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November 11, 2018 dukeofearl 1

It was almost two years ago when a good friend of mine and I were hot-boxing our ceremonious shed, courtesy of a late friend of ours when I was first introduced to Idles. Chef Rhys, […]

IDLES AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE

September 1, 2018 Jeni Hell 2

Jeni Hell has been a busy girl; IDLES Joy exhibition followed by the Rough Trade Bristol show. There’s another one but I am sure she’ll talk about that later… The gig room in Bristol’s Rough […]

SONGBIRDSLOWSONG

December 29, 2020 0

The corridors and offices of Shonk Towers are empty and dark. The causation, a global pandemic that has led to the extermination of most of our staff, with nothing more than an intern popping in [...]
CARDIACS

July 22, 2020 0

For months, maybe years I kept thinking about writing this piece, to just talk about my love for Cardiacs. Tim might have said ‘there’s no rush’ but those words can carry a lot of foreshadowing. [...]
DARQUE TIMES UPON US

July 8, 2020 0

Alas, a component of my life I have missed this year is the ability to walk into a gig ‘ear-blind’ – It’s an amazing way to install new music into one’s mind. Clearly the solution [...]
IT’LL BE WINTERREISE ON THE NIGHT

July 2, 2020 0

Since I saw him opening for Black Midi at Rough Trade in a Bristol a couple years ago I have been awestruck by Jerskin Fendrix. I remember watching the show bewildered and excited by what [...]
ANALOGUE ASSESSMENT

June 30, 2020 0

From sunny and exciting Brighton, the town I talk about visiting but never do comes a three-piece who has peaked my aural appeal with their latest single Digital Depression. The band is MI-HI and within a [...]
The Old England

June 30, 2020 0

Tucked away in Montpelier amidst a venous of narrow roads that climb steep hills, hidden in plain sight aside a surgery carpark is the magical haven that is The Old England. Akin to the shop [...]
BAND BREAKS OUT WHILST STAYING IN

June 19, 2020 0

On the 12th of this month history was made when up and coming quartet Sub Cultures released their second single Alone. Despite these tense and trying times, unchartered by many and quite possibly the most unsettling [...]