The recent backlash over Nina Kraviz’s cornrows and track ‘Ghetto Kraviz’ has thrown the issue of cultural appropriation and discrimination in dance music back into popular discussion. People all over the internet, notably Frankie Decaiza […]
Flux’s Halloween Special Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Expectations
For the spookiest night of the year, there was only one place to be: Flux’ Halloween Special went all-out for spooky vibes with four rooms and a staggering amount of DJ sets. The bunker featured […]
Stretchy Dance Supply Make An Impressive Yet Safe Return to Sheaf Street
Queenie Qureshi-Wales headed down to Sheaf Street to catch the next instalment of Stretchy Dance Supply – but did it live up to expectations?
Mount Kimbie Bring Their Exploratory Electronica to Headrow House
‘Post Dubstep Pioneers’ Mount Kimbie may have been about since 2008, but the passing of a decade certainly hasn’t dampened their ability to create confident, bubbling and technically brilliant music. Whilst their early work leaned […]
Signals Stuns Mint Warehouse: Get To Know Leeds’ Newest Night Out
Hidden in the industrial landscape of Holbeck, Mint’s minimal, dingy aesthetic has been the choice venue for many of the world’s leading underground DJs. It’s unassuming look revels in obscurity; to the average by-passer, this […]
Wire presents Hunee and Tom Smith, 11.10.19
World renowned South Korean DJ Hunee yet again graces Leeds with his presence. However, on this occasion, he is perhaps overshadowed by the bill’s warmup act: Tom Smith, the man behind Leeds’s legendary night Cosmic […]
Future Daze @ Freedom Mills Preview
Future Daze is putting on an all-female (apart from party boss S. Scott) techno extravanganzaaa and you are all expected to be there. Expect face-melting sauce of the electro and acid flavours from Helena Hauff […]
Objekt @ Mint Warehouse Preview
Hailing from Berlin, Objekt’s avant-garde blend of crushing dubstep and sinister techno has been making waves since 2011, when (real name) TJ Hertz released ‘Objekt EP1’, but tomorrow night he will be heading a mouth-watering […]
In The Middle with Not Exotic
Not Exotic is a new collective and club night created by and for people of colour. We caught up with DJ and founder plugkeisha to hear about the clubbing scene in Leeds and the need […]
Thurston Moore Preview // 16/10/2019
Our resident music and clubs editor Safi Bugel prepares us for Thurston Moore’s highly anticipated Leeds debut. Next week, Thurston Moore will take on Leeds’ Hyde Park for the first time with his much-anticipated show […]