Festival Review: Download Festival 2019
Another drizzly Download Festival is now in the books but even the dismal weather and the mud couldn’t stop 90,000 metalheads from having...
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The Mic Magazine
Jun 19, 20195 min read
EP Review: Exchecker – Exchecker
Cheshire-based hip-hop collective deliver an impenetrable statement of intent on their blossoming sophomore EP. Hip-hop has invariably...
Alex Barston
Jun 16, 20192 min read
Album Review: Hot Chip - 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy'
This Friday (21st June) sees the return of Hot Chip with their seventh studio album ‘A Bath Full of Ecstasy,’ their first since 2015. The...
Robyn Walford
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Album Review: Bastille - 'Doom Days'
‘Doom Days’ pretty much sums up the feeling that most of us hold about the world in its current state. Headlines are turning ever bleaker...
The Mic Magazine
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Single Review: Honey Gentry – 'Daydream Baby'
Honey Gentry’s storm of ethereal, DIY enchantment provided poetic justice to those desiring artistic integrity when her debut EP...
Sean Hubbard
Jun 9, 20196 min read
Interview: Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds played a short acoustic set at Rough Trade on Sunday in support of his new book ‘Dear Future...
Sean Hubbard
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Review: All Points East, 31st May 2019
The second weekend of All Points East kicked off on Friday 31st May with a day that can only be described as an absolute triumph for...
Cameron Chadwick
May 30, 20194 min read
Album Review: Lewis Capaldi – 'Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'
The Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of Twitter and most rapidly growing pop star to emerge from the UK since Adele surprises with a...
Sean Hubbard
May 29, 20192 min read
Review: Slam Dunk Festival (South), 26th May 2019
Another year, another Slam Dunk festival, but this year was the first fully outdoor one ever! Yes the weather was patchy at some points...
The Mic Magazine
May 25, 20198 min read
Interview: Lady Bird
The all-smiling, all-snarling, all-dancing punk trio caught up with The Mic backstage in Leeds to talk about their headline tour, a debut...
The Mic Magazine
May 24, 20194 min read
EP Review: Interpol – 'A Fine Mess'
Stoic alternative icons attempt to rejuvenate the spark of yesteryear on wavering new EP Despite being arguably one of the biggest rock...
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May 22, 20193 min read
Album Review: whenyoung - 'Reasons to Dream'
The young Irish band’s debut album ‘Reasons to Dream’ is set to be released this Friday (24th May) and it is definitely something to get...
Patrick Donnelly
May 17, 20192 min read
Bangers from Down Under: The Butlers
Milky goodness for your eardrums Upon introduction to The Butlers, I wasn’t a massive fan. After hearing that Mako Road were performing...
Alex Barston
May 15, 20193 min read
Album Review: The National - 'I Am Easy to Find'
The National. The umbrella that stops the hail from hitting your head, the first sip of water the morning after a heavy night of...
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May 14, 20193 min read
Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres @ Rock City
Last month, former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Peter Doherty introduced us to his third musical project, ‘Peter Doherty and The...
The Mic Magazine
May 12, 20193 min read
Ten Tonnes @ Rescue Rooms
Enigmatic troubadour Ethan Barnett delivers a statesmanlike performance at his sold-out Nottingham show. Such is the nature of the fickle...
The Mic Magazine
May 9, 20197 min read
Review: Live at Leeds Festival 2019
At one time, Britain’s rising stars could only look to the likes of The Great Escape Festival and SXSW in America as showcases for new...
Sean Hubbard
May 7, 20192 min read
Festival Preview: Download 2019
The UK’s biggest rock and metal festival kicks off on Friday 14th June this year and will see over 90,000 people converge on Castle...
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May 2, 20198 min read
Interview with Nothing More's Mark Vollelunga
On Sunday afternoon, before the penultimate night of their ‘Trust’ tour with Papa Roach, I sat down with guitarist of Nothing More, Mark...
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May 2, 20193 min read
Papa Roach @ Rock City
‘You know what? Best night of the motherfucking tour.’ This is what Jacoby Shaddix, vocalist for the Californian quartet, proclaimed...
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