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The Leeds music scene gets a ReWrite...
A new collective of producers, DJs, promoters and artists have come together to form the ReWrite project, a new night starting at The Faversham on 3rd November that organisers hope "will rejuvenate the Leeds music scene and bring like-minded people together".
New internet radio show targets the Leeds music scene
Based in Glasgow, Radio Magnetic has long been at the forefront of new media and new music and has this week announced a new monthly on-demand show specialising in Leeds' local music and clubbing scene.
Leeds welcomes a new dedicated music Podcast - "It's A Mean Old Scene"
A new music based Podcast has been created in Leeds, titled "It's A Mean Old Scene". Produced by Gary Kaye (an award-winning broadcaster and poet) from his home studio in Leeds, the Podcast features songs, interviews and sessions with local bands.
Survey of local music scene ...
Cloth Cat Studios Ltd is embarking on the largest survey possibly ever of bands and musicians in the Leeds area.
Leeds Student to extend its coverage of the local music scene and request your CDs...
Calling Leeds bands! The award winning weekly student paper - Leeds Student - is to extend its coverage of the local music scene by including a demo review section.
Highlights of 2006: 12 months in the life of the Leeds music scene
Well, what a year! As we near 2007, we've been having a look back at what was hitting the news in the Leeds music scene in 2006.
Interview: The Dave Bakewell Plot
Andy Roberts finds out about the Halifax music scene...
Leeds Music Scene caught up with The Whip as they kick off their UK tour
Interview: International Trust
When it came to getting a Q&A with Leeds Music Scene there was only one man they could turn to - the guy that misspelt their lead singer's name and alluded to the fact that he'd like to stone their heads in...
In a music scene as wide and varied as Leeds is at the moment, you're bound to get the odd one or two who just seem so captivating, so unique and so... "where the fuck did this guy come from?"
Rob Galloway Dubbed 'The Rebel of the Leeds Music Scene' ROB GALLOWAY describes himself as Beck meets Iggy Pop, creating an electric sound from dance beats, guitars, trip hop and punk rock
Leeds Music Scene and Wintermute have a gossip about the new "Fun With Wizard Stencils" EP, managing along the way to incorporate some obligatory wizard magic.
Leeds label Brew Records to release a compilation of Yorkshire's experimental music scene
Leeds-based record label Brew Records will release a compilation album in December. The label started in June 2007 when Thomas Bellhouse received community grant funding from the Scarman Trust and set out, along with fellow enthusiast and musician Simon Glacken, to document more of the experimental music bursting out of Yorkshire.
In the busy world of the Leeds Music Scene, there's always a few bands who slip quietly into the main arena. iLiKETRAiNS are one of these bands, playing their sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce, but always beautiful take on post rock theatrics.
Interview: The Rosie Taylor Project
After the recent release of one of this year's sweetest singles 'Black & White Films', The Rosie Taylor Project caught up with Leeds Music Scene to discuss the past, the future, and the city of Leeds.
Leeds Music Scene asks This Et Al some burning - or at least mildly broiling - questions in the wake of some storming dates in the North and in anticipation of the release of the Figure Eight EP...
Playing MOD classics and the best of Brit-pop from Small Faces to Oasis
Pearl Jam @ Leeds Festival 2006
Another year, another chance for the great pillaging hordes of festival-goers to descend upon Branham Park for a weekend of music, debauchery and the chance to stick two fingers up at "the man" by paying three quid for a pint of beer.
Broken Social Scene @ Irish Centre
leedsmusicscene.net writers, you disappoint me. I cannot understand how nobody has decided to write about this yet.
Leeds Music Scene speaks to Rob and Paul from The Automatic after their set at Leeds Festival 2008
High up in the 7th floor apartment of The Breech's keyboard player Davoc, overlooking the streets and at the weird and wonderful architecture of Leeds buildings it seems an appropriate place to talk about the state of the Leeds music scene, and more importantly the burgeoning and healthy looking future of The Breech.
Playing their first full-length tour over here in years (as support to Ed Harcourt), Leeds Music Scene caught up with Finn Andrews and Dan Raishbrook from Rough Trade-signed The Veils as they rolled into Brudenell Social Club, to discuss their recent tour of America, file-sharing, and the horrors of white reggae bands...
Ocean Colour Scene: North Atlantic Drift
Accompanying this latest album by the band it seems the nation loves to hate is a press release ranting about that fact but stating that OCS have defiantly continued to produce great music and be a great band.
Ocean Colour Scene: Golden Gate Bridge
Britpop's princes, now relegated to mere footmen, once more still keep plugging away and I guess you have to admire their gusto.
I was excited about this gig. I've enjoyed The Music's debut album and have been looking forward to tonight for sometime - tickets sold out about 4/5 weeks earlier so I was expecting an electric atmosphere inside this rather strange new venue under Leeds train station.
The Music @ Roadhouse (Manchester)
Review featured with permission from www.manchestermusic.co.uk Not unlike the amount of feather boas and leopard print present for the Manic Street Preachers, or backwards caps for Limp Bizkit, the traditional demin clad bowlheads fill Manchester's Roadhouse for the most hyped band this year.
It about time the best band in Leeds came back to claim the unofficial crown from the local indie kids.
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.
Dave Cooke talks about life after Landspeed Loungers, Wrath Records, the local scene and the fortunes of his new band...
Sandman Leeds set to launch their music magazine this month...
Sandman Leeds, the new monthly local free music magazine, is launching in Leeds on 30th September. Since September 2002 Sandman has been running in Sheffield covering gigs, news, demos, new releases, specific bands and artists and listings.
Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies: When we won't have to make the freezing scene no more
Some extravagant praise comes ahead of this CD. So I'm on my guard. But fear not. It's pretty not bad.
FREE Festival - Sunday 18th June 2006
Calling all Leeds music lovers ... Quidrophenia returns
Quidrophenia, Leeds' increasingly popular bandfest, is returning to Oporto for the fourth time with another amazing line-up set to rock Call Lane on 18th February.
Leeds music lovers await return of Quidrophenia 3
The increasingly popular bandfest, Quidrophenia 3, is returning to rock the foundations of Oporto this August bank holiday, Monday 28th August with yet another impressive line-up.
Oxjam 2007 looking for volunteer Music Event Organisers
Oxjam 2007 is Oxfam's biggest, most ambitious music event ever and they are asking Leeds musicians and promoters to put on all kinds of music events during October 2007 to raise money for Oxfam.
Timeless Music Project release CD box set of Huddersfield talent...
Huddersfield's Timeless Music Project have released a special limited edition 3 CD box set of purely Huddersfield Music.
Leeds-based Sky channel Propeller TV is looking for your music videos
Dedicated to showcasing new film and music talent across the UK and Europe, the Leeds-based 'not for profit' TV channel Propeller TV has announced it is looking for music videos from the local area.
96.3 Aire FM continue to offer airplay to local bands via its Music Express show...
96.3 Radio Aire is continuing to show its commitment to the up-and-coming music scene in Leeds in 2005 with the continuation of a weekly Music Express feature.
Sharp Darts win at new music venue
Bradford-based band Sharp Darts have won the December 2008 Battle Of The Bands competition held at the The Countess of Rosse pub in Saltaire.
Bands wanted for Clarence Park Free Music Festival...
Possibly the longest running free music festival in the UK, Clarence 2004 is due to take place the last weekend in July at Clarence Park in Wakefield (subject to licensing and funding).
Leeds hosts a Musicians Networking Day - "The Future of UK Music" - at Host Media Centre
Host Media Centre in Chapeltown, Leeds, is holding a Musicians Networking Day on Saturday November 18th.
Leeds bands to play at annual free Middlesbrough live music festival...
Five of Leeds' finest live acts are to appear at a free festival in Middlesbrough on Sunday 19th June.
Manchester indie label Uglyman Music, original home to Elbow and I Am Kloot, has opened a Leeds office.
Local music hopefuls aired on BBC radio...
Leeds/Bradford band, FineApple, will appear on the BBC 'Raw Talent' radio show hosted by Allen Raw as part of their follow up to participating successfully in one of the UK's biggest talent contests 'Bright Young Things'.
10,000 things to love about new city centre live music venue...
Transmission Promotions today announced the location of the new home for their groundbreaking slant on live music.
Cathy Simpson talks to The Blueskins about music, festivals, The Beatles and lazy journalism...
Kate Zezulka talks music, venues and days off work with Leeds' i concur in the run up to the single release...
On the 17th December '05, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the hardest working front men in the music industry, Ian Prowse (no relation to the bloke that played Darth Vader). He is the lead singer with the band Amsterdam.
First bands announced for Clarence Park Free Music Festival...
The Wakefield Music Collective have spent the last few months listening to over 100 demos, going to see as many bands as possible, scouring the internet and music press, and are pleased to announce the first batch of bands we hope to confirm for the ever popular free music festival.
Billy Talent put us straight on hangover cures and the fact that Canadian music's not all Celine Dion and Bryan Adams...
Guns on the Roof released their new EP, 'Last Orders', on Monday, June 16th. Victoria Holdsworth caught up with the band to ask them about the album, punk rock and music in general.
Cathy Simpson talks to The Warlocks about drugs, music, guitars and groupies...
Downfall - those long-serving purveyors of rock speak to Andy Roberts on the hiatus surrounding their latest release, perfectionism and The Music...
We catch up with The Glitterati at their Leeds show supporting Wildhearts to talk about local music scenes, rock and roll, and record deals...
Huddersfield talent wanted for a forthcoming compilation CD release...
A newly formed Community Music Group is on the look out for Huddersfield talent for a forthcoming CD release.
White Rose Movement: Love Is a Number
The very fact that this record exists in the first place is an indication that someone at Independiente reckons that there's room in the British music scene for yet one more group of student indie types with a few Gang of Four records in their collections.
Quidrophenia returns to Oporto for Round 6!
If you're one of the unlucky music lovers who missed out on this year's Carling Festival tickets, don't fret!
funk rock
A Lot Like Eskimos: Pretty Handsome
Leeds band A Lot Like Eskimos have been all over the city's music scene and have a steady fan base which they please with tonnes of local gigs.
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.
Indie Beat
History has not quite made up its mind about Alan McGee's place at its table. At the helm of Creation he was once hailed as the saviour of the British independent scene, but then he signed Oasis and in one fell swoop invented AOR stadium Indie and lit the flames of chav culture.
solo indie
Band Profile: The Attic Project
ska rock
Band Profile: The Pattern Theory
The Pattern Theory was formed in 2006 by Carl Carlson (Guitar), Lukas Creswell-Rost (Guitar), James Yates (Drums) and Danny Laycock (Bass).
Voxtrot: Mothers Sisters Daughters and Wives
Hailing from Austin, Texas, Voxtrot's "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Wives" EP is instantly addictive.
Finally, the ability for users to post articles onto LMS has been restored.
Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames: Drop The Decade
Leeds' Dance to the Radio recruits Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames join the domination of New Yorkshire over the current music scene with latest release Drop the Decade.
Simon - guitar, piano and vocals Adam - lead guitar Chris - bass Dave - drums Well except for colplday and the music, and of course blazin squad, the british music scene is a shambles, where here to rock it back into shape with a mixture of melodic tunes, uplifting ballads, screaming instrementals and a lead guitarist who enjoys lying on the floor at sponge.
Dionysis: The Butterflies Cry EP
Relative babes on the music scene (7 months to be exact), Halifax's Dionysis show a wealth of potential in this hit and miss 3-song collection.
Refreshing Heavy Rock from this Leeds based band! Rock yer f**king socks off!
Eight of Leeds urban groups have collaborated on the CD titled Leeds Urban Fusion 2003 to produce some of the freshest sounds on the Leeds urban scene.
indie rock
"How a band can make the sounds Snail Racing do just using bass guitars, god only knows. It's mesmerisingly beautiful" - leeds music scene.
There's going to be a sequel! The charity CD will launch this year's CD at Leeds newest venue The Platform
Band Profile: Unexploded Shells
Awkward indie noise-pop
Band Profile: The Seventy Sevens
It all started out about a year ago, when Sam realised he could sing, and that he couldn't really play drums all that well.
Band Profile: David Thomas Broughton
acoustic folk
Fifty or so genuine Radio Aire competition winners and an army of press, liggers, blaggers and Leeds scene wannabes (people who don't have to be in work on a Friday afternoon) crowded into the Faversham.
Local bands have their chance of radio airplay
Ridings FM continues to show its commitment to the up and coming music scene with the Local Music Update, every Thursday evening at 9.15pm.
piano-led rock
'Macabre folk noir' Tasty Fanzine
By defying the conventional song-writing framework and trashing its cultivated and stylised musical aesthetics, The Lucida Console's intrepid style and approach to music is wonderfully invigorating.
Acoustic folk fingerpicking from Northern Irish songsmith.
Band Profile: Dusty Not Digital
indie experimental rock
Sounding about as fresh as a builder's armpit, Nic Armstrong strolls onto the musical scene citing the Beatles as a major influence in his music.
The Charlatans: Forever. The Singles
Releasing an album that spans a career can be a hit and miss affair. The sound and songwriting styles change and great songs can be lost in a sea of meritocracy.
Various Artists: The New Indie (Alive & Amplified For 2005)
Over the past twelve months, indie music has shot from the depths of dark and dirty underground clubs into the limelight of the mainstream.
Sandinista voted Best Live Venue In Leeds!
After winning Best Bar last year, Sandinista are pleased to have finished runners up in the 2007 awards. With this award being voted for by the public, this is a great accolade from our regular customers. We'd like to extend a big thankyou to everyone who voted for us.
Band Profile: The Hit and Runs
"'...Bradfords finest 'INDIE' cuisine...'"
Yndi Halda: Enjoy Eternal Bliss
Can anyone remember instrumental guitar-music (or, ahem, "Post-Rock") being in such robust health as of now?
Urban Fusion 2: more opportunities for local musicians...
Are you be part of an existing music group or an individual looking to become involved in the local music scene?
Unsigned Leeds band to play live on ITV "Late Attitude" show...
FineApple will appear on the ITV "Late Attitude" show presented by Richard Alexander as a follow up to their participation in Bright Young Things.
Interview: And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots
Dan Pullinger catches up with The Robots before their Out of Spite festival appearance...
Various Artists: Heathen Angel - Volume 2
The last compilation album I bought was Now 29 on cassette back in 1994 and the last time I saw it was in 1998 when it was discovered in a draw full of old musty books after which it was thrown into a plastic bin bag and donated to some orphans.
Paul Street - Vocals Stephen Shield - Guitar Jamie Mosley - Guitar Chris Purdy - Bass / Backing Vocals Andrew Dykes - Drums / Backing Vocals Hey there music lovers, we are a new band on the scene in Leeds.
Oxjam 2009 looking for a Leeds event manager
In April, Leeds bands, promoters and venues took part in Oxjam, the month-long festival made up of lots of different music events put on by communities across the UK.
Alternative/Indie
As soon as a record like this starts you know it's going to be good. Editors are gradually, with every release, becoming somewhat of a blessing to the UK music scene.
BYT bands are rocking the Crypt...
Sound checks and vocal warm ups came to the forefront this week as the first of the 15 bands taking part in Leeds Leisure Services 'Bright Young Things 2003', took to the stage for their debut in the Crypt of the Town Hall.
indie rock pop
You won't hear much like this on the Leeds Music Scene, nor I suspect on the national scene as Parisman have achieved a refreshing state where they're peddling a distinctive sound and not one carbon copied from artists of the current vogue.
alternative rock
alternative indie rock
Orelio Sparks hail from Leeds. Formed in early 2008, Orelio Sparks are a breed of British rock and pop fused with reggae.
After almost a year since their last gig, Dub City are finally returning to the Leeds scene. Following the arrival of their new guitarist, Jonathan Maude, in early 2003, the band have reinvented their style and sound and are now proudly producing heavier songs with a more rock-orientated feel.
Leeds bands unite behind international AIDS event...
Four Leeds rock bands will be taking to the stage in support of the One World Beat Global Music Festival at Josephs Well on March 19th.
Conflict at Josephs Well May 4th
Conflict at Josephs Well It's a sad thing to say that I am old enough to remember when punk first hit the UK music scene and whilst it's been a very long time time since I went to a punk gig.
