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Scott Payling

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Bingley Music Live 2012: Myrtle Park

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

It was that time of the year again when Myrtle Park braced itself for a weekend of loud music, heavy bass, drunk attendants and…

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Wooden Shjips, Strange and Partners and Two Skies: The Plug, Sheffield

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

On this day of supposed bad luck, we were served a helping of the opposite. Tonight’s gig was one to stick in the memory;…

Previews

Bingley Music Live: Myrtle Park, 31st August – 2nd September 2012

Written by Scott Payling

[wide][/wide]Despite the miserable weather we have all had to endure in this ‘British Summer’, Bingley Music Live aims to add a bit of sunshine…

Reviews

Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles: Tales from Pegasus Wood EP

Written by Scott Payling

When listening to this EP, I was reminded of the summer that appears to be fast approaching. Tales from Pegasus Wood has a refreshing…

Reviews

Alt-J: An Awesome Wave (Infectious Music)

Written by Scott Payling

Alt-J’s latest album An Awesome Wave, feels like one of those experiments that has not only gone right, but set a bar so high…

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Blacklisters: BLKLSTRS (Brew Records)

Written by Scott Payling

If you’re the kind of person that likes to violently throw yourself around amidst a group of sweaty individuals who share your passion, then…

Features

Low Duo

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

Usually you would expect to need an excess of five band members in order to create a sound that is dynamic and rich with…

Live Reviews

The Milk, Renegade Brass Band, The Gentlemen, Adam Kay: SOYO Live, Sheffield

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

I had been looking forward to the 19th of March for some time. This would be The Milk’s night, a band I had sampled…

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Don’t Sleep Dream, The Kickliner, Empty Churches and Low Duo: The Harley, Sheffield

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

Tonight we found ourselves in The Harley, a venue I had never frequented before, and discovered that nobody was there. We saw the familiar…

Reviews

Blue Lip Feel: Glitterbox EP

Written by Scott Payling

I was excited to review Blue Lip Feel’s new EP Glitterbox due to the buzz they have gathered around the Sheffield scene. I found…

Live Reviews

Rizzle Kicks, Pepper, Random Impulse: The Plug, Sheffield

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

An unusual and scary sight awaited me and Nick at the Plug tonight in the form of a long queue, and when I say…

Live Reviews

Playground Mafia’s Farewell Performance with Searching 4 Evidence, The Gazelles, Hazes, Rip-off Britain, Zaffirelli: The Plug, Sheffield

Written by Scott Payling, photos by Nick Lound

Tonight was both filled with excitement and sadness. This would be the final gig of Playground Mafia, a band popular amongst the Sheffield music…

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