It was in the words of one distinguished guest, a long expected party; the 140 pink cloakroom tickets had sold out quicker than Facebook shares on May 18th 2012. Described as “the greatest social happening since the fall of the Berlin Wall” the Cheese & Wine society’s inaugural evening lived up to expectations as all […]

Faye Waterhouse sets out to see if the North-east’s equivalent of the Two Fat Ladies still cut the mustard with their new slimline recipes.

The indie-pop-trio have created an original, minimalist sound, mixing electronic synthetic beats with a droned guitar and a classical, echoing voice

Portico Quartet are now all but unrecognizable from the buskers huddled on the pavement of the Southbank just a few years ago

Yuck struggle to cope with the departure of former frontman Daniel Blumberg.

As the follow up to Nevermind, In Utero provides a bitter, beautiful repost to the media whirlwind that followed their most popular album.

She sounds like a more sophisticated Lana Del Rey at the lower end of her range, and a more polished Debbie Harry at the top

Madchester revivalists Jagwar Ma delight young and old ravers alike

Turisas bring their impressive Viking metal sound to Manchester

A timeless sound rooted in D&B but relevant for all music lovers.

The 7-man outfit excel themselves in a live setting.

These New Puritans display their diverse blend of aggressive and mellow electro at Gorilla.

Wiz Khalifa delights a packed out Apollo

Splashh fail to make waves but perform an enjoyable set.

Man of the moment Paul Woolford unleashes his debut album as ‘Special Request’

“Achtung Baby was the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree for good”

The sixth outing from the brothers Followill is the sound of a band re-energised.

CocoRosie put on an impressive show, but the music side is lacking.

Nick Mulvey provides a solid warm up set for Laura Marling.

Anna Calvi retains the powerful formula of sex, passion and energy for her second album.