10,000 Things to return at Moor Festival
Fresh from his Cannes Film Festival success in the biopic "Control" which has won Best European Film Award and details the life and troubles of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, Sam Riley will be performing an exclusive gig with his band 10,000 Things at this year's Moor Music Festival held on Ilkley Moor.
ska emo punk
indie rock
alternative rock
Band Profile: Under Darkened Skies
metal hardcore
indie rock
AOMC release Part Three of free download series
Authors of Malicious Code have released their Part Three EP, which is available for free download at the band's myspace page.
Juxtaposition @ Brudenell Social Club
An inspiring solo piano performance kick starts the evening's proceedings, a 15-minute epic from, I believe, Will from Juxtaposition.
Whilst the music world seems to be in a fervour over the latest wave indie bands from the North West who all sound remarkably and uninspiring similar, Manchester band The Whip have produced a stand-out indie-electro dance album.
Crash Cartel: Dirty Little Secret
Crash Cartel are a now defunct four-piece punk rock/grunge outfit, based around the University of Plymouth from winter '01 to spring 2003.
Leeds University BandSoc set up home at Royal Park Cellars...
The promotion team behind live music events at Royal Park Cellars has reached agreement with Leeds University Union's "BandSoc" to make it their "home venue".
Stagger Review (Royal Park Cellars - April)
Stagger take to the stage and immediately the toe-tapping and accepting nods begin - even from the hardened faction of indie-kids.
Various Artists: United Sounds of the HiFi Club
This brilliant compilation showcases a whole music scene that a lot of the other parts hardly touch. American style funk, soul and R&B is not exactly leading edge these days.
There are few bands on the local scene that are capable of producing a piece of work as accomplished as this.
Some misguided people out there might tell you that the post-Madchester pre-Britpop years weren't much fun to be growing up as an "indie kid".
Even though Brooklyn-based duo MGMT have been around for the best part of six years, it's only been this year that they've really made an impact on the music scene.
"Automatic" is the third single to be released by Leeds über cool, all girl trio Dead Disco, their first on the well-respected label Fierce Panda, and the last single the label will ever release, concentrating solely on albums in the future.
punk emo
Press releases are strange things. Take Kansas quartet Conner for example - "away from the scrutiny of a music scene such as New York or LA..." One can only imagine that if Conner did come from New York they would be described as "hailing from the hotbed of America's music scene" or something or other.
Blah Blah Blah: Death To The Indie Disco
Chirpy cockney new-boys Blah Blah Blah have written a great single with 'Death To The Indie Disco'. The song has a classic Clash funky feel and while it isn't political, it still has a message in mocking the mainstream music scene.
I swear to God. The day I finally get my wish and am sworn in as Supreme Lord of the Universe, one of the first things I will introduce is a law making it compulsory for all groups consisting of skinny white boys with guitars to do two hundred press-ups first thing on a morning to a soundtrack of "I Feel Good" and "Get Up (Sex Machine)" by James Brown.
alternative rock
psychedelic rock
Ambient, alternative music is on the cards tonight in the ridiculous upstairs room of the Atrium. Peasman, aka.
SXSW 2006: West Yorkshire record labels' showcase CD details
West Yorkshire's Timeless Music Project will be attending SXSW 2006 in Austin, Texas next week with a mission to promote the region's vibrant music scene to the annual conference via a series of discussion groups and a CD sampler.
The Cat's out of the bag - Cloth Cat officially launches....
The Cat is finally coming out of the bag! After being in existence for nearly 8 years Cloth Cat is now making its paw mark with 'The Cat in Hells Dance' event, which to all intents and purposes will be the project's launch.
Cornershop: Handcream For A Generation
Many people, myself included, will have only experienced Cornershop's excellent genre meanderings via their singles "Brimful Of Asha" and "Sleep On The Left Side", (surprisingly now four years old).
Karl - vocals / guitar; Ste - bass; Ant - drums; Woody - lead guitar In 1997, the foundations of what has now become Sawthroat, were laid.
Ashley Hicklin has been writing and performing in bands and as a solo artist for 6 years. From a UK tour, festivals, auditions and even dates in Sweden, his musical talents have travelled far and wide.
Counting Crows: Accidentally In Love
So the story goes, Adam Duritz got a phone call from Dreamworks asking him to write a song for the new Shrek film but with only one remit...
The Urbanizer started messing with sounds in 1993 and was soon drawn toward breakbeat/d and b. His style is a hard and twisted, tech d and b, though he does occasionally write the odd bigbeat/breakbeat/triphop track.
Indie dance rock
Arctic Monkeys. Critics were bracing themselves and rolling out their clichés amidst the furore that surrounded the return of the new line-up of the Sheffield quartet to secure their place on the bandwagon.
After spending some time listening to this new mini album from Brighton's angry grungers, The Zico Chain, I have learnt several things. My grunge threshold is considerably lower than I previously thought. Comparisons to legendary bands can be a thankless task. Confidence in yourself can be a saviour.
New EP in the works for Blue Sky Project
Blue Sky Project is currently working on its second EP, set for an Autumn 2008 release. In a change from the band's single 'Masquerade' and last year's EP 'Fenestrae', both released through Salt The Wound Records, this new four-track collection is being created and funded entirely by the band itself.
David Thomas Broughton releases "The Complete Guide to Insufficiency" ...
The debut release by David Thomas Broughton will be "The Complete Guide to Insufficiency", a five track 40 minute CD on the Leeds-based Birdwar Records label that was recorded in one complete take in Wrangthorn Church hall, Leeds.
