This was such a good party. The Off Licence is the brainchild of my friends Ben Etherington and Alex Kelsall, who are also Schwein residents. They’d been talking about putting a night on themselves since before coming on board with the Schwein crew and it’s been awesome to see it take shape. They asked me … Read More
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and last month Russell Master and Mareiella Challis organised a Mental Heath Awareness event at 212. Joe Hunter went along… “And yet I fight this battle all alone. No-one to cry to. No place to call home.” – Nutshell, Alice in Chains I guess I’ve always been aware … Read More
Manfredas at Wharf Chambers last weekend was one of the best nights I’ve been to in ages. Organised by the guys from Outlaws and my mate Vilija, this had been something I’d been looking forward to for a while. The whole weekend for me was a series of smash and grab missions based around my … Read More
I don’t particularly like Beaverworks as a venue. I played in the main room several times for Feed The Love and found it a bit of a chore (bad monitors, sound clash with the room next door). Once, though, I played in the basement, and that was an entirely different thing. The basement as Beaverworks … Read More
This Friday (5th April) is Mental Health Awareness Day at 212. There will be 15 minute sofa talks on a common mental health issue people have to deal with on a daily basis and how they manage it. Each talk will be followed by a short break, and after the sofa talks, there will be … Read More
So your weekend is over and it was the same old story: A few casual halves after work on Friday and the old “yeah, I’m just having a quiet one, I reckon”. Then before you knew it, it was Monday night, you woke up on a stranger’s couch, covered in grass stains and feathers, you … Read More
The Bad Ornament resident artists are showing and selling prints at Outlaws Yacht Club Check out work from Lee Mascall, Roya Brehl, Josefus Haze, Jessica Young and Vilija Milasuite. Their exhibition runs until the 28th of September.
Another great line up from Butter Side Up, I was looking forward to this one. This was a Leeds debut for Gene On Earth, and the second time in August I’d be catching a set from The Ghost, and from Hamish and Toby. When I first moved to Leeds, I used to go to Butter … Read More
“People are strange when you’re a stranger”, said some bloke somwhere sometime. And he was right; people are indeed strange, though I’d argue that the less of a stranger someone becomes to you, the stranger to you they become (if you catch my drift). As one with a fondness for strangeness, I’ve been captivated by … Read More
I went along to the Dimensions / Tribe night at Wire on Friday night… Alex T and Simon Scott were opening, playing some dark electro. The club was filled with smoke – more so than usual – which went well with the music. The tunes were brutal and spectacular. A much heavier opening set than … Read More