• IMPACT Music’s 2015 Halloween Playlist

    Its that time of year again. Do you go for sexy or try to look like as much of a prat as possible? Do you have a choice? Either way: hearing ‘Monster Mash’ for the 1000th time isn’t going to help your Halloween go of with the chills you...
  • Live Review: Swim Deep, Rough Trade (07/10/15)

    Promoting the release of their second LP, Mothers, Swim Deep treated the bar at Rough Trade in Hockley to a brief and intimate set of new tracks from the album, as well as a few old favourites from Where The Heaven Are We. Building on a foundation of catchy,...
  • Album Review: Eagles of Death Metal – Zipper Down

    Having not released anything since their third LP Heart On in 2008, the news of a new LP from Eagles of Death Metal in 2015 came as a surprise to many earlier this year. This latest effort, Zipper Down, will not disappoint fans of their unashamed, blistering rock ‘n’ roll...
  • IMPACT Gig Guide – October 2015

    IMPACT is proud to bring you our very own monthly Notts Gig Guide. With so much great live music around, we’re here to modestly recommend the biggest and best from around the city that you should check out over the next month. Friday 2nd – Peace (+ Splashh + Yak) //...
  • Live Review: Mac DeMarco, Beacons Metro, Manchester (12/09/15)

    Headlining the Albert Hall in Manchester on Saturday night as part of the Beacons Metro Festival, Mac DeMarco emerges with his band to rapturous applause – the magnificent venue is packed to capacity across the floor and on the upper tier balcony too. The response from much of the...
  • EP Review: The Wytches – Thunder Lizard’s Reprieve

    After the success of their 2014 debut LP Annabel Dream Reader and a seemingly interminable run of live appearances, The Wytches return to our eardrums with a fresh batch of psychedelic post-punk on their new 4-track EP Thunder Lizard’s Reprieve. With a titular tip of the cap to their...
  • Festival Preview: Reading and Leeds

    Everybody’s favourite twin festivals return in 2015 to bring an ever more varied line-up to Bramham Park and Richfield Avenue this August bank holiday. Famous for their big-ticket headliners and rivers of late-summer mud, Leeds and Reading promise another memorable year, having attracted The Libertines, Mumford & Sons and...