Ian fillingham

Green Man once again stands up to its reputation as one of the Summer’s best festivals with incredible music, comedy and food – not to mention the setting. What’s all the hype about? Perhaps the festival’s secret is it seems to have sussed out co-existence at festivals. The demographic...

Madrid three-piece, The Parrots, release some more material with their second EP Weed For The Parrots. The band have had a string of previous releases included their split 7” earlier in the year with their animalistic, Spanish compatriots Hinds – a pretty obvious match of bands. The Parrotts’ sound is...

Holding up the philosophy that Christmas music should not only be festive, but diverse, Impact has compiled a list of 25 ‘Christmas songs’ to take you through advent. Including not only songs which are indisputably part of the Christmas canon, but also straying into areas of music which holds looser links...

Holding up the philosophy that Christmas music should not only be festive, but diverse, Impact has compiled a list of 25 ‘Christmas songs’ to take you through advent. Including not only songs which are indisputably part of the Christmas canon, but also straying into areas of music which holds looser links...

Holding up the philosophy that Christmas music should not only be festive, but diverse, Impact has compiled a list of 25 ‘Christmas songs’ to take you through advent. Including not only songs which are indisputably part of the Christmas canon, but also straying into areas of music which holds looser links...

Merging garage-rock with the soft pop touch is an age old tradition- even superstars like Blur or The Strokes both started off a little ‘rough’. Looking at Merchandise’s transition into their new pop sound, or the recent success of Honeyblood and Paws, there currently seems to be a tide in garage...

Acts like Swans come few and far between. Since reforming in 2010 they achieved the unexpected and managed to produce, and perform, music which rivaled that of any modern peer. Almost unique in their ability to remain reflexive, innovative and sincerely driven, it’s little surprise that they are unique in their live shows. Neither...