Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2015 treats you all well. My last post was a look back at 2014, and there will be one soon where I look forward into 2015, but for today I want to…
The Problems With The Music Industry
First up, I’m going to start this article with a small disclaimer: I am not part of the music industry. I do not know about all of its inner workings, so I do apologise if my information is…
642 Things – Dancing About Architecture, Writing About Music
Elvis Costello said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Discuss. (Source) Various art forms exist in our world, as means of expressing ourselves, from painting and drawing, to acting and dancing, to music and writing.…
Review – Mallory Knox: Asymmetry
The much anticipated follow up to debut album Signals dropped this week, and it certainly does not disappoint. Asymmetry is a record that sounds a lot like its predecessor; but this is by no means a bad thing.…
Review – Catfish And The Bottlemen: The Balcony
Catfish and the Bottlemen’s debut album The Balcony is fun and catchy, while cleverly avoiding the mainstream. The radio friendly tracks have been heard everywhere lately, but they’re infused with the rock and roll guitar music that we’ve been…
Review – Twin Atlantic: Great Divide
Big, bold & stunning. I had high hopes for Twin Atlantic’s newest record, given how much I adore their last, 2011’s ‘Free’. However, the lead single from Great Divide, Heart & Soul, was not one that I instantly…
Natives At The Electric Circus
I don’t think I’ve ever named a post so literally, yet still have it sound so quirky and wonderful. Anyway, Natives are a band I went to see in concert at The Electric Circus in Edinburgh the other…
Lyrics To Live Your Life To – Part 2
A couple of years ago I published a post of some of my favourite lyrics, which you can find here. Since then, a lot more music has been released, so I thought I’d do a part 2 to that post,…
Review – The Pretty Reckless: Going to Hell
(Source) Going To Hell, the second album from The Pretty Reckless, is largely what you’d expect from them. A record infused with rebellion, seduction and attitude. It’s an album full of big sounds, with the powerful vocals are…
You Me At Six – European Youth Tour
You Me At Six are, without a doubt, one of my favourite bands out there at the moment. I’ve seen them twice before, back in the U.K., but it’s been two years since the last time, so I…
