Sheffield
News: Screaming Maldini announce final album ‘Everything Unsaid’
With Screaming Maldini announcing the end to their journey last month, downhearted fans still have a few things to look forward to before the group disbands and moves on to future endeavours. Today, the band have announced the release of their second, and final, album. Titled Everything Unsaid, the album will feature songs from the band’s Monthly …
Track: Golden Age Magicians – Turn of the Earth/Home
When you buy a CD from a band you’ve just seen live for the first time, you’re immediately cautious: there’s no guarantee the recorded session is as good as the live performance you’ve just witnessed. You were caught up in the moment – the CD in your hand could be awful. On the other …
MEET: We speak to Gavin from Lonely The Brave about debut album The Days War, touring, festivals, and more
Lonely The Brave just released their debut album The Days War. Critics in both the rock world and in more mainstream terms have had nothing but good things to say about them. They are people who this time last year, all had everyday full time jobs, and now they are selling out dates on a …
New Music: Pjaro – Swordface
The first time I saw Pjaro was when they were supporting Joie De Vivre about 3 years ago. At this point they were just two abnormally mature looking teenagers playing an off-kilter muscular version of math-rock which people their age had no right being able to do. It was weird, slightly depressing (if they were …
Say Pstch: Live – Moon Duo, The Harley, Sheffield, 02.09.14
This is the third time I have seen Moon Duo live. The previous two times were under quite different circumstances, but both in their own way were exceptional. I first saw them at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds when Sanae had some really serious technical problems with her keyboards, to the extent that it …
Single Release: Screaming Maldini – Confidence
If you don’t know what I’m talking about by now then, quite frankly, you haven’t been paying attention. Screaming Maldini are a progressive pop group from Sheffield that specialise in bright, happy music with intelligent lyrics and delightful melodies. They’ve vowed to gift fans with a free single every month for 2014 and tease them …
Live: Human Hair. Bell Jar, Sheffield 1-6-14 + ‘View from the Pit’ Gallery
Like many people I know, I really do prefer the smaller gig. They’re a bit more intimate and personal. More importantly, the beer is usually a lot better than the over priced watered down chemical rich rubbish you have to endure at the more corporate venues. And of course, you quite often get to meet …
Howie B: Interview
Text message: “Can we wait until half time ? I’ll call u in 20 mins”. It’s a finely balanced 0-0 at the Vicente Calderón stadium, so you can understand Howie B wanting to see out the first 45, hoping that Chelsea can keep Atlético at bay. With the break safely reached, he’s straight on the phone. …
Psych Insight: Cult of Dom Keller, Live at Detestival, Sheffield, 19/04/14.
It is not very often that I get to see bands a couple of times in short succession, I’d rather see as many as possible rather than a few many times. So it was interesting for me to see Cult of Dom Keller (CODK) at Sheffield’s Detestival Festival so quickly after having seen them in …
Live Review: The Crookes and High Hazels at Bodega, Nottingham, 15th April 2014.
With the release of their third album only a day before, Sheffield heroes The Crookes immediately set out on a mammoth 6 week tour intending to showcase Soapbox across the UK and Europe. For the UK length of the trip, The Crookes are joined by High Hazels, another young Sheffield band that show serious promise with …