Band Profile: Frankie Eisenhower
country blues rock
As always I'm going to show my complete ineptitude at reviewing by saying I don't know how to review it.
Jeremy Warmsley: I Believe in the Way You Move
Here comes at least one name you weren't expecting in a Leeds Music Scene review: there's something a bit Peter Skellern meets John Shuttleworth about Jeremy Warmsley, with a few Hegleyesque vocal tones, even.
A simple blend of sweet, melodic melodies, infused with a warm glock rockin beats cooked up by a lean mean fat guitar grilling machine. Basically its indie pop.
Back to Mine are at the pinnacle of the music compilation scene, providing interesting and eclectic selections from some of the greatest names in the dance music scene and beyond including, The Orb, Underworld, New Order, Faithless and by far the best up to date Groove Armada.
Band Profile: The Air Freshener Man
The Air Freshener Man, the alter ego of pretend music maestro Robert Dane, spent the early part of his life in middle-of-nowhere town Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, before ending up living in Leeds, via Scarborough.
Sub Forty Five - Unashamed Uncool Contemporary British Rock
Pifco will release their debut album on July 7th
Leeds duo Pifco will release their debut album on July 7th. Released on the Run Of The Mill Records label, 'Pifco a go go' is the band's first official release since they began producing music together in 2004 - although they have featured on many compilations and have released a tape EP in that time.
Ludwig: Redistribution of Stealth
This first release from Ludwig has all the hallmarks of a band still finding their feet in a scene that is still fairly new to them.
Full line-up announced for Bright Young Things 2004...
Fifteen bands have been selected for Bright Young Things 2004, Leeds City Council's annual initiative to promote the local music scene.
Band Profile: Japanese Fighting Fish
Japanese Fighting Fish: 3 fisherman sold their trawler bought new gear and made a band. It all began back in the winter months of 07/08, Paulito and Stevo made the decision to try and pull karlost from his inevitable demise living on the mean streets of LS6.
Ludes: The Dark Art of Happiness
Mediocrity is the scourge of reviewer world. You get neither the smug superior satisfaction of first discovery, nor the cathartic expunging of self hate, trashing some other kid's dream.
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.
Watching glimpses of Great North Patrol live it wasn't difficult to spot a comparison in both their stage presence and their music to bands like Oasis.
The UK music scene is at a crossroads. Without directions there are no clues as to which way it will turn or what is in store around the corner; even the national press are undecided.
Band Profile: The New Born Kings
acoustic rock
Dawn Parade @ Royal Park Cellars
Unison take to the stage sporting interesting T-shirts, boy band hair cuts and are apparently very new to the music scene; however, they don't actually show it a great deal.
It was when the drums kicked in that Palo Alto immediately demonstrated how phenomenal they are. Glances were exchanged with comrades, sat around one of the low tables at Leeds' newest and hugely promising full-time music venue Mixing Tin.
Leeds Academy to open this Autumn on the former T&C site
Academy Music Group (AMG) can today announce further details of its thirteenth live music venue, opening autumn 2008, Leeds Academy.
Oui Bee's solo career began when she joined the 'Hydrogen Jukebox', an alternative Cabaret, music and comedy forum in Darlington, where she was quickly snapped up as the resident songwriter/performer...
BYT 2003 looking for Leeds bands of tomorrow...
Young bands from all over Leeds are invited to submit demos for Bright Young Things 2003, Leeds Leisure Services' annual music showcase.
Ben Brentnall - Lead Guitar / Vox Louis Lister - Lead Guitar / VoxMark Riley - Bass Karl Jenkins - Drums / Vox Karl Trotter - Guitar / Programming We are a five strong guitar act from Dewsbury who play Rock 'n' Roll with Radiohead twists.
Milf are a three-piece Bradford band and have been plying their trade for over 4 years now, since they were 14, and bring us a truly fantastic four-track EP.
I was rather excited about getting tickets for this gig. Not only was I off to see one of my new favourite-bands-you-haven't-really-heard-of-but-will-soon, GoodBooks, I was going to a student only night.
The Faith Healers @ The Junction (Otley)
Readers of the Leeds Music Scene website might be forgiven for thinking that I never watch bands anywhere other than The Junction in Otley.
Joe Lewis: singer/songwriter, guitar Paul Jepson: guitar Simon Albone: bass, keyboards Tim Mills: drums This band have been on the Leeds music scene for a good few years under various names (Tragic Minds, The Neat, Overlord, Gee Spot to name a few).
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.
Maximo Park: Girls Who Play Guitars
The a phrase "post-libertine" is used a lot these days to describe a certain style of music or band; with the emergence of The Futureheads and subsequently Maximo Park I've noticed a large number of sound-alikes sprouting up that could be described as "post-Maximo Park" bands, so it's interesting to see what the forerunners of the "angular" art-pop scene has to offer.
Stanford are the fresh sound which is erupting into the city's local venues and beyond. Hidden away these five diverse talents combine to produce songs jam packed with variety and excitement.
indie rock
Rock, Paper, Indie: Charlotte Oxnard talks to Wakefield rock band The Humour.
If The Music are the Arsenal of the Leeds Music Scene premiership, then Bodixa are probably Southampton.
Awoo, the third album from Canadian oddball folk-rock types The Hidden Cameras continues on a similar musical, a lyrical exploration as previous albums Smell of our own(2001), and Eco Homo(2003).
Been there, seen it and done it bands like The Somatics can always be relied on to deliver something with soul rather than the majority of fashionista-fly-by nights that adorn any music scene.
