• Live Review: Natty, The Bodega (14/03/16)

    With a gradual layering of heavy bass beats and rippling symbols, the adrenaline was already pulsing hard through The Bodega before reggae and soul artist Natty had even shown his face. It was a somewhat unsurprising anticipation as, since the release of his debut album Man Like I in...
  • Album Review: Zayn Malik – Mind of Mine

    The English singer and songwriter Zayn Malik, that many may know from a famous band known as One Direction has just hit us with his first solo album. The 23 year old vocalist released a couple of successful singles earlier this year, but I am sure not many of...
  • Easter Comeback Playlist

    It’s Easter Sunday! The day we might as well send off mailing cheques to Cadburys and celebrate the greatest comeback of all time (beside the odd Timberlake or so): that of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To mark the occasion, IMPACT have put together a playlist of some of...
  • Live Review: The Stranglers, Rock City (07/03/2016)

    I will begin by categorically holding my hands up and surrendering to the fact I was by far the least qualified person in Rock City to be reviewing the Stranglers. I felt about 30 years too young standing surrounded by leathered, tattooed men with grey spiked hair and earrings;...
  • Live Review: The Cult, Rock City (29/02/2016)

    This was a performance I had been anticipating for quite some time. As I navigated the battalion inconsiderately formed in front of the stage by tall old white men, I casually struck up conversations with members of the audience. “Did you know that they used to be Southern Death...
  • Interview: LANY

    I sat with the up and coming California based three-piece band LANY for a quick interview before they supported Ellie Goulding’s Nottingham edition of her UK tour at the Motorpoint Arena. So guys, thanks for meeting me today. The first question I wanted to ask was whether you guys...
  • Album Review: Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression

    Iggy Pop is the last of the iconic seventies art-rock heroes. There’s that iconic image of David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy together in their youth, and for many the pantheon really starts and ends with those three names. Lou Reed died. Bowie is dead. Now Iggy has a...