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Last Night's TV: Too Much in Doubt
Last Night's TV bring us their 14 track album of laid-back chilled tunes. Mostly a progression on the acoustic material from their previous EP.
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.
The self-professed "punk rock gods" Liquidhead returned to Joseph's Well on Thursday with a forty-five minute set consisting of old and new material.
I'll be the first to admit that there are lots of things in my past that I once called accomplishments and yet the very thought of re-visiting them is enough to make me quietly weep.
Hot Club De Paris: Hey! Housebrick
Hot Club De Paris release 'Hey! Housebrick', a solid foundation, a well worked underpinning, good craftsmanship, the distinctive first slab and cement to the whole overall property development that is the new album.
Hot Club De Paris: Live at Dead Lake
A seductive opening near minute to 'Call Me Mr Demolition Ball' kicks the album off. It's anything but demolition-like, but after this, the pace changes and the idea of a wrecking ball becomes more apparent.
The Antix are a young five-piece indie band from West Yorkshire. They are heavily influenced by a number of new and old rock bands including The Subways, Kings of Leon, The Strokes, No Doubt, Wolfmother, White Stripes and Nirvana.
Protest The Hero could have played this oh so simpler. Vocalist ... high pitched wail of a voice would no doubt have suited any number of identikit extremo songs that could have been cobbled together in a matter of minutes.
Despite arriving fairly early to Leeds Met, I managed to just miss support act Ben's Brother. The prompt stage times saw Seth Lakeman begin his set just shy of 20:30; fortunately the venue seemed just about full when he began.
Despite his 14 albums, 2 number one hit singles, cult novel, industry awards and massive 90,000 people gigs, the chances that you have heard of Robin Auld are probably fairly slim seeing as all of the above took place in South Africa.
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.
Crash Cartel: Pyramid Theories
Itchy, scratchy, shouty, fuzzy, grrrrrr from London/Oxford. 2 tracks on offer here, that to the untrained ear sound like the same song simply re-organised - good thing?
Panama Promotions to end gigs at Royal Park Cellars...
Panama Promotions, the in-house promoters for the Royal Park Cellars venue in Leeds for the past six years, have announced that they will be pulling out of the venue completely at the end of the current season.
Last Night's TV to release new a double A-side single on Monday...
Last Night's TV will relese a new double A-side single on Monday, 1st November, consisting of "Holidaymaker" and "The First Days Of Winter".
Atropine are metal right down to the core. Everything is here from the double bass drums to the detuned guitar riffs.
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.
KT Tunstall's position as one of the success stories of 2005 is now beyond doubt following the success of her last single "Suddenly I See" and the success of her multi platinum debut album "Eye To The Telescope", which has just spent 2 months ensconced in the Top 10 of the UK album chart.
Last Night's TV to release new single in July...
The next Last Night's TV album, to be titled Letters Home is now being recorded and as a taster for the new material, the band are putting out a limited run single, entitled Nice To Have A History.
Impure: 42 Miles In This Direction
This first stab from Impure is everything to be expected from ones so young and nothing more: ideas, attempted emulation, poor musicianship, ambition, and naivety.
Catylyst: 21st Century Nursery Rhymes
Catylyst are a class act, there's no doubt about it. Competing with Lorimer for the being Leeds' tightest band, their live show is amazing, their song writing equally so and now this EP is up there too, proving they also sound excellent recorded.
Statement or stupidity? Let's give them the benefit of the doubt. "One take thru one mic live recording" says the inlay, it may aswell say "Yes we know this sounds sh*te but we're still cheeky enough to ask for a review".
A teaser track from their forthcoming album, "Learning" begins with a fantastic guitar into; its not complicated but it certainly has attitude in a serious rock sense; a style they are not commonly associated with.
Mmmm chest hair and long blond locks. It's going to be hard to offer an unbiased review seeming as whenever I refer to them I have got into the habit of calling them Nickel-cack without even thinking.
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.
A bit of a curious one this. A re-release of the opener from Counting Crows' third album 'This Desert Life' in a new '04 Rock Mix' guise.
Muse: Butterflies and Hurricanes
With this the (probably) last single from 'Absolution' Muse have simply outdone themselves yet again.
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.
The Twilight Singers: I'm Ready
Never judge a band by their name. The Twilight Singers sound to the untrained ear like a band who faff about on acoustics and sound crap and basically like a bunch of half-arsers.
The Offspring @ Leeds Festival 2002
The elder statesmen of tuneful pop rawk showed the kids how to do it all over again as the sun set over Temple Newsuam on the first day.
Requested personally by Swedish post-rock wonders 'Jeniferever' to be thier tour support, expect lush finger picked melodies ghosting underneath fragile vocal lines that place him somewhere between Nick Drake, Iron and Wine and Red House Painters.
Sweet Jesus, where this came from, God only knows. A three-minute lesson in frantic power chords, deranged shouting, pounding four-to-the-floor beats and hammer horror organ grinding, 'Boa vs.
Single White Female: Extended Play EP
From the very first tentative cymbal strike of "She's a Songwriter" the "have we rehearsed this one enough?" warning signs begin so unding.
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.
The Boy Least Likely To: Fur Soft As Fur
The third single from the exclusive in the know club that is "The Boy Least Likely To". Those in the know apparently include the likes of Steve Lamacq, Clare Grogan and Rough Trade.
Only a band that plays this level of bland emo punk would think it was cool to be described in their biog as "Blink 182 with Slash on guitar".
Sneaky Sound System are 2 guys on the club scene in Australia who, in time honoured tradition, have recruited singer Connie Mitchell to add a little glamour to proceedings.
I Am Ghost: Those We Leave Behind
So, I Am Ghost return, older, wiser, and sans violins. Minus the hook that caught the attention of much of their fanbase in the first place, there isn't much to shout about.
Star Bodixa change their name to Bodixa (again)
Anyone doubt the power of fans? Certainly not Star Bodixa anyway. Democracy is alive and well amongst their rapidly-growing fanbase as seen in the band now reverting back to their original name of Bodixa.
Polarize: Continuous Performance
It's amazing what clues are given away by the letter/biog that accompanies a CD. In the case of Polarize it's a one line letter scrawled in biro: "Here's our first 4 track EP, completely self produced...
My Awesome Compilation: Set to Go
Against earlier inclines My Awesome Compilation did in fact prove themselves to be quite a nice little band with debut full length effort 'Actions' earlier this year.
Gallows: In the Belly of a Shark
When Gallows first released their debut album 'Orchestra OF Wolves' back in 2006, it was hailed by most critics (including myself) as the best British album in a decade, with prime slices of angry spazz-punk such as this permeating the release.
Various Artists: Being 747 / The Lodger - split single
There is a point in DIY Prescriptions where if you listen ever so carefully it sounds like Dave Cooke is laughing at you with a sort of "God this is good isn't it?" smirk on his face...
Here's a clue as to how this review will unfold... Confuzion spell their name Confusion but with a "Z"...
Steve Sanderson: Not For Mass Consumption
A clear lover of Bob Dylan, Steve Sanderson is one man and his guitar on this album of 11 songs of folk blues, ever so occasionally joined by associates on bass and adding a touch of harmonica and electric where appropriate.
Band Profile: Medicine For The Meek
Medicine For The Meek formed in early 2007 when singer songwriter Shara Meek collaborated with some of Leeds Finest musicians.
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.
Having defected from the tedium of eternal teenagers Ash for a full time solo career and having been prompted to do so on the basis of "enthusiasm shown by Ash fans for her writing" it's questionable whether Miss Hatherley is deserving of a solo career all together.
Band Profile: Grown Up Scandals
Hailing from Yorkshire, The Grown Up Scandals are a band with That Classic Sound. Urban? Yes, but more than that.
The biog of London based Dripfeed makes numerous references to Coldplay and although the music itself has a distinct whiff of the band it stands up enough by itself to dispense with such lazy comparisons.
Punk Metal, a bass player who chooses to go by the name The Professional (but looks like a nerd) and a drummer who wears a black vest - quite frankly the review could end right here!
The Four Marys: Sweet And Sour EP
It's seems that the mighty Pale Man Made have grown some legs and spawned another band in the form of guitarist Christianne's other project known as The Four Marys.
After a shocking 9 year absence including prison, drugs, the excellent Amps, drugs, and crocheting, The Breeders returned earlier this year with the sheer work of genius that is their 3rd album Title TK.
This Ormskirk 3-piece are like a band from a mould - Ash's head, Blink 182's arms, Sum 41's torso, Jimmy Eat Worlds legs...
Garbage: Tell Me Where It Hurts
Recorded specifically to be included on 'Best Of' collection 'Absolute Garbage', said to be ranking alongside their best material and a single I'm sure many-a-fan have been waiting for, 'Tell Me Where It Hurts' is the new single from Garbage.
'The English Way' is the latest offering from post-hardcore band Fightstar, which starts pretty much as you'd expect a song of theirs to go.
The careful listener will notice that there are actually 3 tracks on The Lies new offering but the tendency to segway between songs of a similar structure, tempo, sound and key will have the casual listener feeling as if they have wandered into a mod-rock-opera.
How do you know a good CD? How do you know that when you first play a song it is going to be one you will play again and again?
Minotaurs: Anyone Who Had A Heart
Anyone Who Had A Heart is the debut EP from the South Shields based 6-piece, Minotaurs. Available on 12" vinyl only, this is solid collection of four potentially massive pop songs.
Stuck halfway between Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake stands Benjamin Wetherill. Like his mentors, he makes beauty out of misery, armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar and the odd flutter of woodwind instruments and a cello.
The Burning Brides' hearts are definitely in the right place. Read any interview and you will invariably hear singer/guitarist Dimitri Coates, attacking the conveyor-belt of crap that is today's music industry.
According to their accompanying biog, The Cognition are poised to pounce on the big time. Name dropping comes as standard and despite some poorly chosen influences (thankfully none of which feature - Primal Scream (In that both bands have heads), Oasis (PLEASE GOD NO!), Nirvana (???) this double A-side lives up to the fanfare intro it's given.
Sticking close to the original version by Massive Attack, this cover of the 1998 hit has Faulkner performing impressive percussive moves.
Protest The Hero: Heretics and Killers
At just 19, Protest The Hero have achieved a lot already and in listening to this single it's not hard to see why.
History is my first experience of Funeral for a Friend, with my pre conceived impression expecting a combination of rock, pop and metal.
Brave Captain: Advertisements For Myself
"Wake Up Boo" has become something of an albatross for Martin Carr. The Boo Radley's never managed to write anything as catchy again and subsequently split up.
What a relief, The Xenith Sound appear to have finally found the "Sound" their moniker so proudly advertises.
rock pop
What happens when reviewers get together to form their own band? Do they right the wrongs of all the mountains of dross they have had to wade through in their time?
After being introduced by Cold Feet star James Nesbitt (why?) the will they/won't they saga of the weekend is finally settled.
Female Huddersfield duo The Moot sport seven tracks of their naïve home produced reggae on this sampler.
The Prime Movers: Party Favours
This EP seems from what I can gather to be arty indie funksters The Prime Movers' debut, and from that angle I suppose it ain't half bad.
The Occupation roar into your speakers! With soaring post brit-pop guitars and pounding beats befitting big venues and po-going indie-rock crowds.
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.
Columbus Dixon: Nothing Concrete Ltd
Newcastle four-piece Columbus Dixon play tightly shaped acidic rock music with an inventive edge. The playing is the most enduring quality in this four track EP.
At first - average pub band, at second - a very credible culmination of UK rock stylings, at third - a rather immense experience plagued with the swerve and confidence of another very exciting prospect from Leicester's emerging indie scene.
The Von Bondies @ Leeds Festival 2002
It's early doors at The Evening Session Tent, but that isn't going to prevent squillions of kids getting the Motor City party going ahead of Meg and Jack White's show on the main stage later.
four day Hombre single release date confirmed...
four day Hombre release their Radio One acclaimed First Word is the Hardest debut single on July 7th.