Charlotte Oxnard speaks to Hull all-girl band Ivy Sins
Here's a clue as to how this review will unfold... Confuzion spell their name Confusion but with a "Z"...
Jetplane Landing: Once Like a Spark
Anglo/Irish four-piece Jetplane Landing have been part of the punk/hardcore DIY community for nigh on 3 years now.
Band Profile: Far From The Dance
indie dance
Andie Mills: Going Native for Dirty Pictures
A familiar face on the Leeds scene, Andie Mills is a veritable one man music industry. This is his 3rd solo release and is another sombre collection of introspective blues/acoustic rock.
More funky house music? Oh yes. King Booty sound like some sort of cross between those endless 'chilled dance music' CDs you see clogging up valuable space in Virgin Megastores and the sound of French dance music from about 1998 - 1999.
Something's in the air tonight at The Cockpit and it's not just the smell of the Leeds music scene's great and good as they sweat profusely in the mid-Summer's heat which stifles the city's infamous indie club.
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.
Misled Vision: The Sound of Silence
With a band name like Misled Vision and a CD title "The Sound of Silence" a pundits paradise awaits...
My initial thoughts and worries for 1990s was that they were going to sound exactly like the other thousands of indie alternative bands that seem to have descended upon us so far in 2007.
Pretty Girls Make Graves @ Joseph's Well
First up at The Well tonight were local sleaze punk rockers Buzzkill. A favourite in the local scene, Buzzkill have developed a popular status and rightly so.
Bloc Party had an amazing year in 2004 and it appears that their debut album is about to thrust them to the top and beyond.
The Holiday Plan: Stories / Sunshine
Summer is almost here. The sun is beating down and the ground is starting to slowly toast in the scorching heat.
dub rock dance
Masterpeace Festival comes to The Faversham on Sunday...
The Masterpeace Festival is going inject a slice of the ever popular growing National Festival scene into Leeds; this is Leeds very only summer time chillout festival and is hoping to establish itself nationally within the summertime festival network.
alternative indie
Superelectric: Everything's Fuzzy
Everything's Fuzzy welcomes the return of the psychedelic, indie dance vibe of Superelectric and follows last year's sampler E Is For Effort, A Is For Attainment.
Anyone who knows anything about music in Leeds knows Parisman have been coming up to the boil for quite some time.
It had certainly been a long time. Cast your mind back to May 1999 and remember Brass Monkey. Clean sweepers on the Leeds Music Parade.
The Wave Pictures: Instant Coffee Baby
The Wave Pictures have got a very distinctive sound. Not that they're particularly unconventional, it's just that they're instantly recognisable to anyone who is familiar with their music, which is partly down to Dave Tattersall's idiosyncratic voice.
Samson Bedford - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Kev Shirley - Lead Guitar, Vocals Chris Hall - Drums, Vocals Boa Internationalè - Bass, Vocals Late in 2004 four young men of high ambition formed a band called Volcanoes.
Well, I told you all about this gig - so those that didn't come along missed a real music treat! Johnson House are a real enigma of a band, and probably Leeds' best kept secret.
The Echo are a group of musicians and songwriters descending from various backwaters across Northern England. With its Americana twist and tequila-toting atmosphere The Echo conjure a cinematic live sound.
Pen Knife Love Life @ The Vine
The crowd at The Vine had previously been occupied in deep conversation throughout the blur of the previous bands and were now livened up and transported into the madness and vibrancy of this five piece up and coming rock/emo/death metal band from West Yorkshire.
COMPETITION: Win exclusive signed artwork and a pair of tickets to see Good Shoes!
London's Good Shoes visit Leeds' Brudenell Social Club on Tuesday 28th November, and here at Leeds Music Scene we have three pairs of tickets and some exclusive signed artwork to win!
The Sleepy Jackson: God Lead Your Soul
The timing couldn't be better for the return of Australian eccentrics The Sleepy Jackson as they release the first single to be taken from their forthcoming album 'Personality'.
Royal Park Cellars launches listings broadsheet...
Panama Promotions have launched an in-house listings broadsheet for the Royal Park Cellars - the first print run for which has already been completely taken up.
Last weekend saw the first Morley Battle of the Bands and proved to all that attended that this was not a one off event and that the future of the Morley Battle of the bands is secure.
The Cockpit to host a monthly unsigned showcase...
Due to the success of the annual Futuresound competition and the mounting climate of the local music scene Futuresound Music Ltd has decided to launch a monthly unsigned showcase.
The Pattern @ Leeds Festival 2002
Ahhh, The Pattern... one of the forerunners of the trashy, garage rock revival that has seen the music media continually cream their pants at the possibility of another band beginning with 'The'; the same scene that has spawned thousands and thousands of wannabe new bands, each one attracted by the fact that 'you don't actually have to play that well'.
Saturday night and four bands take to the stage at Leeds' Premier pub/venue location, The Duchess. First up are the duo of Andy Parrott & Rob Karl, who unfortunately I missed.
Victoria Holdsworth chats with Kava Kava main guy Pat Fulgoni.
The:Hair are a Leeds Music Scene enigma, on record they've been cut to shreds (admittedly on demo reviews from a couple of years back) yet the write-ups of their live shows are consistently positive, occasionally bordering on the euphoric.
