• Album Review: Ella Henderson- Chapter One

    Ella Henderson could be proof that the X Factor does bring forward musicians of pure talent. Though only finishing sixth on the show in 2012, obvious care has been put into her debut album, which managed, impressively, to reach the top of the UK Albums Chart. Producing credits include...
  • Live Review: Clean Bandit

    Following the June release of their debut album ‘New Eyes’, Clean Bandit’s 2014 UK Tour finally hit Nottingham with their sold out gig at Rock City. There was never any doubt that the band responsible for this year’s fastest selling single, ‘Rather Be’ would  pull off a great set, yet even...
  • Live Review: Ed Sheeran

    The concert opened with home-grown talent Callum Burrows, better known as Saint Raymond. Having already had success over in LA with HAIM, he commanded the stage with the confidence of someone who was headlining. Accompanied by his passionate band, Saint Raymond clearly felt at home. Turning the crowd into...
  • Album Review: Mike TV – Sausage Hospital

    It has been six years since the Mike TV boys released their first wittily titled ‘Mike TV’ album. This was of course after the change from the earlier days of the band being a threesome of musical prowess, with an equally powerful name ‘Pickled Dick’. But now, with two different members, Jhon...
  • Live Review: The Buzzcocks

    As previously covered by editor Ian Fillingham, the Buzzcocks return to Rock City a second time round with their road show ‘The Buzzcocks Way’ featuring the original members of Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle in what is essentially a celebration of the band’s most loved singles in all its...
  • Album Review: Kimbra- ‘The Golden Echo’

    On her 2nd LP the Melbourne based songwriter shows off a fantastic collection of indie pop songs which consistently excite through their joy and variety. The Golden Echo is a long album. It clocks in at over an hour and could have been longer, being cut down to 12...
  • Album Review: The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’

    All bands refine their sound over their careers – at least, the good ones do. The trick is to balance the original style or sound with new elements and ideas. Unfortunately, The Black Keys seemed so eager to do this on Turn Blue (their eighth studio album) that it...