30 Seconds To Mars: From Yesterday
After a super incredible year, and being in the public's heads with single 'The Kill' not so long ago, Leto & co release track seven from their album as a single.
An EP named after the fifth Thunder Cat "Penumbra", no only kidding but ready yourself for some superior metal clichés and stereotypical offerings.
The Music: Take The Long Road And Walk It
Avid followers of The Music will be more than a little familiar with the latest offering from Leeds' biggest buzz band of the moment.
The Ya Ya's certainly have potential for a mass appeal with a very straight and highly listenable foot tapping sound.
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.
The Printed Sound: A Tale Of Two Cities
Nice name. Nice sound. First track 'A Tale of Two Cities' is a nice little stomp of a song, all plodding beats and clean, choppy guitar stabs.
Since their last outing Brody have got angrier, noisier and thankfully less straight. They still can't help themselves from a few soaring "rock on the side of a cliff" moments (Miles Away) but for the main part they have taken a step towards a more contemporary Britrock sound.
Possible contender for the most innovative songs of the year, Imogen Heap's first single off her new album "Speak for Yourself" is possibly known among many hip, cool and trendy teens as the background music to the last episode of The OC.
...From The Shards Of Comets!: Less Magic, More Mechanics
Post-rock seems to be becoming quite popular these days with bands such as Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor and Explosions In The Sky beginning to claim plaudits from all over the place.
The Mingers: Universal Disarmament
Hailing from Leeds The Mingers present to us one of the shortest EPs I've ever heard in my life. Seven tracks that in total clock in at just over 7 minutes.
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.
It will have no doubt raised more than just a few eyebrows when Xi and 48 Crash announced their recent union.
This is a charming and, as it grows, surprisingly arresting single. It has to be said that it leaves me rather annoyed with myself for failing to turn up on time to the recent NME Tour show.
The Black Heart Procession: Amore del tropico
It took a couple of listens, but now I have TBHP filed comfortably in my musical catalogue of a brain cross referencing: The Pixies, Wilco, Grandaddy, and Grant Lee Buffalo.
Story Of The Year: The Black Swan
'The Black Swan' is the new long awaited album from Story Of The Year. Having never really been into them, or really giving them a chance to be honest, I thought that perhaps I was missing out on something, especially as they seem to have a major following and this will be their third studio album.
After 'Everybody's Gone To War', 'Learning To Breathe' and 'Sophia', Nerina Pallot returns this summer with her new single 'Peg'.
Named after a character in a Kafka story who awakes to find himself transformed into a beetle, Samsa exude that pyrotechnic self doubt that Radiohead have as good as taken as their own.
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.
Bam Bam Francs: Bam Bam You're Dead
Just as early 90's danceable Indie became synonymous with the shuffling drum beat first utilised by The Inspiral Carpets on Joe, the early 00's seem set to become similarly associated with disco beat hi-hats and Gang of Four sparse spits of guitar riffs.
Due To Debt: Stealing all the awesome
Ok, so the cover note with this CD states "Our music is intended to cross heavy rock with the emotion of blues and the aggression of metal along with melodies and feelings produced from the best songs we enjoy ourselves".
Knowing very little about the band Blowback, the CD went straight on and instantly I was given the (good) impression that the CD was going to kick ass, an American lo-fi sub-pop post-punk and seriously rocking affair, from the guitar intro to the introduction of drums and bass - then the vocals kicked in, the tempo lowered and I thought "Hmmmmm".
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.
Appropriately here is a review of a song called "Summer" just as the weather turns wet and cold... no hang on it's always been wet and cold.
Local lads Union Jackass thought it about time to put something down to chronicle where they are as a band.
I am in two minds with this CD - half of me quite likes it...no let me re-phrase that, half of me doesn't mind it!
The Hoarse: The way we bring it down
Where The Hoarse bring it down is simply to your local pub jam night. With a proficient wibbly blues guitarist and armed with a bucket load of tried, tested and generally worn out pub-rock clichés this is the stuff the 12 pint fat bloke at the bar will tell you is the best band you've ever heard.
Mutya, or Mutley as I like to refer to her, was once a member of the Sugababes. Did you know that? Course you did!
The Conway Story: Lunatic Perfume
Current music trends are always something you either ignore, or in this case, try to fit in as much as possible.
Rio's is a decent sized venue that looks well-suited to hosting live bands; when Kharma 45 opened their set with "Come On" there was only around 3 dozen people present yet their powerful sound filled the venue giving the impression of a far larger crowd.
Dan International, Pete, Roj, Simo and T. Any ideas? Yes. You got it. They are The High Chairs. Well done.
Blah Blah Tin: The Interesting Inept Music Thing
Home produced and bearing all the hall marks of it Blah Blah Tin are not here to trouble the charts, but instead to do exactly as they please with a drum machine, synth, dirty guitar and big collection of records by The Fall.
London trio Plastik are straight down the middle Indie pop-rock merchants, unfazed by scratchy angular scenes that no doubt surround them and standing tall on the back of well written tunes rather than the right look.
Spitfire Charlie: Childish Thoughts
These days, releasing CDs more regularly than a wet day in Yorkshire, Spitfire Charlie are no doubt looking to build on their recent 3 minutes of fame found in the hands of Steve Pac-a-mac.
The Ting Tings: That's Not My Name
"That's Not My Name" is a punchy shot of girly spazz-pop, caterwauling its way through three and three quarter minutes of sparklingly riotous perfection.
First of all, I have to report that The Young Professionals are not playing tonight, because the singer has been on a sesh since last Thursday, so just 6 days.
Various Artists: Chickenhawk / I Breathe Spears / With Scissors - split EP
Leeds dysfunctional time signature merchants Chickenhawk open this split EP in style with Perpeptucoh parts i-iii and part iv.
Kram: So This Is What The Soldiers Did
It's time to hold hands up and pay a knowing nod to Kram as this year's most dramatically improved band.
