The Mic

We caught up with Matt Buck, the Arts & Events Manager of the Malt Cross, one of our dedicated supporters, to see what the place is all about. How did the Malt Cross all come about then? Yes, it is in fact owned by a Trust that’s made up of a consortium of churches. Probably  [ Read More ]

What started off, initially, as a wet, cold and quite frankly unforgiving affair on the Friday soon perked up with Elbow and Muse in the night, the former proving that sometimes, melancholy can work in a field, especially when it is performed as brilliantly as it was, with Guy Garvey being one of music’s only  [ Read More ]

Often named as the family friendly festival, Latitude has established itself as one of the main contenders for the larger festival audience. With 35,000 people entering the gates of Southwold’s Henham Park over the weekend, Latitude excelled itself in terms of activities for its more younger and immature punters and entertainment for adults of all  [ Read More ]

Kurt Vile’s fourth album, Smoke Ring For My Halo, was released back in March and remains a bloody brilliant record. The Philadelphian songwriter, armed with his backing band ‘The Violators’, performed brilliantly at the relatively average venue. Opening on ‘Blackberry Song’, Vile appeared on stage with his acoustic guitar, and picked away. Soon joined by  [ Read More ]

Whether it’s U2’s chorus of Jerusalem or Beyonce’s trademark hip-shaking, it’s usually the artists (or the weather!) that get typewriters tapping at Glastonbury. But the real magic of the festival is hidden away from the main stages, in the areas to which the cameras daren’t venture. The Park, the brainchild of Emily Eavis, grows with  [ Read More ]

Arriving at two in the morning and having to pitch your tent directly outside the staff “toilets” does not exactly bode well for the beginning of Glastonbury. Learning you will be working for the next five days at the hilariously titled bar “The Cock-Mill”, and watching the ground go from wet to full on mud  [ Read More ]

We managed to catch up with the spectacled trilby wearing up’n’comer that is Ghostpoet. Mercury Prize nominated for his LP and with exclusive gigs being staged all over the country right now, THE MIC questioned his tastes, on both music and food, his music career and recent nomination. THE MIC: So Ghostpoet, thanks for taking  [ Read More ]

The LA trio return to answer the hype they created with the track ‘Pumped up kicks’ last summer with their debut album ‘Torches’. The album packs an abundance of songs with catchy lyrics, this is credited to the lead singer’s previous professional of writing TV jingles. The band have been dubbed as the MGMT of  [ Read More ]

Every year we attend gigs and live music, see some great acts and yeah, this is great. However, every year, like most, we look forward to summer. Something about the sun and heat, or what we get of it in this country, cheers everyone up. We all look forward to festival season. And just after  [ Read More ]

I’ve had people say to me that dubstep is fizzling to just another fad in music, on a level with garage in the 90’s. The more I heard this, the more I understood said viewpoint. Then Emalkay turns out this dark gem and puts all that talk to bed. ‘Eclipse’ is brutal sinister dubstep at  [ Read More ]