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Discovery: More Than An Act, DA-MOVEMENT Brings Chicago Soul to a Global Stage

26/03/202626/03/2026 Graeme Smith

When is an act not an act? When it’s a movement. DA-MOVEMENT are a Chicago, USA-based collective that have proven they are making more than just music.

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9 o’clock Nasty blend Beastie Boys and Kasabian for hypnotic single and video

21/07/202521/07/2025 Graeme Smith

“How can you remain horny yet righteous?” ask 9 o’clock Nasty in their new hip-hop and rock mashup, Love In The Circle.

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Video Podcast: TjTUCKER talks music, Wakefield and Bentleys

11/04/202515/04/2025 Graeme Smith

In a first for York Calling, editor in Chief Graeme Smith presents a video podcast. In this special episode, he chats to Wakefield-based hip-hop artist TjTUCKER about his music, aspirations, and getting into trouble at the Bentley dealership.

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Waxwing is the new collaborative hip hop single from Manuscript and friends

21/01/202521/01/2025 Graeme Smith

Featuring Sammy G, Alyssa Tha G, Rezin8 and Slumber Logic, Manuscript gives us poetic old school hip-hop with his new single, waxwing.

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Discovery: Leon Flames

16/11/202218/11/2022 Graeme Smith

Leon Flames is a rapper and hip hop artist born and raised in South London. With a background in rap battles and a reputation for lyrics writing, its through his single Stalin’s Lapel that we’re coming to his music.

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New Music: Duckwrth – Sneaky and Pray

25/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Duckwrth is a rapper and pioneering hip hop artist who first hit our radar way back in 2019. Since then we’ve been following his career closely, sharing no less than five further tracks from him. Now he’s back with two single releases from his new EP Chrome Bull – Sneaky and Pray.

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Album Review: Christy Puzzle – Les maux des mots

08/09/202213/09/2022 Graeme Smith

Christy Puzzle is a Paris, France-based experimental dream pop artist who doesn’t so much produce music but collects sounds as artefacts of life. Her album Les maux des mots (The Evil of Words) was released last year but has only just hit my radar. Here’s my track by track review.

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Premiere: Before The Camera – Soothes My Soul

01/09/202208/09/2022 Graeme Smith

Before The Camera is a UK Record Label based in London, founded by music producer Danny Short. They’ve just teamed up with spoken word artist Tom Gill for a new collaboration called Soothes My Soul (The Drug I Binge On). Hear it for the first time anywhere right here.

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Album Review: Noah Richardson – Dead To Me

29/08/2022 Graeme Smith

A few days ago I shared the title track to American alternative pop singer songwriter’s debut album Dead To Me and was charmed by its bright instrumentals and macabre themes. Now it’s time to check out the whole album. Here’s my track by track review.

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