Stew Hicks

Eiza Murphy Acquaintance
Take a haunting journey through the melancholy electronic sound of Eiza Murphy’s latest single ‘Acquaintance’. The song, according to the press release, is “about fair-weather friends who only stick around for the good times. Eiza wrote this song about a circle of friends from her past that she realized were […]

Single Review: Eiza Murphy – Acquaintance

Colors Festival comes to Camden Market, London – with an explosion of vibrant, colourful street art from a range of international artists. We were invited down the day before doors open (May 26th) for an exclusive preview, and the exhibition did not disappoint. Tucked into the colourful waterside buildings by […]

Review: Colors Festival Art Exhibition

Drymer-Silence
I first discovered Drymer through a 80s synthwave playlist on Spotify. Celadon – the opening track on the album, is one of those songs that makes you stop what you are doing and pay attention. It demands it. The track sets the scene for what is to come, and to […]

Album Review: Drymer – Silence

Take a dive into the darker side of electro-pop with us. Manchester has given us some amazing talent over the years and you can now add CAii to that list. Her vocals soar over the track (quite literally with the lyrics) which has a dark and devious bassline at its […]

Single Review: CAii – Back It Up

This remix of Butterfly by London’s Japanese wildflower Mieko Shimizu ticks all the boxes for me. There’s something very 80s synthwave about the driving bassline, complimented nicely by the haunting synths over the top. And then we’ve got the incredible vocals from Mieko that bring it all together tidily. The […]

Single Review: Mieko Shimizu – Butterfly (Mike Lindsay Remix)

Amie jay folk music review blog
amie jay · Long Gone   Let Amie Jay’s melancholy folk music wash over you. Her delicate voice carrying you through these difficult times. ‘Long Gone’ is a heartbreaking acoustic Folk-Pop track, with gently picked guitar, layered harmonies and sombre lyrics – softly dissecting the breakdown of a relationship. The […]

Single Review: Amie Jay – Long Gone

Stencil artist Anna Jaxe completed her most ambitious project to date, painting this mural of an open upright piano on the side of the creative hub MAP in Kentish Town, London. The piece measures 140 x 120 cm and was created with 12 separate stencils. It’s a great fit for […]

Anna Jaxe – Piano Stencil @ MAP Studio Cafe, Kentish ...

Love Supreme Festival returned for its 5th year, turning a field on the outskirts of the sleepy village of Hobbiton Glynde into a hub of jazz, soul, funk, and disco for the weekend. We headed down on Saturday afternoon, meandering through a sea of camping chairs and picnic rugs to see […]

Review: Love Supreme Festival 2017

Fancy trying something bold, exciting and ambitious this Friday? You Cry Wolf promise exactly that at their multi-sensory show ‘ONLY GOD: a dreamscape’. This is the bands latest immersive show at The Green Door Store on the 16th of June 2017. You Cry Wolf wanted to create a space for the audience […]

Preview: ONLY GOD: A Dreamscape – You Cry Wolf @ ...

Soar through the clouds on this audio dreamscape from Mark Benton and his troop of talented musicians, Seadog. As I Am is hypnotically beautiful, waves of melodies will crash upon your ears as the track takes you on a journey through a glistening soundscape.   As I Am starts as […]

Seadog – As I Am

Lakuta band
Are you ready to dance Brighton? You better be, because Lakuta are in town. If you’ve ever been to one of their shows you will know it’s impossible to resist nodding your head, tapping your feet and then breaking out your finest repertoire of moves, they are just that infectious. […]

Preview: Lakuta @ Concorde 2 (Supporting Seun Kuti) 22/03/17