• Sounds Against Slavery interview – Katie Cooper

    Impact Magazine and the Anti-Slavery Society are collaborating on the second iteration of Sounds Against Slavery on Thursday 15th March. Impact caught up with one of the acts, Katie Cooper, to hear her thoughts on music and the event. What are you most looking forward to about performing at...
  • Glass Mountain @ Rough Trade

    The Bradford-based quartet Glass Mountain took up residence in the small, barn-like room at Rough Trade on the fifth night of their ‘Wow and Flutter’ UK tour. Following an impressive set from Starwheel, the band showed off their talent to a room which was fairly empty of both people...
  • SOUNDS AGAINST SLAVERY: Live Fundraiser at Rough Trade

    Babe Punch, Super Furniture and more to play at Rough Trade Nottingham on Tuesday 14th March in aid of Anti-Slavery International. Join Impact Music and the University of Nottingham’s Anti Slavery Society for a spectacular evening of live, local music to launch Nottingham’s student Anti-Slavery movement! ALL proceeds go...
  • English Tapas Review: “We need a voice like Sleaford Mods in today’s society”

    You’ve seen it on the backs of buses; the brash talking bass thumping Nottingham bred duo Sleaford Mods have returned with album number four – English Tapas, and they’ve only gone and teamed up with Rough Trade to produce it! If I’m being honest, I stuck the album on...
  • Gig Preview: The Blinders, Rough Trade (02/12/12)

    Following their performance at Leeds festival and the release of their debut single ‘Swine’ on Radio 1, The Blinders hit Nottingham on Friday the 2nd of December. Born and raised in Doncaster and currently stationed in Manchester, The Blinders are the north’s best export since Yorkshire Tea. Expect noise,...
  • Review: Pint of Science Launch

    The Pint of Science Festival is a worldwide, three-day public event from the 23rd to the 25th of May, where people across the world gather in pubs and venues to hear about, speak about and try out some scientific concepts. Pint of Science states on their website “Our aim...
  • Live Review: Heck, Rescue Rooms (11/03/16)

    Walking into Rescue Rooms, one immediately became aware of the gravity of this show for everyone involved in Heck as well as everyone that had any interest in seeing the band succeed. This was the show. The biggest venue the band had headlined. The biggest stage production they had...