• The Gigs That Made February

    Not much seems to happen in February. As part of the student calendar, it’s sort of a non-month that flies by so quickly that we’ve barely recovered from January exams before we have to wake up, smell the pancakes and ready ourselves for March deadlines. However, living in Nottingham...
  • The Week In Gigs: Courteeners, Anne-Marie and White Lies

    Who’s visited Nottingham this week? Here’s our take on the most memorable live music of the last seven days… Annie-Marie, Rescue Rooms (22/11/2016) Anne Marie was phenomenally honest. It’s often quite obvious when certain artists aren’t enjoying a tour; doing the exact same set over and over can become...
  • Interview: HONNE

    Right before their gig at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms, Impact caught up with Andy and James from UK electronic soul outfit HONNE, to discuss Japan, Twitter and the rise of synth-pop. Impact: ‘Honne’ means ‘True Feelings’ in Japanese. Did this sentiment steer your creative direction when you were writing and...
  • Live Review: Honne, Rescue Rooms (31/10/16)

    Honne are a duo made up of James Hatcher and Andy Clutterbuck. Having reached 37th in the UK album charts with their debut album  ‘Warm on a Cold Night’, released earlier this year, Honne have slowly been amassing more and more airtime since the beginning of last year. In...
  • Live Review: The Japanese House, Rescue Rooms (01/11/2016)

    The day after Halloween, the crowds descended upon Rescue Rooms to hear the Japanese House’s outer-worldly take on pop. Amber Bain’s project initially gained some following after being associated with littered comparisons to The 1975. This was not totally incorrect. ‘Still’ was produced by Matty Healy and George Daniel,...
  • Live Review: Eagulls, Rescue Rooms (27/10/2016)

    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...
  • Live Review: MØ, Rescue Rooms (16/10/2016)

    MØ (pronounced Muh for the non-Scandinavian) released her debut album two years ago in 2014. Within that time, she has managed to spark quite a musical revolution. Today, MØ holds the title (along with Major Lazer) for the m(Ø)st streamed song in Spotify’s history with ‘Lean On’, amassing in...