• Album Review: Pope Francis – Wake Up

    Yes, you read that correctly. The Pope just dropped an album. The real one. Like, the actual Pope has released a musical album in 2015. In HMV (other music retailers are available) right now you can buy the Pope’s new album. It’s even on Spotify if that’s your thing....
  • Live Review: Duran Duran, Capital FM Arena (11/12/2015)

    Duran Duran returned to Nottingham 35 years into their career to prove that they were not Paper Gods. The band played an incredibly successful show to a mostly full arena, despite the fact that this was one of the smallest arenas on the tour. The gaps in the crowd...
  • Live Review: Krept and Konan, Rescue Rooms (27/11/15)

    “The train now departing is the play dirty service taking the long way home. Calling at Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, London and Nottingham”. Having sold out in August, it is needless to say that this show was highly anticipated. Krept and Konan not only delivered on this hype,...
  • Playlist: Deadline De-Stress

    With only a few weeks left of term, we’ve generously gone and collated a selection of soothing, inspiring, or angst-ridden tracks into our Deadline De-Stress playlist, so as to help you overcome any stage of your coursework-related agonies. Whether you need to cool down after a particularly laborious session,...
  • Live Review: Frank Turner, Rock City (15 – 16/11/15)

    This was supposed to be a review of Frank Turner’s Rock City show on 16 November 2015, but I have to admit I cheated with this one.  That show was the second of a double header of sold out Rock City shows for Mr. Turner and I happened to attend...
  • Interview: Nizlopi

    Remember ‘The JCB Song’? The duo behind the masterpiece that evokes such childlike nostalgia have done so much more. Playing together since the age of thirteen, Nizlopi (consisting of Luke Concannon and John Parker) released their debut album in 2001. At the same time as the release of Half...
  • Live Review: Nizlopi/Moullettes, Rescue Rooms (06/11/2015)

    Many great musical experiences are characterised by their innovation. Experiencing something truly different for the first time can be awe-inspiring. Most people fall in love with a piece of art because of its presentation of something different. The reason you loved your first album so much was because it was...