Category: Music

  • Review: Twin Atlantic, SSE Hydro, Glasgow – May 9th 2015

    Review: Twin Atlantic, SSE Hydro, Glasgow – May 9th 2015

    Twin Atlantic are sort of a big deal. Forming in 2007, the band, comprising of Sam McTrusty, Barry McKenna, Ross McNae and Craig Kneale, have taken a page out of fellow Scots Biffy Clyro’s book and have tackled every rung of the ladder to get to the stage where they can fill an arena of…

  • Tidal: Wave goodbye to Spotify?

    Tidal: Wave goodbye to Spotify?

    Kanye West. Jay Z. Beyonce. Nicki Minaj. Rihanna. Those names alone might sound like a festival’s list of dream acts for their line up. If you tuned into the Tidal Conference on Monday night though it all seemed like an illuminati meeting more than anything, hell, there was even a moment where each artist signed…

  • The Revival of Vinyl

    The Revival of Vinyl

    Just like the weather, music is unpredictable by nature. If it were to abide by a set of rules then many of the greatest artists the world has ever known wouldn’t be around as every song would be a bland rehash of another. The same can be said in the way that music is produced.…

  • Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

    Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

    Odd Future are kind of a big deal right now. Well I say right now, they’ve been around since 2007 and since then haven’t really faded away. Whether it’s their fashion label, their TV show on Adult Swim Loiter Squad or even their own radio station, which you can find on the Dash Radio app, Odd…

  • Favourite Album Covers (Part 1?)

    Favourite Album Covers (Part 1?)

    Album covers were originally just flimsy bits of paper to try and protect the shiny goods underneath but they have since evolved into something that musicians can use for their artistic expression. Although many artists tend to go for a bland picture of themselves with an equally as bland background, some musicians have produced some…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: TURN BLUE – THE BLACK KEYS

    ALBUM REVIEW: TURN BLUE – THE BLACK KEYS

    The Black Keys aren’t exactly new to the music scene. In their career that has spanned 13 years, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have released 7 albums that have gathered praise from critics and rock fans alike, most notably their 2010 release Brothers which brought the duo a lot of commercial success as they were…

  • CLASSIC REVIEW: The Strokes – Is This It

    CLASSIC REVIEW: The Strokes – Is This It

    Whether you like to call it the 2000’s or the noughties,there’s no doubt that the decade was a very exciting time for music as not only were applauded albums by former well praised bands released, Radiohead’s Kid A as an example, but the new wave of bands not only surprised critics but intrigued them as…