inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Wide Awake’ by Parquet Courts

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Wide Awake’ by Parquet Courts

May 7, 2018 No Comments

US indie rock outfit Parquet Courts have popped up with their sixth studio album, just two short years since their previous record. It’s the band’s third release on UK based label Rough Trade, which has seen the band increasingly improve in the European market. ‘Wide Awake!’ is set to be

Maceo Plex at Motion, Bristol

Maceo Plex at Motion, Bristol

May 6, 2018 No Comments

US born Eric Estornel, better know as Maceo Plex, first established himself on the European techno scene in the early naughties under the moniker Maetrik. Maceo Plex was named reserved for his more ‘festival-friendly’ house-influenced productions. The Maceo Plex project first released music in 2009 with Estornel’s debut record ‘Life

Gengahr at The Joiners, Southampton

Gengahr at The Joiners, Southampton

May 4, 2018 No Comments

Hailing from Stoke, indie four-piece Gengahr have made a very strong start to 2018 delivering a second album which is arguably even better than their debut. The group have now released two studio albums on independent label Transgressive Records. Formed back in 2013, the band had their first ever single

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Need a Little Time’ by Courtney Barnett

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Need a Little Time’ by Courtney Barnett

April 30, 2018 No Comments

Despite only releasing an album alongside Kurt Vile in October last year, Australian indie singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett is set to release her second solo studio record next month. May 18th will welcome ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’, a ten track LP produced by Barnett herself with Burke Reid and Dan

Portsmouth Celebrates Its Fourth Annual Record Store Day Event

Portsmouth Celebrates Its Fourth Annual Record Store Day Event

April 29, 2018 No Comments

Our annual celebration of all things indie returned this weekend with national Record Store Day (RSD). Beginning in 2007, one Saturday in April always plays host to the nationwide event that celebrates the culture of the UK’s many great independent record stores and the British music industry as a whole.

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Can’t Stand It’ by Blossoms

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Can’t Stand It’ by Blossoms

April 23, 2018 No Comments

Stockport’s finest indie band Blossoms have achieved some big things in their five short years as a five-piece. Their debut self-titled record, released in August 2016 went straight in at Number 1 on the UK Albums Chart after major support from fans and also from BBC Introducing. The band came

Roosevelt at The Jazz Cafe, London

Roosevelt at The Jazz Cafe, London

April 22, 2018 No Comments

German singer/producer Marius Lauber, better know as Roosevelt, has been making music since he was a boy, playing drums in his first teenage indie band dubbed Beat!Beat!Beat!. In 2013 he released his critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Elliot’. The lead single and EP title track of the same name was named

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Citizen/Nowhere’ by Daniel Avery

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Citizen/Nowhere’ by Daniel Avery

April 16, 2018 No Comments

Lovers of electronic music must already be ecstatic with George Fitzgerald’s new record and with Jon Hopkins close to follow, 2018 is turning out to be a busy year. Now, it’s the turn of well respected DJ Daniel Avery. The new record is bleary and euphoric and points to Avery’s love

2018: The Year of Arctic Monkeys

2018: The Year of Arctic Monkeys

April 14, 2018 No Comments

Already firmly concreted into everyone’s lives, there isn’t a person left behind that hasn’t had the pleasure of experiencing Arctic Monkeys’ timeless music in some form or another over the past fifteen years. The incredible scale and worldwide demand of the Sheffield four-piece is outstanding as well as head-spinning. Lead by

Public Service Broadcasting at The O2 Academy, Bournemouth

Public Service Broadcasting at The O2 Academy, Bournemouth

April 11, 2018 No Comments

Public Service Broadcasting returned once again to the South West region playing a vibrant and energetic set, this time at the O2 Academy in Bournemouth. After being nominated and winning the Vanguard Breakthrough Award in the Progressive Music Awards back in 2015, they embarked on a seamless musical journey from playing