The Cut: Walking Lonely Streets EP
Has anyone ever seen a really cheesy porno flick, or even a piss take of one? If you have then you will most likely have heard that defining music that plays in the background.
Leeds' own The Dharma (formerly know as Unyson) display a buried love of Freedom Rock on this 3 track demo, that's big choruses, hands in the air and the wind in your hair.
Tim Fletcher: Winter Into Spring
The seasonally-titled Winter Into Spring is Tim Fletcher's first professionally recorded CD. The unsigned singer-songwriter originates from West Yorkshire (though currently located in Sheffield), and cites impressive influences such as; Nick Drake, Neil Young, Bright Eyes and Devendra Banhart.
This February will have an extra day this year, as it's a leap year and all. But another day in that month which could indeed be good for the music industry is the 11th.
Helme / Banks / Fletcher... three of the best musicians in... er... to come out of Yorkshire... so ran the "glowing" introduction to the live debut of these three paragons of fine music.
Farming Incident: Our Glorious Five Year Plan
The black sheep of the Wrath Records family, Farming Incident have been ploughing (ouch) their trade in these fields, as it says on the tin, for five years or so.
Planet Of Women: Waking Up the Neighbourhood
"November spawned a monster" sang Morrissey back in 1991. Fourteen years on and this turn of phrase could be applied to some of the current wave of artists riding on the coat-tails of the glam rock/ cock-rock resurgence instigated by The Darkness.
I want Ludwig to appreciate that I am stingy, harsh and critical. If everything were given a 5 Star rating the whole process would be a total waste of time.
"Bird's songs occupy similar territory to Dido," say the Daily Telegraph. Oh dear. Thankfully, our favourite right wing broadsheet seem to have missed the point on this one, as Bird (otherwise known as Janie Price)'s latest is thankfully, a really rather beautiful number.
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.
Carpe on a Saturday night: I'm a fan of the stone floor and the wood surround, so, of course, once I'm ensconced at the bar with a glass of orange juice and a curly straw I'm happy enough.
Skint & Demoralised @ Escobar (Wakefield)
We met a very dapper looking Matt Abbott (lead singer and songwriter of Skint & Demoralised) dressed in a fashionable grey suit before the gig as he was greeting people by the door and giving away demo CD's.
There's no doubt that Telegramme frontwoman Faye has a powerful voice. However, she also has an unusual habit of serving her vocals with a helping of random warbling noises and sudden high notes.
Neon Neon @ Brudenell Social Club
It's the end of a very very long week and I'm shagged out. I'm at a gig that is packed to the rafters and I'm hoping that Boom Bip and Gruff can perk me up a bit.
The Sugars: Doo Wop (Sugar So Sweet)
Bands such as Arctic Monkeys may dispute that image isn't everything, and whilst it certainly isn't, it's always good to find a band who, in addition to writing first-rate songs, also have a good ol' bash at looking damned good.
Afraid of the Dark: The Sun Is Your Enemy
Smash, Smash, grrr, grrr, bang, slice, wham, dunka dunk, girly voice... hang on a minute! Girly voice??
When I arrived at The Cockpit for this evening's musical extravaganza, I was struck first of all by how quiet it was.
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'.
Let me introduce Max, Christopher, JP and Leo: collectively known as GoodBooks. A highly anticipated debut album from a highly regarded band.
Surprisingly the holes left in the music world by the decline of Portishead and (less so) My Bloody Valentine have never been filled.
It has to be said that on first listen, I struggled to find anything worthwhile on this album. As the follow up to 2004's 'Raw Nerve' debut album my expectations were high, especially after seeing their strong set live.
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.
Whirlwind Heat @ Joseph's Well
Don't you just love it when the support band turns out to be better than the headliners? Of course you don't know that when you're watching them, but they turn out to be the unexpected surprise of your evening.
Rock/Alternative/Progressive
Fran Rodgers: Let The Rain Fall
Fran Rodgers is making me cold. This room was warm a minute ago, in fact the thermostat says 23°C but my body is freezing because the inconsiderate woman is giving me a serious chill.
Tonight's opening slot came from the young band STEALTHMAN. A great start tonight, mixing material from their 'Maria' EP with newer stuff and a few covers.
The Open released their first album, Silent Hours, in 2004 and earned themselves critical acclaim for this "debut of vast scale and ambition".
Remo are from the growing collection of "alternative" rock bands hailing from the city of Bradford lately.
Question: How do you solve the problem of getting that difficult 2nd album right? Answer: Release half an album!
Maximo Park: A Certain Trigger
Frantic, frenzied, funny, fucked-up, finely-tuned and most of all FANTASTIC! That's just a short alliteration of what sums up this absolute diamond of a CD from Maximo Park.
Despite the disappearance of much of the area's student crowd, the second batch of Fake Hips welcomed a health-sized crowd by the time Liverpool-based Friday's Ghost arrived onstage.
Fahrenheit 451: The Catastrophe EP
Deeming themselves to be an explosive mix of Muse and early Manics, I approached this CD tentatively, with a mixture of doubt and excitement.
Mildly sinister string music leads in to God Forbid's support set at the Met. There are many horn forefingers and pinkies raised without a trace of post-Beavis and Butthead irony and they kick into their post-everything metal.
Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames: Signal Noise
Already a mainstay and one of the most immediate and sublime highlights of Leeds' very own 10 legged, triple afro adorned post-punk 5 piece Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames' ever staggeringly good live shows, it's not a shock that 'Signal Noise' is the opening shot of what could be a very special musical journey indeed.
Thai Bride: Non Contact Sports
Judging them on this release Thai Bride are a bloke's band. Not that they play blokes music as such, it's just that they sing about bloke's things.
Mary-Jane: What I Came Here For
I first heard Mary-Jane on Manifesta's (the people behind the now sadly deceased Bar Phono's Pussy Whipped club night) brilliant little compilation of all things riot grrl in Yorkshire - the not so catchily titled - ...and besides everyone knows it's not just boys fun.
Rhode Island announce themselves with the borrowed voice of a court house judge from some seedy American backwater.
