Festivals abroad may have seemed a far-fetched ambition this year, given the disappointment resulting from the cancellation of UK based events such as Houghton and Gottwood. However, Dimensions festival in Croatia marked the second festival to be graced with a PoK sticker on our Balkan adventure, following on from Butik in Slovenia. Dimensions similarly sought …
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MARNIE MOODY X POK
Marnie Moody creates art that leads you into staring. The longer you stare the more gripped you become, leaving the viewer with a ‘Where’s Wally’ sense of visual stimulus. Her creativity is illustrated throughout each of these graphic-heavy pieces with a distinct style and theme crossing the borders of each piece. Marnie spilled some ink …
Lark Lane Vinyl Fair
In the not so distant past there was a time when listening to music came, generally, in one of three forms. The first: following artists to local venues small and grand to listen to live unpolished sound. The second: tuning in to radio stations, where rockstar disc jockeys spun their favourite tracks to a seismic …
An Introduction to Smithdown
Moving to Liverpool? Student? Creative type on a budget? Dealer? Doesn’t matter. Here you find yourself starry eyed in the L 1 5 not knowing who’s who or what’s what, fear not. You’re gonna be okay, because we have provided a succinct and experienced overview of everything you need to get yourself grounded on the …
IN REVIEW: QUENCH
Nightlife for the electronic music scene can sometimes feel like a homogeneous cycle. Buy a ticket from Resident Adviser or get a last minute bargain on a resale page, then off you go, heading to one of three or four clubs in the city of your choosing. You wait in line, go in to watch …
AZERE X POK
Hailing from Hexham but residing in the Welsh capital Cardiff, 22 year old Singer-Songwriter, instrumentalist, Poet, Producer (and so much more), Azere has introduced himself into the music scene with his intimate & heart-warming album ‘From Now On…’. Full of emotion & experimentation, the debut album never succumbs to complacency, with each track unique in …
BLIND MIC X POK
22 year old MC, Producer and Multi-instrumentalist Blind Mic has been stirring up the north west waves since breaking through in 2017. Born and bred in Manchester, Blind Mic is here to demonstrate the best of Jazz-Hop and Trap-Soul, with the vision to navigate his hometown estuary’s and touch the mainstream. His latest project ‘Love …
A Gottwood Review
It’s rare that great electronic music is a topic which springs to mind when one thinks of Wales. Rare is it too that in spite of torrential rainfall and an unfathomable amount of mud, damp clothing and swamped tents, a festival can continue to be an imposing, powerful and beautiful occasion. On the 10th anniversary …
THE RENAISSANCE OF MARKET RETAIL – ALTRINCHAM MARKET
It’s perhaps considered old news that the patriotism in and around Manchester has always been infectious. The sense of community emanates throughout the city and its surrounding towns, and it’s now more than ever universally sought to from tourists all over the world. Though now a commercially thriving cosmopolitan district, there are still so many …
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DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL: THE LAST DANCE
Nestled on the northwestern tip of the Adriatic coast, the 19th century Fort Christo Punta hosted Dimensions festival for the eighth and last time this year. The younger, smaller sister of Drum and Bass festival Outlook, has become renowned for the high quality of techno, house, electro and break-beat curated by organisers in recent years; …
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