James Burkitt caught up with Gracie (vocals) and Mafro (guitar) of The Antix at The Elbow Room in Leeds
electroclash punk funk
indie
Three Dirty Psychedelic Blues Dogs from Bradford! Shared the stage with many a fine artist including - We Are Scientists, Milburn, The Pigeon Detectives, Wolf & Cub, Hey Gravity! (ex. Dodgy guitarists new band), The Lovers (ex. Inspiral Carpets)
r'n'b jazz
"Nice With a Pen" and "Absent Minds" are two breathless streams of rhyming weaponry from MC Dermo (known to his family as Tim Rhodes).
Random lost souls have asked me "what's the future of Rock and Roll?", I said "I don't know, does it matter?" This and that scene sound all the same to me, neither much worse or much better...
Welcome to the Faversham. The pub is stuffed with students, NUS cards in one hand, trying to blag a cheap, fizzy, sweet, artificial, alcoholic drink, yet to realise the drinking maxim - no pain, no gain - nice tasting drinks are just not cricket.
Do Me Bad Things: Time for Deliverance
Okay so I'm heading into this review with a kinda biased viewpoint of the band to begin with after seeing their piss poor performance at the Reading festival this year.
Mungo Hump sounded as proficient as they did interesting as they blasted through their first two songs but the set averaged out from that point onwards.
"Words & Numbers" is the first single to be lifted from Nichols' new album "Small beer". Handed the award for Open-Mic Performer of the year at this year's Independent Leeds Music Awards it might be fair to expect something a little more daring from this release.
Towers Of London @ Joseph's Well
Oi, Arctic Monkeys fans, listen up! Whether you like it or not, we're gonna flood your marketplace with THIS!!
Schadenfreude. I bet The Nearly Men do this a lot. To put it quite frankly, there's a hell of a lot of bands out there that are not fit to lick these talented bastards' shoes.
Feldspar win 'Local & Unsigned' 2008 competition
Following the success of the 'Local & Unsigned' competition launched by Park Lane College Leeds and Radio Aire in 2006, the competition was this week held for the third year running.
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.
Vincent Vincent and the Villains @ Brudenell Social Club
To say it lacked atmosphere would be understatement of the year, especially considering the reputation that North by South Best has.
The Pipettes: We Are The Pipettes
It's been two years since The Pipettes appeared on the musical radar and were tipped as being one of the next big things to happen to pop music.
Tom Hingley - Madchester Man - Musician - Hat sniffer and a legend! Victoria Holdsworth asks the questions.
Shallowend: Now You Can Own The Experience
If you had never heard acoustic music played well. If you had never heard well-written songs. If mumbling rock with no particular words was your only listening pleasure.
Vessels: Two Words & A Gesture
Shoegaze and experimental music can be quite hit-and-miss. Some would probably argue, with more than just slight condescension, it's more often miss; but then it's these factions that miss out on some of the more interesting artistic visions on the music scene.
COMPETITION: Win a pair of tickets and a copy of Aberfeldy's album
Scottish five-piece Aberfeldy play at Joseph's Well on Saturday 16th September and here at Leeds Music Scene we have four pairs of tickets and four copies of their 2006 album "Do Whatever Turns You On" to give away.
"like Sevendust battling it out with deftones and Metallica" - The Machine
Milo was hosting Night Vision, an interesting mix of music and poetry. Playing first, a three-piece who didn't give their name gave a short mix of covers including and an innovative re-working of Frou Frou's "Let Go" and a somewhat less innovative version of Ryan Adams' "Oh My Sweet Carolina" (maybe they should've done the 'classic' "This Is It"), as well as traditional Irish folk songs.
It comes as little surprise that with the current trend in popular music of post-punk and new wave revivalist bands that the antecedents of what is now meaninglessly called "indie" are starting to get back into the act.
Kram's previous efforts were not well received by Leeds Music Scene. One and half stars and a general roasting from reviewer Richard Garnett.
The Holiday Plan: The Wasting Time EP
The amount of shouty, disjointed emo grows bigger by the day, and it ain't about to die down any time soon.
Gary Stewart Band: Tables, Trees and Tripods
I first came to hear of the Gary Stewart Band at the Futuresound heats in July of last year, when I was bowled over by their performance.
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.
Diverse: It's Making Me Crazy EP
Diverse. A word true to fact in this band, as five people from backgrounds ranging from members of senior choir to musical freaks come together and create a musical sound which is so new in today's scene with two vocalists.
The Printed Sound: The Announcement EP
These days the term "Indie-rock" is enough to strike fear into the heart of even the most hardened, weathered hack.
Various Artists: Big Tunes: Ministry of Sound
If you are part of the clubbing scene at the moment, you will either already be familiar with these tunes, or you soon will be as they continue to make waves in the clubs.
Like many of today's music buying public I'm too young to remember The Jam as they were but like so many others I have a few of the albums in my collection and I can hum the classics.
The Silent Parade: Undercurrents
The Silent Parade are a Manchester quartet who, by their own admission, take influences from Muse, My Vitriol and The Mars Volta, as well as Manchester compatriots Doves and Oceansize.
L-shaped karaoke joint, The Vine, is the place to showcase bands without stroking their egos or firing them into major limelight.
acoustic rock
Lynchpin: In The Interest of Absolution
I do not proclaim to be an expert in the genre of metal by any standards, but listening to In The Interest of Absolution from North Yorkshire's nu-metallers, Lynchpin, it all seems very familiar, and I am doubtful that is because I have heard this particular band before.
Motley Crue: If I Die Tomorrow
In December last year cock-rock legends Motley Crue, well known for their drug overdoses and womanising, decided to reform to give music one more crack.
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.
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.
