Leeds Lit Fest Shortlisted For an Award in its First Year

It’s a significant achievement for Leeds Lit Fest – shortlisted as Best Lit Fest in the Saboteur Awards 2019.   There are nominations for Leeds writers in two other categories – Joe Williams for Best Novella for his “An Otley Run” and Strix Magazine for Best Magazine. If you want to support this Leeds Festival as […]

Preview: Hello Cosmos – Live at Leeds 2019

Hello Cosmos have released ‘Run For President’, the title track on their forthcoming EP.  It’s described as ‘another post-punk and indie-dance assault on the senses and consciousness’ ….. and ‘half dreamy yearning, half volatile, scattergun narration, lead vocalist Ben Robinson sets out a blueprint of progressive commentary on the Run For President EP’. Run For […]

Preview: Dr Martens Boot Room -Live at Leeds 2019

Dr Martens two stage takeover at The Brudenell includes Easy Life, Indoor Pets and The Murder Capital.  Exclusive performances will also happen FREE at pop-up Dr Martens container on Briggate. Live at Leeds, now in its 12th year, won Best Festival For Emerging Talent at the UK Festival Awards and is set to give us […]

“More tech events than San Francisco”

Kate Ryrie talks to Stuart Clarke about celebration, collaboration, and why this year’s Digital Festival is set to be the biggest and best yet. There’s a certain time of year when Leeds feels like it’s coming to life. A time when the light pours back in, when every evening offers up a host of gigs, […]

Preview – Pottery: Heading for Gold Sounds Festival

Pottery’s debut EP No.1 will be released on 10 May. Ahead of that, the band has shared a track from the EP,’The Craft’.  You can watch the video here. Band member  Jacob Shepansky said “With ‘The Craft’ we wanted to explore the unconscious oddities of everyday life and how an outsider alien (Austin’s character) may interpret these trivial […]