Monthly Archives: August 2011
Let’s Get Cynical About Leeds Festival 2011, pt I: Friday
Having decided that watching Young Knives isn’t really worth spending an extra night in a tent, I head over to the Leeds Festival site on Friday morning. I luck out and manage to get set up shortly before it starts … Continue reading
Local Artist Of The Whenever #7: Lake Michigan
While there’s already a proliferation of acoustic artists in York, I figure one more won’t hurt anyone – particularly if the artist in question has as much raw talent as Lake Michigan does. Otherwise known as Chris Marks, you may … Continue reading
Filed under Live, Local Artist Of The Whenever, Music
In The Grace Of Your Stream: Listen To The Rapture’s New Album
Having announced their return in recent months, The Rapture will cement their comeback with the release of their fourth album, In The Grace Of Your Love, on September 5th. However, you can listen to it now, thanks to White Out … Continue reading
Stream Active Child’s Debut Album Now
Pretty much kicking myself for only getting on this today to be honest, but Active Child is streaming his debut album You Are All I See via Hype Machine this weekend. Not only is the man otherwise known as Pat … Continue reading
Why It’s Time For Me To Return To Leeds Festival
My first experience of a major music festival was in 2006 – and as you may have guessed, it was at Leeds Festival. Despite being gutted that we couldn’t get weekend tickets, my brother, my sister and I all resolved … Continue reading
Local Artist Of The Whenever #6: Marbled
Regular readers may recall that I have already talked about Marbled in some depth – specifically in these two reviews of his EPs. While I had planned to do a LAOTW article about him at some point, the man otherwise known … Continue reading
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Let’s Get Cynical About: The Mercury Prize (2011 Edition)
As promised, it’s time for my annual run-through of the good, the bad, and the token jazz nominations that make up this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist. I’ll be running through the 12 nominated albums in reverse order of personal preference – … Continue reading