There's no room for shades of grey in today's digital world; you're hot or you're not. Anywhere other than that is destination nowhere (Five out of ten?
Leeds musicians unite for Amnesty International fundraiser...
The very best in Leeds' new musical talent are joining forces for 'Beats Injustice', the first in a series of live music events in aid of Amnesty International, and is expected to raise over £2,000 for the cause.
The Needles @ Bar 1-20 (Huddersfield)
Poor old Huddersfield music scene, struggling manfully under the pressure of an audience made up generally of 16 somethings more concerned about which shade of black to dye their hair before their next bout of Emo, Screamo, Eskimo or whatevermo.
Newly signed to Energy Records and about to sign off the live scene after several years' hard work to concentrate on recordings, Bodixa hit us with some intense feedback.
Bradford based Dusty Not Digital are a relatively new band, formed in late 2005 by songwriters Luke Hirst and Lewys Rees, and have already won the Musicians Centre Battle of the Bands, followed by constant hard work and gigging.
Christmas cheer in Hyde Park as the Brudenell Social Club receives a £10,000 lottery award
The future of the Brudenell Social Club in Hyde Park looks safer this week after an application for £10,000 of lottery money was successful - the grant will be paid on Christmas Day.
The Loved Ones (UK): Self Destruction for Beginners
"Experimental? Avant-garde? Lo-fi? Analogue? Acoustic? Just plain odd?" - Nick Copland advertises for bands to play for the new Strychnine Lounge gigs to start up at The Packhorse in the New Year.
Chichino: It Could Happen To You
Pop, soul, jazz, funk. Chichino are inspired by all areas of music, and it's paying off. Having played all over the UK, London, Manchester, Newcastle, and of course Leeds, gracing the airwaves of various radio stations across the land and supporting the likes of success story The View, this is the next song from the funk-a-riffic group.
Sister Morphine: Sister Morphine EP
This four piece, hailing from Bristol, although new on the scene are no fledglings. Currently touring with Kasabian, it is clear to see why there is such a growing interest in this energy fuelled band.
Dave Sugden finds out why Aeon have a problem with drummers!
After the breakup of Leeds band Priority One in 2002, guitarist Joe Kemp and bassist Lewis Denby agreed to work together again in the future.
May 2001 and two bands melding the chiming, rain-soaked, guitar chords of prime era Madchester, the pounding rhythm section of 'rawk titans' Led Zep and the dance savvy of ADF/Primal scream take to the stage at Joseph's Well.
How healthy/unhealthy must British music and the Leeds scene be right now if Boy Kill Boy can barely half fill the Cockpit second room?
'In a Cave' is taken from Tokyo Police Club's debut album 'Elephant Shelf,' and if this track is anything to go by then the current chart-bothering indie giants had better watch out.
Oh, dear, they used to be rather good. I had to force myself to read the script that came with this album.
Baby Rattlesnakes @ Original Oak
It's not what I was expecting. In fact I don't think anyone could be prepared for this gig. The Original Oak.
Handsome Family @ City Varieties
Never let it be said that Leeds Music Scene does not offer you variety, not so! For tonight I have sat slap bang in the middle of a whole different generation, yes, hilarious as it may sound I've just been the youngest person in a sea of Radio 2 listeners (don't get me wrong, I actually love Radio 2).
The Lockjaws: Look Dad, You Can Cook Muffins On It
Crawling out of the dingiest and filth ridden areas of Bradford come the alcohol fuelled Lockjaws. A band bred on old school punk rock, beer, Guinness, late nights, hangovers, lager, kebabs, vodka, cider, gin, whiskey...
Interview: The Casual Terraces
Andy Roberts catches up with The Casual Terraces before their gig with Radio Clash...
A couple of weeks ago I went to a gig at Joseph's Well to see a friends band. The support band that night was Divided By Zero and they were great.
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.
The sonic boom felt from Pretty Like Drugs is an introduction no one will forget in a long time, as the mix of eerie interludes and full on aural blasts shatters through the atmosphere.
Come on guys! Where were you all tonight? Despite the abysmal weather, I can't believe than less than fifty people made the effort to get out to the Met Bar to see one of the UK's leading unsigned bands - and in their hometown gig as well!
A dreary Tuesday evening was enlivened on Tuesday by a performance of great soul and energy from recently formed soul outfit Wang Dang Doodle, named after a Willie Dixon song celebrating the joys of drunken and debauched revelry.
How could any one miss this gig?!! No, I'm not talking about the fact that this gig is free. I'm not even saying how could anyone miss one of the best young acts in Leeds in Saving Lenny.
It's a busy month for Leeds quintet Duels. A slot at T In The Park, two singles and the release of the band's eagerly awaited debut album, "The Bright Lights & What I Should Have Learned". Sophie Barnes asks the questions...
Mommy & Daddy: Live How You Listen
I read the biog and listened to the CD; I read the biog again and listened again; I re-checked the biog and listened a couple more times; I gave it to a friend - he read the biog and listened, he also re-read the biog and listened again; We both turned to each other and shrugged!
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.
Stateless @ Brudenell Social Club
First of all, the taxi is a rip-off. I swear the driver takes us round the backest of back streets on the way to the Brudenell Social Club for this month's edition - and the last before a summer break - of The Engine Room.
"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.
indie
We Start Fires: Caught Redhanded
Mathematics aside this is a valiant effort from this US grrrl-punk scene influenced quartet. Underneath the guitars and quirky 80s' keyboard effects of this album lies a fair dose of pop-punk fused with the daily trials and tribulations of your average young rock and roll girl.