Just weeks after selling out The Underground for their headline show, The Crowns have released their third single – Hopelessly Obsessed – the band’s most focused effort yet towards an authentic and refined sound. Hailing from Stoke-on-Trent, the four piece…
Daisy Jones and The Six may never have actually existed, but The Crystal Teardrop does, and they’re the ultimate listen for those enamoured with rock bands of the mid to late sixties. Inspired by a mutual passion for the sights,…
“I always remember this one cool kid at college turning up in their completely over the top – but very cool car, as I stepped off a bus way past its sell by date,” says Max Kendall – frontman of…
There’s a real trend currently of ‘flipping’ furniture, where craft lovers scour Facebook Marketplace and car boots for old, forgotten about tables and units, and will work to give them a new lease of life with a lick of paint,…
When you see a spider in your house, what do you do? Glass and paper method? Shout for the nearest available non-bug-phobic inhabitant? Or, do you admit to a well placed slipper? A good nine times out of ten, I’ll…
In 2022, Stoke-on-Trent four piece The Underclass played not one, but two sets at Y-Not Festival, released two brand new singles and racked up some serious Spotify numbers. Not a band to rest on their laurels, the boys are back…
Some might call it naive to bite the hand that feeds you, but Bathtub are unapologetic in their delivery of their latest single Gameplay – a powerful and sarcastic track that takes aim at self-serving members of the music industry.…
Complete with the ultimate coastal mood of a metal music video, Stoke-on-Trent’s Black Coast have released the second single from their forthcoming self-titled EP, Chains. Forged deep within the lost pottery kilns of the city, Chains offers a melancholic, brooding…
“Death of me is clarity. Death of me is letting go. Death of me is the exploration of life, love, and everything in between.” – Death of Me. Svalbard, Metallica, Underoath, City and Colour – it’s safe to say that…
This time last year, Oli Ng was heading into the studio to record the first tracks for his debut album ‘Everything Is Impossible Until It Happens’ – and 12 months on, we’ve finally been given the opportunity to hear a…
Gen Z electropop singer songwriter, Mara Liddle is harnessing the power of her generation’s internet dependency and using it to pen personal yet witty lyrics, placing them alongside bright pop beats that tell the story of her journey into adulthood.…
In recent years, there’s been a real sense of hostility around the globe, perhaps most notably with Ukraine and Russia, and while it may be based on historical events, the latest release from Stoke-on-Trent’s Average Joe, Blood and Fire, is…