Mr Hudson And The Library: A Tale Of Two Cities
I first caught this band on the Jools Holland show some months ago and to say that I saw a group of quirky individuals would be a huge understatement.
Nerina Pallot: Learning to Breathe
The third single from Pallot's quietly yet warmly received Fires reiterates the songstress' essential life-affirming message as conveyed through her lyrics of self-doubt and perseverance coupled with the magical musical arrangements.
This was the first ever headline show from Santa Barbara's pop-punk favourites The Ataris and judging by the fan's reaction in the near capacity venue, I'm sure many more will follow.
The new single from imaginative Kent four-piece, GoodBooks, begins with a mechanical whir that could possibly be the sound of JP Duncan's arcane keyboard being brought to life.
Whilst in the presence of the allegedly toe-tapping show-stopping band The Feeling at Leeds University I did indeed get 'a Feeling'.
It's been a while since I first listened to this CD. When I received it, I used to play it whenever I was trying to relax, it has that sort of ambience to it.
Last Night's TV: Quiet Storm EP
The opening song "Quiet Storm" will be on Last Night's TV's forthcoming album "Too Much in Doubt". The three other tracks, "Some Place to Go", "Shoes, Model's Own", and "Gone" (this last played solo) can only be found here.
Squarepusher: Hello Everything
A purveyor of experimental music and a bass guitar fanatic, Squarepusher has become one of the world's most respected electronic artists releasing one acclaimed record after another on the mighty Warp Records.
A five-track interactive CD, featuring a well-produced video and a complete photo gallery, with additional sound clips throughout, is the latest offering from Mr Dogg.
Shout Out Louds: Our Ill Wills
Back in 2005 Shout Out Louds released their debut album 'Howl Howl Gaff Gaff' which I was a big fan of.
Support tonight is from fellow band member of Graham Coxon's band, however I didn't manage to catch his name.
Underoath: Define the Great Line
It's hard to know where some bands' safety zones start and end. The balance between not pushing hard enough and regurgitating the same old tired lines versus trying too many different things and attempting one giant leap for musickind, is a hard one to define.
Despite several grumbles that the organisers had mistakenly billed him as Lawrence Of Arabia, the New Zealander and his band impressed with their five-part harmonies and several accapella breakdowns.
Get over the initial annoyance of that rogue apostrophe, and The Hussy's become quite an engaging proposition.
Funeral for a Friend: Into Oblivion (Reunion)
Nearly four minutes of the classic song structure. Build up your intro with strings, kick in with ear-splitting guitars, add a catchy chorus, repeat it minus a few instruments, before throwing everything out there for one last effort.
My Morning Jacket: Sweatbees EP
Ok, lets get it out of the way. The Flaming Lips. There, I said it. It's something My Morning Jacket are going to have to live with; people will always make comparisons.
Arctic Monkeys: When The Sun Goes Down
Despite Arctic Monkeys' front man Alex Turner's antipathy for media comparisons to their Yorkshire (elder) cousins Kaiser Chiefs -and who can blame him, for they clearly do not sound alike- we should not forget the similarities in their meteoric rise in popularity and whilst they are still relative newcomers in age terms, both have achieved so, so much in just over 12 months; household names is termed not unwisely.
Fountainhead: Footprints in the Sand
Bethany Dowsett sings with a Stevie Nicks' catch to her voice and Tom Stupple plays very good guitar in sympathetic acoustic straightforwardness.
The Charlatans @ Bingley Music Live 2007
As festival season 2007 draws to a close, I hopped on the train from Leeds for the 2nd day (and inaugural Sunday) of Bingley Music Live.
Tunng's 3rd long player "Good Arrows" is without a shadow of doubt their best so far. This album is the marvellous sound of an already great band fulfilling the promise of their previous outings.
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.
Waking the Witch: Boys From The Abattoir
This CD concludes with desire for a solid Yorkshire Boy. Well, if it weren't for the age-restriction built into that phrase, a front runner could be Michael Parkinson - because much offered by Waking the Witch in the eleven new songs on Boys From The Abattoir has the type of showbiz gleam that earns the attention of Barnsley's elder statesman.
After years of hovering just below the radar, it's finally time for Engerica to rise kicking and screaming to centre stage, brilliant.
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".
Lunar Camels @ Hope & Anchor (London)
Around three weeks ago I received, in my capacity as an erstwhile music reviewer, an invitation to something entitled "Lunar Camels".
Decoy proclaim 'This Is Disco', but sadly the title should perhaps be something more like 'This is a funky tea-dance'!
The Couderhae Connection: Untitled
A five track demo from a new (to me) acoustic duo is a very pleasant end to a good weekend. Ben Wetherill and Matthew Loveday provide two guitars, alternating voices, a bass guitar and a cello to show off five delicate and (mostly) well-made songs.
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.
Standing around the Cockpit, waiting for my interview slot, I got chatting with the drummer from The Humour, who were getting ready to soundcheck.
For most bands, The Packhorse can be a difficult venue to play. There's no rise or platform, eliminating all majesty of "taking the stage", it's like walking to the other side of your living room.
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.
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.
Now this was a weird experience for me. My knowledge of Ska/Punk essentially stops at dub and gets about as animated as a stoned lemur, but I had heard the MR SHIRAZ CD, "Off The Tongue", so at least knew I wouldn't be sitting down much through the evening.
Her Name Is Calla: The Heritage
There is little doubt that the continuous hiatus of Godspeed You! Black Emperor has left many fans disgruntled - times spent freshly observing the dark orchestral beauty of records such as Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven or F#A# Infinity now seem like a long distant memory.
Groove Armada: From The Vaults 1997-2007
At first glance of the cover, it's quite confusing to what the title of this album actually is, as 'GROOVE ARMADA - 10 YEAR STORY' stares you in the face, yet in the top left corner, 'From the Vaults 1997-2007' peers in discretely.
I've only ever seen Nursery once, on that occasion they were opening up for Icelandic outfit Bellatrix over in Bradford, but from all accounts I remember it being quite a memorable set.
