ICARUS., four lads from Leeds, made quite an impression on me when they took part in the Centre Stage 2013 heats back in April. Here they are, look >> I really liked them, and luckily, they made their way through to the finals, which will be held at the O2 Academy Leeds on July 17 (tickets
Those cheeky chaps MARSICANS have been off the radar of late, beavering away at new tunes for us, only surfacing for a packed-out Live At Leeds show and an ace gig at Carpe Diem last month. Tomorrow night, they’re taking to the stage at the Cockpit 2, helping to raise money for Martin House Children’s
KASIER CHIEFS are helping to kick off the opening of Leeds Arena, or rather the first direct arena (all lower case and controversially omitting the word ‘Leeds’) in September, during a couple of weeks which sees Elton John, Leonard Cohen, Rod Stewart and, well, Mickey Flanagan. This morning, it’s just been announced that the show on Friday, September 13
As usual, I’m a bit behind the game. You may have already seen the news that NILE RODGERS - he of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky fame, but more importantly he of Chic’s Le Freak, Everybody Dance and Good Times fame – is bringing his classic disco band to Bingley Music Live this summer. Well, my finger’s on the
Like your electro-pop with less shiny disco balls and a bit more shady back-room menace? Then you’re in luck. DEPARTMENT M has just revealed the AA Side to their new single, Absentia and it’s ace. Ex-Grammatics frontman Owen Brinley’s vocals soar over warped synths which give a warn-out VHS nostalgia to this sweeping, crunching electro tune. Its grit-meets-glitz
Have you got the moves that set the dance floor alight? Have you nailed running man? Or the Harlem Shake (whatever that is)? Then there’s a chance you could be heading to Leeds Festival this summer. Comedian Carl Donnelly is helping Reading & Leeds Festivals find the UK’s best Novelty Dancers in a competition to win guest tickets,
Never have I been more keen to head up the M6 to the beautiful surroundings of Lowther Deer Park in Cumbria. The line-up for KENDAL CALLING, held at the park from July 26-28 is looking awesome. Previous years have brought the likes of Mumford & Sons, Foals, Pendulum, The Cribs and House Of Pain, and
Rothwell five-piece THE PIGEON DETECTIVES need no introduction. They’ve just released their fourth album, the romantically-titled We Met At Sea and raised the roof off the O2 Academy Leeds the other weekend as part of Live At Leeds. I don’t half like this lot. Ever since I first saw them many years ago up in Middlesbrough, they’ve always
So, THE 1975. You might have heard of them. Certainly the thousand-or-so people desperate to get in the already-at-capacity Cockpit, at Live At Leeds have. Their insanely catchy tunes have been taking over our airwaves for the last few months, and they’re about to release their fourth EP – aptly-titled IV – on Monday, which features
One of my earliest childhood memories is forgetting how to swim. Luckily not in a vital life-or-death situation, just at the school pool. I still don’t understand my thinking. Somehow I ‘forgot’ how to swim over the summer holidays and when I went back in September, I had to admit my predicament to our teacher.