Recently the North East music scene has arguably given birth to some of the most provocative indie rock bands of our generation – Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads to name but a few. Both bands achieving major success with multiple album releases that reached well into the top twenty album […]

As always, the 5th of November saw colourful explosions filling the night sky and the burning of an infamous effigy. What also took place this bonfire night was the release of Gosport based Bear Cavalry’s sophomore EP Puryss, released on Alcopop! Records. This four-track firework showcases the band’s ever growing […]

Newton’s second law of motion describes the relationship between mass, force and acceleration on an object. Isaac Asimov’s Second Law of Robotics states that a robot must obey the commands given to it by a human being, unless such commands would result in a human being coming to harm. And […]

The truth about love remained untold until now! The diva of soft rock/pop P!nk released her version of true love on September 18 of this year. The Truth About Love introduces nineteen tracks that demonstrate Cupid the love doctor’s theory on the magical existence we call love.  Her opening track, Are […]

Album titles are a complex business. Some are relatively simple, hinting at what you’ll find on the album (The Drums’ 80s pop inspired Summertime EP, for example, the perfect soundtrack for messing around in the sun); some are nothing more than witty comments from the band (such as Arctic Monkeys’ […]

ASAP Rocky exploded onto the rap scene in the summer of 2011, with his two music videos ‘Peso’ and ‘Purple Swag’ racking up millions of hits on YouTube. Due to the huge amount of hype and excitement created by these internet tracks, he landed a $3 million record deal. Live.Love.A$AP […]

It has been a good year for 2 Chainz. Musically active since the mid 90’s, his previous ‘Tity Boi’ stage name proved to be a hindrance, while his Playaz Circle group attained middling success through the early 2000’s. A quick change of moniker and Tauheed Epps has suddenly become one of […]

Nobody can deny our athletes’ achievements at the 2012 Olympics. Their hard work paid dividends in medals and prestige earned for themselves. They provided a canvas for us to emote all the highs and lows, heartaches and triumphs. For a little over two weeks, we could put aside our troubles, all the woes […]