Joseph Arthur: Nuclear Daydream
Releasing two new albums simultaneously is a big ask of any artist, but when you see what Joseph Arthur has done and is all about, it's another step on an amazing journey for this man.
Having been told that The Cellars have been overhauled and improved, I was certainly interested which prompted my attendance tonight.
Richard Thompson Band @ Irish Centre
Described in this month's Uncut as "...one of Britain's greatest living songwriters" - and surely even this glowing accolade does not do justice to the musical genius that is Richard Thompson.
goad are in lower case. Even on gig listings the band tell me that they begin with a small 'g'. A warning perhaps, so that you don't make any mistakes.
Given the amount of hype openers FLIPSIDE give themselves, I could be forgiven for thinking I'd walked into the wrong venue had it not been for the stately John Keenan on the door.
Valentine's Day and yet the Cockpit brims with expectation tonight and many of the young lovers making up the crowd know that a sure guarantee of romance will come from the lilting serenade of Stephen Fretwell.
It's been one long round of scaring A&R men since we introduced you to those 'Frenchcore' nutters les Flames!
Aaaaaghh I must cross the line forbidden to all reviewers and do the unthinkable....review someone I know!
Reverend And The Makers @ Cockpit
There's an air of anticipation amongst the crowd; The Cockpit is sold out and as this is the closest venue to Sheffield of their July tour dates plenty of people have made the trip up the motorway from Sheffield.
It makes a change tonight that the Rocket is actually packed to it's brim tonight and it only helps that the music being played is deserved of such a crowd.
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.
Although the Mediterranean can feel a very long way away from Leeds in June, live music can have a transforming effect on the mood or a place or people.
From the truly glorious, rousing opening riff, you can tell that 'Morden' is going to be a tale of teenage angst for our times and what a tale Good Shoes turn it into.
Stars Of The Lid @ Holy Trinity Church
What better venue for an evening of ambient music that Holy Trinity Church? Though it may not have the best sound for a concert in Leeds I would doubt anybody's claim for a venue with better ambience.
Since their brief flirtation with success; 1991's 'Bandwagonesque' was voted album of the year over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' by Spin magazine in their end of year poll and great things were predicted for the band, Teenage Fanclub have quietly disappeared from most people's pop radar.
I didn't have a clue who the support was going to be this evening, so I eagerly awaited the arrival of the support band: Captain.
"Is this the Mighty Mighty Bosstones?" my mate said as soon as I put this CD in to play. "I used to love them." So what is it with Ska Punk?
Malcolm Middleton @ City Varieties
Malcolm Middleton cuts a strange figure onstage at the Leeds City Varieties. His is a personality that would instantly spring to mind if someone were to ask for an example of unease or embarrassment, and that's an impression made even clearer by the faded grandeur of the venue.
The Young Knives @ Tokyo (Huddersfield)
How soon the times change. Only 12 months ago you would have been hard pressed to name more than 2 live music venues in Huddersfield and even then they would have been part-time.
If you love taut song writing, spring loaded guitar playing and adult emotions, go buy "The way I See It".
Velvet Revolver @ The Refectory
7.00 PM and the gates to hell opened as an array of Velvet Revolver fans poured into Leeds Uni for a feast of pure rock n roll.
Outsider (Midlands): Through Exiles Eyes
My mum used to tell me that if you've got nothing constructive to say, then don't say anything at all.
The last time Watford went head to head with Leeds, the action took place on a football field and the results were a little different.
Dead Disco release their debut single on Monday and are coming to the end of their current UK tour. Mark Shahid caught up with the girls (and boy) on their travels...
The Cockpit is filled with lots of people all sporting the same haircut tonight. The anticipation is building for the debut of The Run featuring former Stone Roses drummer Alan "Reni" Wren.
Various Artists: DTTR Compilation: Out Of The Woods And Trees
Responsible for a roster which contains the likes of The Pigeon Detectives and ¡Forward, Russia!, there is no doubt that the mighty Dance To The Radio label has played a major part in the recent explosion of music coming out of Leeds.
The start time is really delayed, doors are at 7ish and Help She Can't Swim do not appear until 8.45pm.
Gold Chains & Sue Cie @ Joseph's Well
Leeds very nearly embarrassed these two oddball rappers from San Francisco tonight. The pair walked onstage to be greeted by the empty floor of Joseph's Well, apart from three guys leaning against one wall, and myself against another.
Having witnessed their insane live show, it's a good feeling to know that Animal Collective don't disappoint on CD.
In the field of heavy metal/ hard rock, some bands try their very best to push forward the template to an otherwise limited genre.
Yourcodenameis: Milo: They Came from the Sun
The cover art can convey many impressions about an album. Usually they are correct, as is the case here.
Rhode Island: Happy Birthday EP
The first thing I noticed when this CD started playing was that ... it was amazing! I'm not just saying that to avoid being harsh to the band (which I have noticed happens too much), this EP is truly incredible.
For the uninitiated The Haunted are from Gothenburg, Sweden. Formed from the ashes of seminal metallers, "At the Gates", their music is that of unbelievable extremes.
With so many singer/songwriters about at the moment, it's understandable that people are looking for something different.
There's an air of anticipation at the Blank Canvas, tickets have been trading for silly money and there are people here who wouldn't usually venture out to see a band on a Monday evening.
Two Wheel Fury @ The Refectory
This is the honest truth: I just got off the phone to a friend of mine and when I mentioned that I had been to the student union Battle of the Bands, she said "Oh, and did the winner of the event happen to be a metal type band who did some well known covers?" The formula is that obvious then.
This was the last night of The Dykeenies' latest tour, and by the time Figure 5 took the stage the big room in the Cockpit was already filling up in anticipation.
The Cooper Temple Clause @ Cockpit
Sahara Hotnights: four girls who according to the poster at the entrance play "pop-punk ditties"... that's got to sound like The Donnas then?
Nic Armstrong: The Greatest White Liar
Recorded at the currently hip Toe Rag Studios, produced and engineered by studio boss Liam Watson (cf Elephant and The Cribs) "The Greatest White Liar" is a fully realised retro-pop album of songs - and virtually a solo album to boot.
