York’s New Poetry Pharmacy Might Be a Cure For Your Ills
Step into York’s latest Pharmacy, and you find rows of pills in small bottles. But the medicine inside these vials is unusual. It’s not paracetamol or codeine, but poetry.
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Karen Salicath Jamali Honours Dawn and New Beginnings in Angel Sandalphon
Karen Salicath Jamali is one of the most interesting and unique artists I’ve featured on these pages.
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Film Review: Luhrmann’s EPiC Shows the King at His Late-’60s and ’70s Peak
A trio of music films have been released in recent weeks: a biopic of Jeff Buckley, a film about Paul McCartney in the ‘70s, and now we have Elvis EPiC (Elvis Presley in Concert), the most enjoyable, if least probing of the three.
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Live Review: Herbal Mafia’s 20th Birthday Celebrations Kick-off with Epic Mungo’s Hi-Fi Set
Herbal Mafia celebrated the first installation of their 20th birthday series on Friday night with a line-up bursting at the seams with all things reggae, dub, and plenty of bass, headlined by renowned Glasgow collective Mungo’s HiFi.
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Live Review: A Youthful Punk Line-up Puts Two Fingers Up to Racism at The Basement
On the night of 27 February 2026 down in York’s City Screen basement, a cacophony of vampiric, metal-headed rockers gathered to revel in several goth-infused punk bands.
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Live Review: Kula Shaker conjure cosmic fire in Holmfirth’s psychedelic bubble
A kaleidoscopic night in the Yorkshire Moors sees the Britpop survivors reborn with ‘Wormslayer’. New songs stretch wide while old anthems land with ecstatic precision. Words … Continue reading Live Review: Kula Shaker conjure cosmic fire in Holmfirth’s psychedelic bubble
Live Review: Don’t Go Into The Forest: Avatar Unleash Carnival Of Apocalyptical Chaos
On February 15th, Manchester Academy transformed into a swirling pit of face paint fury, Maori Haka Firepower, and a coven of Norwegian Witches, as the Avatar … Continue reading Live Review: Don’t Go Into The Forest: Avatar Unleash Carnival Of Apocalyptical Chaos
Preview: Lewis Capaldi Adds Conan Gray and Jacob Alon to Huge Roundhay Festival Show
Roundhay Festival continues to expand its 2026 offering with a major announcement today: Scottish superstar Lewis Capaldi will be joined by two of the most talked‑about rising artists in pop right now – BRIT Critics’ Choice winner Jacob Alon and US Gen‑Z icon Conan Gray – for his massive headline show in Leeds’s Roundhay Park.
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Discovery: Bonander Turns Apathy Into Action on Politically Charged and we stood there
It’s easy to feel powerless in a world where elected and unelected officials are making decisions that are counterproductive to humanity’s overall wellbeing. With her new album, and we stood there, Bonander acknowledges this and offers a fight back.
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