• Interview: Nathan Connolly

    Nathan Connolly is an Irish musician and guitarist of the popular band Snow Patrol. Impact's Jake Longhurst chatted with him about his debut solo album, the musical guests featured on various songs as well as the future of Snow Patrol. ...
  • Manifesto Reviews: Liberation Officer Candidates

    A team of Impact’s contributors came together to review candidate manifestos. The team, consisting of Sophie Robinson, Kit Sinclair, Olivia Hughes, Laura Scaife, Hannah Walton-Hughes, Lottie Murray, and Olivia Conroy have summarised the main manifesto points and given their opinions on the overall manifesto. Voting closes on Friday 17th...
  • The band easy life posing

    Interview: easy life

     Jake Longhurst Shortly after the beginning of their biggest tour yet, Jake Longhurst spoke to Murray Matravers of the Leicester-based band easy life.  On a slightly overcast afternoon in February, I gave Murray a ring, to find he was sitting in a Nando’s with the rest of the band...
  • A photo of the band Kid Kapichi

    Interview: Kid Kapichi

    Jake Longhurst Impact’s Jake Longhurst chatted to Jack Wilson (vocals, guitars) of Kid Kapichi, about their new album ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’. They discussed its reception and also how it compares to previous albums. The interview also explores touring and playing live, especially in regards to Jack’s...
  • “Showed Off Their Wide Range Of Music To The Extreme” – Live Review: Enter Shikari @ Rock City

    Enter Shikari - a band with a weird name, weird style of music, and weird song names. They are also one of the best live acts in Britain, with a command over the stage and the crowd that even the largest bands on the planet would struggle to replicate....
  • Interview: Trashed On The Inspirations Behind Their Debut Album ‘Happy in Hindsight’

    Jake Longhurst Jake Longhurst caught up with Jimmy Embleton-Smith, the frontman of Trashed, ahead of the release of their upcoming debut album ‘Happy in Hindsight’. As soon as Jimmy Embleton-Smith of Trashed logged onto the Zoom call and started chatting, I could tell it was going to be an...
  • “A Brilliant Amount Of Energy And Atmosphere”- Live Review: The Hara @ The Bodega

    The Hara are an alternative indie band who arrived Nottingham on 2nd April 2022, to perform at The Bodega. Jake Longhurst was an atendee of the concert, and reviews....