• LGBT Playlist: “Glad To Be Gay”

    As LGBT History month comes to a close, IMPACT brings you a choice selection of some of the finest LGBT-affiliated songs to soundtrack your demonstration of pride throughout the year. Where some of these entries are just a few of our favourite tracks by LGBT artists, others have an incredible political,...
  • Live Review: Hinds, Rescue Rooms (17/02/16)

    Madrid lo-fi garage rockers Hinds returned to Nottingham last Wednesday to treat Rescue Rooms to an evening of grooving, infectious tunes from their critically acclaimed debut album Leave Me Alone. Delivering a pacy set just over an hour in length, their endearing, slacker-rock aesthetics are present immediately – the rest of...
  • Live Review: MONEY, The Bodega (11/02/16)

    Manchester-based champions of melancholy, MONEY, kicked off their latest UK tour at The Bodega last Thursday to promote the  recent release of their acclaimed sophomore LP Suicide Songs. From mysterious beginnings (and a fair amount of moniker-altering) on the Manchester circuit a few years ago, MONEY have come to establish a...
  • Playlist: Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day is upon us. If words alone can’t conceivably hope to covey the depths of your passion, if you hope to woo a potential valentine, or even if you’re sacking off the whole thing as a bad job – compile the following playlist and all of your appropriately seasonal fancies and...
  • IMPACT Gig Guide – February 2016

    IMPACT brings you the unmissable live performances this month, highlighting the best talent stopping off at Nottingham throughout February. Tuesday 2nd – NME Awards Tour // Rock City The NME Awards Tour returns to Nottingham’s Rock City with a variety of established acts and new names to discover. This...
  • Album Review: Hinds – Leave Me Alone

    The highly anticipated debut LP from Madrid garage-rock group Hinds, released on 8th January, has arrived to continue into 2016 the incredible momentum that the band realised last year. Since having to change their name at the end of 2014 for legal reasons, the Spanish four-piece have certainly maintained...
  • EP Review: Classically Handsome Brutes – Prolegomena

    With years of experience on the Leeds hardcore circuit, features on BBC Introducing, and endorsements from Musical Mathematics, Classically Handsome Brutes’ reputation has been built on their riotous live sets, determination and constant experimentation. On the back of securing a support slot for Heck (formerly Baby Godzilla) this November, the...