James Noble

The crowded, sweaty upstairs at The Bodega crackles with energy as Idles compose themselves for the next song. A tall, bald man near the stage shouts something at the band’s frontman, Joe Talbot, and Joe asks: “Is that a rugby shirt you’ve got on?” The tall, bald man cheers...

Eagulls, the five-piece post-punk outfit formed in Leeds six years ago, arrived at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms last week to conclude a “short but sweet” tour of their second album, Ullages, which was released earlier this year. Whilst this latest LP was generally received as a “sophomore slump” by most...

It was a bank holiday Sunday. The sun was shining. The birds were singing. Obviously, there was no better way for the Impact Music team to spend the day than exploring 2016’s Dot to Dot Festival. Established in Nottingham in 2005, D2D has since spread to both Bristol and...

Sixteen years after its original release, and fourteen studio albums later, Ryan Adams has put out a deluxe reissue of his first, and most adored LP – Heartbreaker. Heartbreaker was Adams’ first solo effort after disbanding from Whiskeytown, the 90s alt-country outfit from North Carolina. This deluxe reissue contains...

Established in Nottingham back in 2005, Dot To Dot Festival now spreads across the inner-city venues of Manchester and Bristol as well, all in order to platform some of the most exciting, upcoming artists from across the world. Having previously featured acts like The xx, Florence & The Machine and...

After the success of their 2015 sophomore release, Chastity Belt continued the UK leg of their Time To Go Home tour as they arrived in Nottingham on Monday night to delight a packed-out Bodega crowd. The Notts-based five-piece outfit Babe Punch forcefully kicked off proceedings with a blistering set...

Five-piece alt-punk outfit Babe Punch have been making waves in Nottingham and beyond, having tirelessly performed around the city over the past couple of years. Their releases on Soundcloud – ‘Fixation’ and ‘Snake Tongue’ – have attracted praise from NME, as well as fellow grungy, fuzz-heavy bands like Drenge...