there near the ring road, but if this is a precedent for future Friday nights - then it'll be worth every step.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9844/ | 264 hits
CD Review: Wall Street Riots - One More Ride
Following on from the success of their debut EP, London-based Wall Street Riots release punk party track 'One More Ride.' Taking the enthusiasm and energy of pop-punk as their starting point, Wall Street Riots then pack in the shunting riffs, twitching vocals and bass-heavy grooves, to create something that's more innovative and individual than your usual pop-punk fair.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11008/ | 278 hits
Live Review: Union Jackass + Local Heroes + That's Called Stealing
I'm sat at the Irish Centre, it's about 8.15pm, I'm lost. See, me being a complete tit I didn't think to check how to get to the Roscoe.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2457/ | 828 hits
CD Review: Ginger - Market Harbour
The name 'Market Harbour' for an album may just seem like a random name; not many albums out there with it, better than self-titled etc.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9230/ | 716 hits
Live Review: Rancid + The Unseen + The Yorkshire Rats
Pontefract youngsters The Yorkshire Rats, with the average age of 20, are a good start to the evening.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7652/ | 690 hits

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