In the dereliction of Leeds' nineteenth century railway arches Mark Linkous coaxes sublime and fragile music from a tangled mass of leads and electrojunk from the twentieth.
Having read on the Cockpit website that The Spinto Band were getting some press with features in NME and the Fly, I made sure I got there early on the off-chance that they'd sell out.
Sunday nights at Joseph's Well are rapidly turning into something a bit special on the Leeds music scene.
Sawthroat @ Cross Keys (Morley)
I've seen these guys many a time and this is was definitely Sawthroat at their very best. Probably the best that I have seen them play since their gig at The Cavern in August.
The Search Map: Tiny Victories EP
Hearing genuinely talented musicians for the first time is something that I experience very rarely. The Tiny Victories EP by The Search Map gave me one such experience.
The Rakes @ Leeds Festival 2006
It doesn't seem like two minutes since we left the rubble and wreckage of last year's festival behind and dispersed forth to the safe haven of a soft floor and a properly plumbed toilet.
Various Artists: Dance To The Radio: What We All Want
If you don't live, eat and breath it, the Leeds music landscape has almost been unfathomably applauded for the bands it produces and the nights that exist within its figurative walls in recent years.
Various Artists: Dance To The Radio: Leeds
Compilation CDs are by their nature an odd breed. Only really working commercially when the listener already knows and likes the majority of the tracks.
To say this was a popular night would be somewhat of an understatement. We were packed and packed in proper...
Organized by Eddy of Collective Management, tonight's "Annihilation night" gig at the Fenton promised to showcase some of the top metal talent from the local area, as well as one band from further afield.
The Mixing Tin is renowned for its vibrant atmosphere, especially late into a weekend night and tonight, the Noisebox showcase featuring four of the hottest bands around, is no exception.
Prior to tonight, I'd heard approximately three Saosin songs, and to be honest didn't have a clue who was supporting them.
There's going to be a sequel! The charity CD will launch this year's CD at Leeds newest venue The Platform
Newton Faulkner: Hand Built By Robots
Quirky acoustic guitarists are not exactly redundant at the moment. So for something of this genre to be deemed 'important', in my opinion it has to be essential and most of all, interesting.
Porcelin @ Woodkirk Valley Country Club
I was really surprised when I turned up early to see the place packed! I've been to the Valley a few times before and have not seen it like this for ages...
Five bands. The Fav. For free. F me! It must be Easter Sunday. First on The Acutes bang out their bluesy rock which, when you consider the band have no bass player, brings obvious but perhaps unfair comparisons with The White Stripes.
A more improbable and initially questionable palpitation in someone's musical career than Mr Frank Turner's there has never been.
Cleverly deciding I was going to go to this at the last minute, I made it to the Roscoe just in time to find Beautiful Feet sitting down with their drinks and having a few pats on the back.
Kill Hannah: Until Theres Nothing Left Of Us
Kill Hannah's 'Until There's Nothing Left of Us' saw a US release in 2006. Now, two years later, it finally gets a UK release with a modified tracklisting that sees a number of the album's original songs dropped in favour of three tracks from Kill Hannah's as-yet-unreleased-in-the-UK debut, 'For Ever and Never.' The result is more a 'best of' than a coherent album, but you can hardly blame Kill Hannah for wanting to make the best possible impression on the UK audience.
It's another night of nervous expectation down at Joseph's Well, but maybe the uncertainty surrounding what's on show only makes the taste sweeter when things go right.
Imodiom are a young, energetic, underskilled, 12-year-old pop punk/rock band. OFM are a fantastic, under promoted, slack drummered, great frontmanned, beautifully written, lo-fi grunge band.
Jackie Leven / Michael Weston King @ New Roscoe
"I took a train out of Leeds in the pouring rain..." Jackie Leven From the onset this was going to be pretty intense; The Black Heart Procession rolls out of the PA and, with nowhere to go, laps around my ankles.
Orange Goblin @ Rio (Bradford)
With last week being the 50th anniversary of Elvis recording "That's all right mama" I've been kinda depressed.
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?
"If I ruin it all now I only have myself to blame, I am in control of my own destiny" : Lucy Adams catches up with Dominic Masters from The Others at their recent Cockpit show...
Charlotte Hatherley: I Want You To Know
Ash albums were always a right old mess - tracks were either totally poptastic gems or just plain shit.
Ali Whitton and the Broke Record Players: Empty Threats and Recurring Themes
"And you say I'm too young to know what I mean - well, you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong about me" protests Ali Whitton alongside his newly-expanded band to open his new EP, 'Empty Threats and Recurring Themes', challenging all those who doubt his belief in every single word he sings or think he's exaggerating, making it all up, even.
I always deem it wise to respect an artist's decision to go solo (rather than ask questions) and especially those who then decide to produce a solo album, all that despair, loss; love and heartbreak in one album must surely be an intense experience to put yourself through?
The best kind of pop music is pop music that knows it's pop music, and isn't afraid to tell everyone just how pop it is. Gavin Miller explains...
Band Profile: The Bluefoot Project
The Bluefoot Project are an amalgamation of urban heads fusing many different styles into a vocal-led, beat-driven, 21st century soulful funk with nods in the right direction to reggae, hip hop, gospel and leftfield.
Infadels: We Are Not the Infadels (Live+DVD)
The album cover for We Are Not The Infadels led me to believe that Infadels were some sort of new wave electro-pop band of the To My Boy variety.
Something's not quite right. As we walk into the Cockpit, I'm forced to dash behind the nearest jukebox as I hear a haunting "Exterminaaaaate" from behind me.
four day Hombre @ Royal Park Cellars
Things must be looking up for a venue when it is chosen by independent record labels to showcase breaking talent at nights headlined by top local acts.
It's relatively difficult to pick up the style and genre of Stillman from the first track "Foreword".
Joseph's Well tonight is certainly a strange place to be. Sweltering and packed to the rafters with anybody who's anybody, and anybody whose not, in the whole of Leeds.
