• “A Great Sense Of Collaboration On The Night” – Live Review: Sleaford Mods @ Motorpoint Arena

    Post-punk music duo Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn, known together as Sleaford Mods, bring their self-aware rambling lyrics and electronic minimalism back home to Nottingham - playing at the keynote venue of Motorpoint Arena. Alex Watkin reviews…...
  • False Heads, Babe Punch & Brown Lion Zoo @ The Chameleon

    Belligerent riffs and an uncompromising sound from the East London trio with a ferocious live reputation. You won’t find many burgeoning new bands who can honestly call Iggy Pop a fan. Despite having only one EP – the snarling Gutter Press – and a handful of recorded material to...
  • 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...
  • Live Review: Sleaford Mods, Rock City (09/10/2015)

    What does it say about us when this is the music that moves us? One man holding a beer playing beats off a laptop to the left of stage while to the right another spits foul-mouthed vitriol into a microphone. What does it say about the sentiment of a...
  • 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: The Pop Group / Sleaford Mods, The Bodega (21/10/14)

    While the prospect of seeing the Pop Group alone seemed enticing enough, the announcement that the ‘Mods were taking the support slot for their show at Nottingham’s Bodega made it a night that was far too exciting to miss. The Sleaford Mods have a reputation that predeces them, with...
  • Interview: Sleaford Mods

    “We’re in the dressing room opposite The Fall”. The interview with Sleaford Mods is momentarily broken as Lia from Fat White Family leans in to have a chat with his mates. Both acts are at the forefront of a new wave in music which is leaving established bands thrown...