The Great Escape is gearing up to be a great festival and on May 10th some music artists and bands from New Zealand will be performing in Brighton during the 3-day music festival. Since being founded in 2006, The Great Escape has been firmly established internationally as the leading event for showcasing new music. To […]

Henley Festival, the UK’s most glamorous, intimate and only black-tie festival festival returns to its stunning riverbank setting in the tranquil town of Henley-on-Thames from 10th-14th July 2019. Pop icon and Grammy award-winning singer Boy George will open Henley festival 2019 on Wednesday night. On Thursday night, multi-platinum selling artist Jessie J will return to […]

Notting Hill Carnival is the world-famous event that has run since 1966 is a celebration of music, dance, and colour. With up to 2 million people traveling globally to see live performances on over 70 stages, 15,000 costumes and to drink a lot of Red Stripe Beer. It has the reputation of being one of […]

This year I had the amazing opportunity to attend Latitude Festival and even better, perform there alongside other Leeds Beckett students in collaboration with SBC Theatre Company. Latitude’s theme this year was ‘Utopia’ so for two weeks we pooled together our ideas about an ideal future and transformed these hopes and wishes into poetry, acting, […]

As Britain celebrates (or endures, depending on whether you see the cup half full or half empty) an intensive heatwave, artists are releasing suitably vibrant tracks to provide a soundtrack to our summer barbecues, festivals and park days. Petrie is of no exception. The British alt-pop duo released, June (with JESS) recently and it has […]

Frankie Stew may sound like he has a hard outer shell and this new track oozes an enjoyable and fresh feeling, just like a coconut. Summer 2018 is truly a hot one and this track matches that description effortlessly. With the intro making me feel as if I’m on a hot island, and some of […]

Setting the right vibe at a summer get-together requires a truly amazing playlist. Fortunately, summer 2018 has provided more in the way of great summer hits than any year in recent history, with fun, danceable tunes hitting the airwaves week after week. Before you try to create the perfect playlist for your next party, make […]

While the days of audiences spending hours watching MTV count down the top music videos have come and gone, that doesn’t mean the videos themselves have gotten any less creative with time. In fact, 2018 was one of the best years for music videos in recent history, with countless directors and artists making truly creative […]

Ibiza. The land of partying, attraction and more partying. Ibiza. The land of passing out every night, getting a tattoo on your backside and losing your friends before you’ve even got back to your hotel room. Which one of them you are is up to you. “Holiday day one I got messy” is the first […]

What makes a song a summer anthem? Is it a sound that immediately transports you to a tropical, sun-soaked resort? Or perhaps it’s a song that you hear years from now which takes you back to the best summer of your life, summer 2018? The debut single ‘Pleasure’ from Berlin-based duo FHAT embodies all of […]