Stateless @ Brudenell Social Club
It is about 8.15 when the Worriedaboutsatan boys set up in front of the Brudenell stage. There is a small crowd of people gathered to watch Gav and Tom as they begin to create strange noises scattered with heavy cut up beats and slow swarming chords.
A launch gig for a single that isn't actually finished or due out for maybe another month if that... surely such inefficiency can't be associated with The Playmates?
I'm not sure whether it would be sensible to say anything negative about Yes Boss. If the lyrics are to be believed then the wrong side of Noah is clearly not the place to be.
The Kooks: eat healthy and enjoy their humus. Ben Daure speaks wih Luke Pritchard to find out more.
As far as unsung classics goes, debut Hope of the States album 'The Lost Riots' has got to be up there with the most frustratingly unrecognised genius releases of the past decade.
Backlash alert. You can find substantial evidence claiming Temecula, California's Finch's debut album 'What It Is To Burn' to be one of the finest pieces of post-hardcore/emo ever relayed to disc.
Lightning Bolt @ Brudenell Social Club
Arriving at the venue around 5pm, the Brudenell Social Club is already packed out with a whole variety of people.
With O Fracas set to release a limited edition 7" single titled "Zeroes And Ones" on Monday 12th September, Will Ridge spoke to Alex, Ben and Jim to get the lowdown...
Panic! At The Disco are without a doubt a breath of fresh air and a much needed kick up the arse to that old 'emo' thing the kids are still frothing over.
Send More Paramedics @ Cockpit
That tonight's event is rammed to capacity and is being held in the larger of the venue's two rooms, only demonstrates how well respected Send More Paramedics are around these parts.
Well, another night of Bright Young Things bands down at Uncle Steve Kind's joint and tonight it is The Gordon Bennetts, Mutiny and Harold.
I've been harbouring a prejudice for a long time now. To me, there is something innately distrustful about underground/unsigned bands who have that polished sheen of 9-5s spent in the rehearsal room about them.
An evening of contrasts at the New Roscoe was enjoyed by a pleasantly sizable crowd - given that it was a Wednesday night and clashed with the nation's prima donnas kicking a bag of wind with scant success - proof, if proof be need be, that live music at grass roots level is alive and kicking.
Fold your hands you walk like a rock star. The Dandy Warhols represent the triumph of substances over substance and their first two albums are testament to this with a handful of quirky, catchy and perfectly snotty pop gems along with dawdling tunes you might call "Atmospheric" or "Filler" if your in generous mood.
First onstage tonight are the Bradford-based quintet Seven Hours, who mix a dose of funk into their otherwise straight-ahead rock sound.
Mogwai: Happy Songs For Happy People
'I Know You Are But What Am I?' asks one of the tracks on Mogwai's new album. Well, I am an intrigued music buff and you are one of the finest records of the year.
How do you go about describing a man who has had so many superlatives thrown his way already. With plaudits expressed such as amazing, utterly brilliant and a genius talent countless times already then you can already grasp what talent we are dealing with.
Leeds' Stateless, after seemingly never ending games of label (hip)hop scotch, have finally released their long awaited self-titled full-length.
Christ this was a tough call. Kasabian, Spring and The Paddingtons all playing the same evening. Despite having high expectations of the Bears, (sorry!
Various Artists: Wrath Records (sampler)
In an ideal world there'd be a Wrath Records on every street corner, little collectives of bands, combining forces and flying the flag for genuinely independent music.
Luke Haines: Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop
It is 1993. Seattle is the centre of the musical universe and the Labour Party (RIP) has lost its fourth general election on the bounce.
Upon arriving at the pub, I purchased the usual pint of wife-beater and made my way down stairs. Sitting down in the rather empty basement room I was surprised that the first band was not already on.
Thursday: A City By the Light Divided
Thursday will forever be cursed with being tagged as the band that sprung the traps on the infamous genre of 'screamo'.
It's Friday night and I think I might go out, have a few beers, and watch some bands I've never heard of.
The world is undoubtedly a better, not to mention considerably more interesting place with The Butterfly in it.
I've been waiting outside the Cockpit for about 30 minutes now stood here on my bill with nothing but a rock to keep me company.
Hooks For Hands - The Carling Stage A packed out and excitable Carling Tent rips into a huge roar as unknowns Hooks For Hands take to the stage.
Strike Anywhere @ Joseph's Well
It's bloody freezing outside, it's a 5 o'clock kick off and it's nearly 6.30. Nice one Paul, you tit.
Impossibly big-mouthed Richard Archer of chart-hugging Staines chancers Hard-Fi props the bar up and gazes amenably into the eyes of his young paramour, trying hard not to notice being noticed and no doubt savouring the relaxed Thursday night vibrations and eclectic vinyl selections of the Chicken Shack DJs.
Charlotte Oxnard caught up with Sheffield singer songerwriter at the Faversham in Leeds
Guillemots haven't yet arrived on stage, but the dimming of lights sends the audience into a frenzy only to be silenced by the haunting vocals of Fyfe Dangerfield that magically fill the room.
Drifting, as they do, in a special dimension of their own, Galitza pulsate on a separate cycle to the ones we can normally understand.
The Xenith Sound @ Royal Park Cellars
The basement of the Royal Park pub is pretty empty as Nex take the stage, but it quickly fills up once the reverberations can be felt through the floor upstairs.
After the most stressful and unnerving day ever I was in need of some music, so off I race to RPC just in time to catch the catch the start of the All Star 69ers.
Chicken Legs Weaver @ New Roscoe
First, a grumble. Tonight, there were three great acts on for a measly three quid, on a well though out bill, in a venue just outside the city centre, with probably the most consistently good sound in the city.
What a stupid rule! You're in the venue but to get to the room where the bands will be performing you have to go back outside and round to the other entrance instead of walking ten yards through the doors in front of you, quickly supping off the fresh pint you've just acquired!
Various Artists: Shock Rock: Wall Of Sound
New rave. Makes you want to look away doesn't it? New talent being pigeonholed into genre specific straight jackets, and all as a sorry excuse for the latest scene or fad to grow and take hold of our vulnerable teens.