Blossoms Continue to bloom with their latest album
Megan Robinson
4/5 stars Known for their indie-pop style, Blossoms third album Foolish Loving Spaces sees them go down a different path as they experiment with groovy guitars, disco and electro-rock. The…
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Wolf Alice send Hippodrome crowd wild
Alice Bradley
Wolf Alice’s performance at Hippodrome on November 23 was eagerly anticipated, but the four-piece did not disappoint. With queues spilling out of the venue and along Kingston high street, fans…
Hippodrome over the years
The venue has served KU students with crazy nights out and access to watch some of the most talented, established and up-and-coming artists for 11 years. Let’s take a look…
Review: Swim Deep at Banquet Records and Hippodrome
Rebecca Gouldbourne
Indie pop band, Swim Deep, played an acoustic set at Banquet Records, Kingston, yesterday before heading off for another performance at a New Slang night in Hippodrome, just days after…
Review: Foals – Holy Fire
River Reporter
Oxford five-piece and ‘math-rockers’ Foals releases their much anticipated third album Holy Fire, but does it live up to all its hype? Caroline Bursell If you haven’t heard of Oxford…
“Living the dream” – new band Humbug champion the indie music scene
"Bah Humbug" - two words not yet uttered by the indie band, as the new year brings success and new London following.
Interview: The Cribs on The Black Eyed Peas diva antics, their new album and 10 years on the road
Gary and Ryan Jarman reveal how The Black Eyed Peas behaved like divas and how after 10 years they're still going strong.
The River talks to A Plastic Rose
The boys from Belfast chatted with The River before their gig at McClusky’s Jaime Gutiérrez and Álvaro Martos A Plastic Rose visited Kingston to play New Slang at McClusky’s. They…
Review: Dog Is Dead – All Our Favourite Stories
Nottingham quintet Dog Is Dead's first studio album is reviewed by Georgie Deacon.
Review: Mumford & Sons – Babel
In-depth review of Mumford and Sons’s second studio album. Monicha Tully It has been three painstakingly long years since folk-quartet Mumford & Sons released their hugely successful debut album, Sigh…