Ian Fillingham

A city, which some claim has a ‘record shop-shaped hole‘, has recently gained another string to its bow with the opening of Plates. Impact went to their opening party to survey. The gathering got started early in the day: a very chilled affair with people making conversation and playing...

Scott Walker has had a pretty unique career. The singer known to one generation as a chamber pop star, producing hits with his two ‘brothers’, neither of them related. Songs like ‘No Regrets’ and ‘Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’ were released by a boy band, the type whose cars...

  After Hockley Hustle’s four year haitus, Sunday showed the city couldn’t bear to stay quiet any longer, with acts performing in every nook and cranny of Hockley available. All in the name of raising money for charity, over 400 bands, singers, rappers and DJ’s invaded the city centre. April...

With their tour fully underway, Eagulls take on the crammed basement of The Cookie; making for an intimate, intense and– above all else- sweaty live show. Stevenage four-piece, Bad Breeding, fully fulfilled their role as support; going through all known measures to get the crowd going. Stripping, screaming in...

Woman’s Hour’s released their debut album, Conversations, earlier this year to critical acclaim. Now on tour, Fiona pauses to chat to Impact. You’ve had a pretty hectic year, your new album is out, you played festivals for the first time this summer- what was your favourite festival? We performed at loads...

Mavericks of anti-folk, Andrew Jackson Jihad, kicked off their tour with an energetic and career-spanning performance, in all their jet-lagged glory. The set was opened with ‘Temple Grandin’, telling listeners to ‘Cut the world in half, I bet that you will go and find a sleeping giant’. Just one...

808 managed to put on a cracking night, with Perry Louis stepping up to the plate in Ron Morelli’s absence. Bar Eleven seemed an ideal venue for this event; the dancefloor stayed packed all night, with a really playful atmosphere which is often lost in larger clubs. Willow, 808’s resident, played...