Music is a powerful art form. It has the ability to connect us to other people, surpass language barriers, resurface emotions, and impact upon brain waves. So, why do we take away its power by feeling the need to judge others for their music taste?
Read MoreSo many celebrity deaths seem to arise from years of alcohol and drug battles. Some indirectly, some more absolute. For many fame is the flame that lights the fire, for others a safehouse for the dysfunction of addiction.
Read MoreIf you’re a fan of post-punk and / or Bristol music you really need to get to know the music of Maximum Joy, if you haven’t already. Sounding as fresh as they did when they formed, mixing punk, dub, funk, free jazz, Afrobeat and hip-hop with wild improvisation, seminal post-punk band Maximum Joy rose up from the fertile Bristol music scene of the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Read MoreLu.Re is a London-based producer, DJ and vocalist who began producing during lockdown and has already established a fanbase and a great deal of support from others in the field, including Radio 1extra’s DJ Target. Her debut EP, Ruminate, is set to drop on May 26. A classically trained viola player, Lu.Re interweaves spiralling breakbeats and thick, bendy basslines with viola and vocals, and she mixed and produced the entire EP in her London flat.
Read MoreThe word imposter has some rather duplicitous connotations. On one hand, it conjures images of caricature villains from cheesy pantomimes, TV shows and films, revealed in a hyper exaggerated manner. You know the kind of thing: "I'd have got away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids", et cetera. The other side of the coin is a mental health issue that has only entered the public consciousness in recent memory.
Read MoreAfter a long hibernation, the music scene is officially back and with more than a little spring in its step. And we’re ready for it! With festivals gearing up again, new releases and more gigs than you can shake a stick at, it feels like bands and venues are finally getting back doing what they do best.
Read MoreI have been a fan of Madonna for years, since 1985 and Crazy for You hit the charts. I wanted to be Madonna, she was trendy, fearless and beautiful. I would wear lace gloves with tens of bangles, mini skirts and lace leggings, anything that my young teenage hands could grab a hold of. I still love the 80’s now, I think many of us do. It was a fun decade for many of us growing up then.
Read MoreAt a festival, you’re almost guaranteed to have something outrageous happen either to you, your friend, or your friend’s friend. When you combine a myriad of different, excitable people from around the country (or world!) who may or may not be on drugs, what else do you expect?
Read MoreTwo underground French rappers Still Fresh and Yaro bring addictive concoctions of colorful production, melodic rhythms, fluid flows and catchy melodies, reinforcing the diversity of the world's largest hip hop market after the United States.
Read MoreGlasgow alt-rockers The Wife Guys of Reddit are on the up and up, fuelled by musical experimentation and a keen sense of the absurd. Originally formed as a duo by Arion Xenos and Niamh MacPhail, The Wife Guys have since been joined by Angus Fernie on keyboards and synths and Elise Atkinson on drums. Their latest single, Pig Fat, is raucous and thoroughly enjoyable, all murky bass and scratchy riffs, with a nicely surreal, rough-edged DIY video to match.
Read MoreMeet Hembree - the sunniest, dreamiest sound to come from over The Atlantic in quite some time. The Kansas City-based indie rockers’ second album was released in February and finds the quintet pushing their established sound—first glimpsed on 2019’s debut House on Fire—to new, colourful zeniths.
Read MoreThis April feels like a gateway to what (we hope) will be a long-missed summer of live music and events. Parks have been filled with more people than we remember lived in the city, and beer, football and barbecues are a thing again. Still, that doesn’t stop us wanting to cram into dark, sweaty venues to get our ears around the most exciting musical talent we could find!
Read MoreAn audiophile; an individual that is deeply passionate, exacting, and even obsessed with high fidelity audio. These notoriously pedantic creatures can often be found snuffling for truffles in the darkest corners of record shops the world over, uttering phrases such as "oh that's a first pressing" and "Led Zeppelin 1! Oh, but it's not got the original purple label".
Read MoreIf your room was covered wall to wall in pull out posters from the latest issue of Kerrang!, this one’s for you.
Read MoreLondon’s Nic Nell, better known as Casually Here, has been carving out experimental electronic soundscapes for over a decade. Described as a ‘multidisciplinary artist, composer, sound designer and record producer with a background in art and mathematics’, Casually Here has just released his second solo album, Possible Worlds, on his own Algebra label.
Read MoreMeet REX, a queer Bristol-based DJ taking the local underground dance scene and making it theirs. After completing Saffron’s Mix Nights course in late 2019, REX has not held back in quickly becoming one of Bristol's most exciting DJs, blending everything from Grime and Dubstep to UK Funky and breaks.
Read MoreSaturday, March 12 saw the inaugural CrossTalk event from Noods Levels. Created by and for young people, this full-day event at Bristol’s Arnolfini featured talks by three renowned professionals in the creative industries: musician, producer and Portishead member Geoff Barrow; photographer and videographer Ashleigh Jadee; and No Signal Radio producer Jojo Sonubi. The Everyday’s Music Section had the great pleasure of going along to hear them. Inclusive, dynamic and brimming with industry wisdom, all three talks left us inspired and enlightened.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Bristol has a buzzing arts and culture scene, whether you’re into all-night raves, contemporary art, ballet or mosh pits. So it’s fantastic news that the Gig Buddies scheme has come to Bristol via the Exchange. Gig Buddies is a program for adults with autism, learning disabilities or neurodivergences of any kind. The scheme matches volunteers and participants in a “buddy” scheme, allowing them to get out and enjoy gigs and live music at venues across the city, with the security of their buddy by their side.
Read MoreA thrum of excitement surrounding Salvation Jayne as a collective is necessary. The group create a boisterous and infectious sing-a-long racket evocative of pop-punk heavyweights Paramore, You Me At Six and even inflections of Fall Out Boy. With support from Kerrang! Radio and BBC introducing already under their belts, the five-piece are seeing their public profile set on a path to widespread acclaim.
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