Get Off Your A**e! Festival July 2023
O’Hooley and Tidow at Old Woollen was an intimate performance of very personal songs. The last time I saw Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow in 2019, Heidi and been pregnant and Gentleman Jack was about to hit our screens. A lot has happened since then. Gentleman Jack has aired two series, their tune becoming more […]
Last Tourist – At Hyde Park Book Club on 27 May
The music genre “90s Shoegaze” is a specific subgenre of alternative rock that emerged within the late 1980s that gained its popularity around and throughout the 90s era. The genre involved dreamy and ethereal soundscapes that featured meticulously layered guitars alongside a heavy use of effects pedals, layered vocals, aiming to create a chilled atmospheric […]
Billie Marten @ The Brudenell on 20 May
It is remarkably easy to underestimate the simplicity that is acoustic music. From the weekly guitar sessions at school to the one guy who brings out the hardware at parties, to the popular cover of your favourite song made by fans on YouTube, we often recognise acoustic artists from their appearances at local gigs in […]
Caity Baser at University of Leeds Stylus on 17 April
There is something absolutely humble about the concept of a rising star grown from the seeds of their own popularity; when independent talent is recognised and gravitated into the upper echelon of publicity. With thanks to the creativity possible with TikTok, a star has risen – and deservedly so. Caity Baser’s string of viral short […]
Inspiral Carpets at Leeds 02 Academy April 8, 2023
With the Easter holidays arriving, I have to admit that I had very little planned. So little, in fact, that I decided to come straight from my day job as a coffee shop supervisor, to witness my second gig in four straight days. While Orbital was an experience which has been covered by Leeds Living, […]
