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• Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) – ‘You Will Eventually Be Forgotten’...

  

  ‘I nearly lost you on our wedding day. It was early afternoon, and you were leaving from lunch with your best friend, when your vehicle careened into an SUV…... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Midfield Workhorse – ‘Bunch of Damn Dogs’ EP Review

  

  David Batty. Nicky Butt. Scott Parker. All footballers who may not have been the most fashionable players – very few were rushing to get a Butt ‘8’ shirt on... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Prawn – ‘Kingfisher’ Album Review

  

  After forming in 2007, releasing their first album in 2011 and playing extensively throughout the United States and in Europe (including a London show with our... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Salvation Bill – FML (Feel My Lump)

  

  Salvation Bill is truly a mesmerising prospect and now Ollie Thomas’ all-encompassing musical project is back with a new single – the self-depreciatingly... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dialects – Unknown Orbit Video

  

  Melodic and mathy, Glasgow quartet Dialects have released the video for ‘Unknown Orbit’, the first single to be taken from their upcoming debut EP ‘Let the... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Samoans – ‘Rescue’ Review

  

  We first saw Cardiff band Samoans on the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading festival back in 2012, and although it’s taken the four-piece a while, they’ve... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Emperor Yes – Paramesse to Tanis

  

  A band that never fail to make you smile, Emperor Yes have unveiled the lead single, ‘Paramesse to Tanis’, from their forthcoming debut album ‘An Island Called... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Xcerts – Shaking in the Water

  

  It’s been a long time coming – and it’s been a huge live favourite for some time – but it’s an absolute delight to finally see The Xcerts back with new material. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My Fictions – Stranger Songs

  

  Formed in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Calley in 2010, hardcore heroes My Fictions have released a number of highly acclaimed recordings through the brilliant... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Introducing – Carnival Youth

  

  Painfully young (they’re still in their teens) and hailing from Latvia, Carnival Youth belie their tender years with a folk sound that sits between Fanfarlo’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Braid – No Coast

  

  Returning after 16 years and fully immersed in the so-called ‘emo revival’, Braid have released new album ‘No Coast’ via the ever-reliable Topshelf Records. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 2000trees Festival – Saturday 12 July

  

  Logo from http://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk Hailing from Cheltenham, local boys I, the Lion opened the Axiom on Saturday morning – with their... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 2000trees Festival – Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2014

  

  Now into its eighth year and fully established as one of the best places to catch both up-and-coming bands and old favourites alike, the sun came out for... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Glastonbury Festival – Sunday 29 June, 2014

  

  Feet were aching, tiredness was kicking in and a shower was needed, but everyone at Glastonbury was determined to finish the weekend in style – none more so tha... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Glastonbury Festival – Saturday 28 June, 2014

  

  The moment Luke Sital-Singh plugged in his guitar for his late morning show over at the Park, the heavens opened. Jovially telling us ‘It’s not raining’ and tha... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Glastonbury Festival – Friday 27 June, 2014

  

  Glastonbury is famed for secret sets. On Thursday evening, The 1975 and Metronomy got the party started unofficially in the Williams Green tent, while rumours... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Save the Boileroom

  

  As I settled down to endure England’s latest defeat last night, I was shocked and saddened to read over various social media feeds that Guildford’s Boileroom... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Uncle Luc – Owner of the Loneliest Song

  

  Uncle Luc, the former Stagecoach frontman Luke Barham, has returned with a short film about the recording of his much-anticipated debut album, his favourite... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• American Football – Never Meant

  

  Fifteen years later and American Football have unveiled a new video for ‘Never Meant’. Celebrating the reissue of their seminal debut self-titled album, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Got a Girl (Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead) – Did We Live Too Fast

  

  The dream team of Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and star of Smashed, The Spectacular Now and the rubbish Die Hard films... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC