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How to save money when attending gigs

How to save money when attending gigs

If you're an avid gig bunny, you'll know only too well the financial issues attending concerts brings with it. Tickets, travel, hotel, merch and drinks all add up, and the next thing you know, you're...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2020

How Balladin use Balkan folk influences to deliver messages of empowerment

How Balladin use Balkan folk influences to deliver messages of empowerment

Without doubt one of the most unique bands we've ever come across, Swiss trio Balladin are transforming traditional Balkan folk music into something altogether more fun and experimental. They're currently on a creative break, but...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2020

Why women are campaigning for more female headliners at rock festivals

Why women are campaigning for more female headliners at rock festivals

Since it was revealed that a mere handful of female artists were scattered across the Reading & Leeds Festival line-up and the fast majority were male musicians, feminist music lovers have been expressing their annoyance...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 9th March 2020

Weekly Music Highlights: Musicians band together for Nashville, coronavirus cancels SXSW and Genesis announce comeback tour

Weekly Music Highlights: Musicians band together for Nashville, coronavirus cancels SXSW and Genesis announce comeback tour

The coronavirus seems to be affecting every area of our lives including music at the moment, so we've decided to give it its own section in our Weekly Music Highlights. Along with the Nashville tornado...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 9th March 2020

Riz Ahmed delivers a heart-stopping warning with his album and short film The Long Goodbye

Riz Ahmed delivers a heart-stopping warning with his album and short film The Long Goodbye

It might feel a little early to say at this point, but we have no doubt that Riz Ahmed's spoken word/rap album The Long Goodbye is one of the most important releases of 2020. It's...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th March 2020

Music and Murder: How Charles Manson inspired a generation of musicians

Music and Murder: How Charles Manson inspired a generation of musicians

We're taking a rather different approach to our 'Album of the Week' feature this week as we explore instead the power that serial killer and cult leader Charles Manson had on musical culture on this,...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th March 2020

Relaxing tunes to get you through the coronavirus panic [Playlist]

Relaxing tunes to get you through the coronavirus panic [Playlist]

Whether you're frustrated over the sudden shortage of toilet paper across the UK (we're not sure why stockpiling loo roll is the answer either), or generally just worrying too much about getting sick, it's time...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th March 2020

Camden Town: What makes this district the musical heart of London

Camden Town: What makes this district the musical heart of London

In November last year, London unveiled a brand new pop culture attraction in the form of the Music Walk of Fame, and yesterday (March 2nd) ska legends Madness became the second act to be honoured...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd March 2020

Werner Bekker talks about the effects growing older has on making music

Werner Bekker talks about the effects growing older has on making music

Often when we talk about a band's career, we compare their new music to their older music, sometimes with a kind of nostalgic disappointment. But what we need to realise is that as our favourite...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd March 2020

Weekly Music Highlights: Eurovision representative announced, coronavirus interrupts tours and Lady Gaga makes our week

Weekly Music Highlights: Eurovision representative announced, coronavirus interrupts tours and Lady Gaga makes our week

If you're in Asia or certain areas of Europe, you should probably re-evaluate your gig plans for this year as the coronavirus has forced artist after artist to cancel some of their tour dates. But...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 2nd March 2020

Kenichi & The Sun reveals the power of positive thinking [Exclusive]

Kenichi & The Sun reveals the power of positive thinking [Exclusive]

We are so looking forward to the new album from art-pop musician Kenichi & The Sun. Katrin Hahner will release 'White Fire' on April 3rd 2020, and if it's anything like her positive attitude, it...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 1st March 2020

Upcoming Releases: What to look forward to in March 2020

Upcoming Releases: What to look forward to in March 2020

March could either be one of the most exciting months of the year, or one of the most disappointing as we see some long-awaited comebacks (The Boomtown Rats, Pearl Jam), some quirky debuts (Conan Gray,...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 29th February 2020

February Favourites: Ozzy Osbourne returns, Grimes unveils a masterpiece and HMLTD give us life

February Favourites: Ozzy Osbourne returns, Grimes unveils a masterpiece and HMLTD give us life

The second month of the year has gone by so quickly, and with, unfortunately, only a handful of good albums. No matter; February has been about experimentation, raw emotion and pure fun and these six...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th February 2020

Joel Stewart: The day I called myself an artist

Joel Stewart: The day I called myself an artist

Even in a world where both creating and distributing art is at its easiest and most accessible, when it comes to the momentous occasion of saying "I'm an artist", it has different meanings for everyone....

News posted in Music / Festivals on 25th February 2020

Album of the Week: Beck's 'Morning Phase' feels like it was only yesterday

Album of the Week: Beck's 'Morning Phase' feels like it was only yesterday

It might not be the nostalgia fest that our usual Album of the Week features are, but you may still be surprised to learn that it's been a whole six years since Beck dropped his...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st February 2020

Generation Dude are "kind of like the The Mamas & the Papas showing up at Alice Cooper's studio with a case of Budweiser" [Exclusive]

Generation Dude are "kind of like the The Mamas & the Papas showing up at Alice Cooper's studio with a case of Budweiser" [Exclusive]

Set to release their new EP 'Crimes Against Yourself' on February 21st 2020, we spoke to folk-rock newcomers Generation Dude as they start out on their musical journey. With their sense of humour next to...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th February 2020

Helena Deans is wearing her heart on her sleeve for her upcoming live album

Helena Deans is wearing her heart on her sleeve for her upcoming live album

We are in love with the flawless, soulful vocals of Danish/Swiss singer-songwriter Helena Deans, who isn't afraid of baring her soul for the world to see. She's compiled a series of mostly anecdotal tunes with...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th February 2020

Songs to play when you feel like there's no way out [Playlist]

Songs to play when you feel like there's no way out [Playlist]

The last few days have been difficult for a lot of people as we come to terms with the loss of British TV presenter Caroline Flack. She took her own life following a relentless assault...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th February 2020

Weekly Music Highlights: Billie Eilish slays with Bond theme, Katherine Ryan rocks the NME Awards and there's Rage Against RATM

Weekly Music Highlights: Billie Eilish slays with Bond theme, Katherine Ryan rocks the NME Awards and there's Rage Against RATM

This week we heard Billie Eilish's Bond theme No Time To Die, pop lovers complain over Rage Against The Machine's inclusion in the Reading & Leeds line-up, and Katherine Ryan absolutely shutting down misogynistic comments...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th February 2020

The Anti-Valentine's Day playlist for the happily single

The Anti-Valentine's Day playlist for the happily single

While couples everywhere are enjoying the most romantic day of the year, single people are rolling their eyes and either feeling sorry for themselves or counting their blessings - especially if they've come out the...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 14th February 2020

Chloe Foy on the competitive music industry, mental health inspiration and her weird reaction to coffee [Exclusive]

Chloe Foy on the competitive music industry, mental health inspiration and her weird reaction to coffee [Exclusive]

With her brand new EP 'Callous Copper' set to be released on February 21st 2020 via AntiFragile, we caught up with Chloe Foy about how the music industry has treated her so far, and how...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th February 2020

King Zebra on writing music as a modern rock band

King Zebra on writing music as a modern rock band

We're introducing Zurich/New Jersey rockers King Zebra in the latest in our series of weekly new music features with Discovr.TV. There's something very traditional about their rock aesthetic that oozes nostalgia, but one thing's for...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th February 2020

Weekly Music Highlights: The Oscars performances, Nicki Minaj's new song and Rolling Stones tour dates

Weekly Music Highlights: The Oscars performances, Nicki Minaj's new song and Rolling Stones tour dates

It was an impressive night at the Academy Awards for both movies and music, though it's been a less than easy week for Liam Gallagher. Some brilliant videos have caught our eye and exciting tour...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 10th February 2020

Approachable Members Of Your Local Community talk about "first times" and their crazy band name [Exclusive]

Approachable Members Of Your Local Community talk about "first times" and their crazy band name [Exclusive]

Aussie four-piece Approachable Members Of Your Local Community (aka AMOYLC) are set to release their debut EP Love Thy Neighbour this Valentine's Day through AntiFragile. They speak to us about their career journey so far,...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 10th February 2020

3TEETH + PIG - The Key Club, Leeds 04.02.2020 Live Review

3TEETH + PIG - The Key Club, Leeds 04.02.2020 Live Review

The first time I saw 3TEETH live was back in 2016 when they hit Bradford to perform the UK's greatest industrial festival, Infest. After the stellar review I gave them, you can imagine my excitement...

Review posted on 5th February 2020

Elliot Porter gives us big city nostalgia with Lights of Piccadilly

Elliot Porter gives us big city nostalgia with Lights of Piccadilly

He might be originally from Cambridge, but folk singer-songwriter Elliot Porter has a love story to tell about the city of London with his song Lights of Piccadilly, taken from his latest album Lanes. But...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th February 2020

Upcoming Releases: What albums are we waiting for this month?

Upcoming Releases: What albums are we waiting for this month?

This month looks to be all about long-awaited returns from established artists. These are are seven most eagerly anticipated albums coming up in February 2020 - though we have a feeling these are just the...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 1st February 2020

January Favourites 2020: This month has been visceral, sentimental, and occasionally industrial

January Favourites 2020: This month has been visceral, sentimental, and occasionally industrial

The first month of 2020 is finally over after what feels like forever, and Brexit is finally happening after what feels like even longer, so you'd be forgiven for having a few mixed emotions. But...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 31st January 2020

Grandmother Corn take us on a 60s time-warp with Up to the Moon

Grandmother Corn take us on a 60s time-warp with Up to the Moon

Having just released their newest album Don't Look Back, Finland's Grandmother Corn have been spreading their music across the UK. It seems only appropriate given that one of their biggest influences is 60s British rock...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th January 2020

Mary and the Ram talk about their love of Trent Reznor and bandmate Kiran's leather pants [Exclusive]

Mary and the Ram talk about their love of Trent Reznor and bandmate Kiran's leather pants [Exclusive]

Darkwave quartet from York Mary and the Ram have us giggling non-stop in our recent interview where they obsess over Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, explain the importance of not chasing fame and divulge their...

News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th January 2020

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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate

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On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...

Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying

Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]

Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.

Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review

Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review

Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.

WYSE talks to us about her

WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]

With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...

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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a

Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]

Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...

Keelan X talks to us about staying true to

Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]

Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.

Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]

Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]

Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...

Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and

Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]

Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...

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