Words by Zakk Pea, writer and musician at Eccie The Dog and event organiser at Plot Twist My first reaction upon hearing Koala’s new single Penultimate Throw was, “Bloody ‘ell there’s a lot goin’ on ‘ere!” You can imagine my…
January is a month of reinvention, and Stoke-on-Trent trio KOALA have shed their former skin of snappy rhythms to unveil their eerie, Pink Floyd-esque record Ceramic. The band’s latest release is a departure from their usual catchy choruses for something…
“Time. You are bound by it but cannot control it. It’s moving at a constant but often appears faster or slower. Sometimes you don’t have enough time, sometimes too much time on your hands. It doesn’t matter how much money…
It’s been some years since Rick Hewitt has stood on the stage of The Underground, if my mind serves me correctly, it would have been late 2017, early 2018 as Rinse performed one of their final shows. The band’s ex-frontman,…
Hangxiety – we’ve all experienced it after a night of one (okay, five) too many beverages. It’s that all-consuming feeling of dread that you said something, did something, kissed someone or sent a text you shouldn’t have as you mentally…