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The Cribs – “For All My Sisters” album review
‘For All My Sisters’, the first of two new studio albums from Wakefield rockers ,The Cribs is a self-professed pop-romp, and delivers no...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 23, 20153 min read


Sofar Sounds Nottingham, 26/02/2015
For those of you who are not familiar with Sofar Sounds, it’s a live music discovery community started in a tiny flat in London. The...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 4, 20152 min read


Public Service Broadcasting – ‘The Race for Space’ album review & @ Rough Trade, 25
Public Service Broadcasting (PSB), is the brainchild of the ridiculously regally named duo from South London, J. Willgoose, Esq. and...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 28, 20152 min read


Jettblack @ Rescue Rooms, 12/02/2015
There’s a tendency to arrive fashionably late to gigs. Understandable. Local gigs in Nottingham seem to start and finish early and it’s...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 16, 20153 min read


Interview with The Cribs’ Gary Jarman
The Cribs are releasing their 6th studio album on the 23rd of March, “For All My Sisters”. After coming on the scene back in 2002,...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 12, 20159 min read


Gnarwolves @ Rescue Rooms, 7/12/14
You won’t see pyro or a fancy light shows tonight. There won’t be the costume changes you might expect at a Taylor Swift show. Tonight...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 2, 20153 min read


Alvvays @ The Bodega, 26/01/15
Twee-pop still remains an under-appreciated genre. How many times have you heard the adjective ‘twee’ used as a pejorative? Probably more...

The Mic Magazine
Jan 30, 20152 min read


Kasabian @ Capital FM Arena, 28/11/12
Eez-eh! eez-eh! The crowd bellowed at any opportune moment throughout the Kasabian gig at the Capital FM Arena last week. For the entire...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 20, 20142 min read


Jamie T – ‘Carry on the Grudge’ album review
After eagerly waiting for new material from London lad, he has emerged through the darkness to bring us probably his best work yet. The...

The Mic Magazine
Oct 7, 20142 min read


Interview: Everything Everything @ Parklife
The Mic caught Everything Everything backstage at Parklife a couple of hours before their incredible set. While drinking cider in the sun...

The Mic Magazine
Jun 11, 20136 min read


Tribes ‘Wish to Scream’ Album
There are many contested things in this turbulent day and age: Palestine, Britain and the Euro, the efficacy of the 4-4-2 system, to name...

The Mic Magazine
Jun 11, 20132 min read


D2D preview #5: London Grammar
With a catalogue of just 3 songs, London Grammar have us excited. Their first track ‘Wasting My Young Years’ shows off Hannah Reid’s...

The Mic Magazine
May 23, 20131 min read


D2D preview #2: Swim Deep
The Mic caught up with Austin, Higgy, Zach and Cav from Swim Deep on their last trip to Nottingham. We’ve been revisting their best words...

The Mic Magazine
May 18, 20133 min read


Palma Violets @ The Bodega
So, with festival season now fully behind us, we reach the Autumnal period where Bands who they want to build up plenty of hype for, just...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 9, 20122 min read
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