Jake Marley: TRNSMT’s ‘Queen’s stage’ howler shows there’s still work to be done – a week on from Primavera’s gender equality success story

Jake Marley: TRNSMT’s ‘Queen’s stage’ howler shows there’s still work to be done – a week on from Primavera’s gender equality success story

Glasgow’s TRNSMT festival received a fresh backlash yesterday over an ill-judged decision to announce a late addition to their virtually female free lineup in the form of a female-only ‘queens stage’ – something that has not gone down well and neither should it. Back in February Glasgow’s TRNSMT music festival received a barrage of negative […]

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 Album Review: Pip Blom – Boat

Album Review: Pip Blom – Boat

BoatPip BlomRelease date: 31 May 2019Label: Heavenly Recordings A captivating debut to adore from Dutch indie dreamers to believe in. 9/10 Pip Blom’s songs have always had that endlessly listenable vibe – right from day one. Every EP, every single as raw as the one before. That’s them, it works, it’s great. So as their […]

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 Album Review: Whenyoung – Reasons To Dream

Album Review: Whenyoung – Reasons To Dream

Reasons To Dream Whenyoung Release date: 24 May 2019 Label: Virgin EMI Reasons To Dream is a magnificent debut that gives you endless reasons to do just what it says on the cover – dream. 9/10 Ever since I first set eyes and ears on Whenyoung they’ve been a band to believe in. Their songs […]

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 Jake Marley: Liverpool Sound City 2019 – review

Jake Marley: Liverpool Sound City 2019 – review

Liverpool Sound City took over the city again for two days of new music discovery May 4-5. It’s the festival’s second year in the venues and spaces of Liverpool’s fantastic Baltic Triangle – a great place for the festival to call home with over a dozen venues within five minutes of eachother. Before we get […]

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