Recording in a 140-year-old former drill bit factory proves the perfect environment for genre blending Cleveland, USA-based duo, Arms & Armour.
Continue reading “Discovery: Arms & Armour Draw on Portishead and Others for New Album The Hunted”
James Blunt opens his UK and Irish arena tour in Leeds on Friday 26 March 2027, playing First Direct Arena as the first date of a run supporting new album Airplane Mode, out 6 November via Atlantic Records.
Continue reading “James Blunt is Coming to Leeds”
‘I can’t stand it when novelists read from their own books,’ deadpans Robert Harris before reading to a full house in the lecture theatre at Tempest Anderson Hall.
Continue reading “Robert Harris In Conversation”
Leeds Festival returned to Bramham Park from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August 2026, and York Calling had the whole weekend covered. Katie Stewart and Stuart Duthie split coverage across the stages, from first discoveries on the smaller tents to headline sets on The Grid. Here’s how all three days played out.
Continue reading “Live Review: Raye Steals The Show on a Packed Weekend at Leeds Festival”
Angus & Julia Stone are new to us, but the Australian duo have released seven albums, including their latest, Karaoke Bar.
Continue reading “Discovery: Angus & Julia Stone’s Seventh Album Is a Tale of People and Travel”
It’s August Bank Holiday weekend. The summer drought is being replaced by autumn dreariness, and outdoor entertainment is ending for another season.
Continue reading “Live Review: Discovering Bastille In Halifax”
Sometimes you don’t have to say a lot to make a powerful statement. Rumour’s new EP, Limerence, runs for less than fifteen minutes, but makes an impression.
Continue reading “Discovery: Rumour Makes a Brief but Profound First Impression with New EP, Limerence”
‘The role of the artist is to say there’s still some fight in us left,’ says TV Smith. The punk veteran acts as cheerleader against apathy and shows no sign of slowing down.
Continue reading “‘Everything Happened Fast’ – TV Smith Reflects on The Adverts and Decades of Gigging”
‘It’s a pretty dark tale,’ says Miles Salter, regular York Calling contributor and author of a new book about The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde’s ill-fated band of Hereford musicians.
Continue reading “Two Dead by 30: The Tragedy at the Heart of The Pretenders”
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