*This was orginally posted on the DIY Leeds website* So, after the many avenues of the weekend, I found myself at Club Cosmos, which is taking place weekly at Freedom Mills every Sunday night… I say ‘found myself at’ – I had various places to be, and I’d always planned to land at this one after everything. … Read More
I was going to perform at Prismatic tomorrow, but I don’t dare. There have been relatively few things ever that I’ve not dared do, so this got me thinking about why that is. I suppose the first thing is that it’s something quite far away from anything I usually do. I’ve only ever been to … Read More
I started writing music reviews on the Hideous Things site in 2021, but then I found that I had a weird writer’s block, and things wouldn’t come out as they usually did, so I stopped. Anyway, I’ve started them again and there’s a couple I’ve just put up on Weapons of Desire’s latest EP – … Read More
I’ve been intending to write about Vintage Disco Biscuit‘s wonderful book for quite some time. I got a copy of The Art of Ecstasy at The Golden Lion in Todmorden (also quite wonderful) back in April, when I played a gig there with John Paynter and Matt Hum. We were on after a book signing … Read More
I knew back in September, that I wouldn’t be writing much over the following few months. Nearly a year before, we had left our old studio space, created in a warehouse just off Kirkstall Road, and that had meant several weeks of graft – and also that the rest of my life didn’t get a … Read More
I collect ‘first world problems’. By that, I don’t mean that I aim to be disgruntled by trivial nonsense. What I mean is that I see my own absurdity when this happens, and I tend to remember things that make me laugh. At the end of last year, I moved to a new flat, and … Read More
There won’t be a German Market in Leeds this year, and the council have announced that Bonfire Night festivities are not taking place either. I am pretty gutted about both, and I would not have gone to either. The reasons Leeds City Council have given for the market not happening are ‘the cost of foreign … Read More
— ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DIY LEEDS.COM – WORDS BY ME — The brainchild of Subterranea resident DJ Phil Warner, Plant & Deck will be housed in The Imaginarium, a multi use creative arts space, which is currently under development on Church Walk, just off Kirkgate, situated – conveniently for music lovers – next door to … Read More
I’ve had many rants about property developers, often because their plans are a cultural wrecking ball, and they force the closures of venues that are integral to our music scene. Sometimes, it’s because they pay no respect to architecture that deserves preservation, and sometimes it’s just because they destroy a beautiful skyline. I wanted to … Read More
What a magical few days that was! I have attended many festivals, and I don’t think I’ve come back from any quite as buzzed as I was after this year’s Houghton. By 2022, there had been more Noughtons than Houghtons, and the festival had become a bit like the jam that they are always going … Read More