Ocean Wisdom invaded Newcastle University’s student union with a lyrical force so powerful that by the end of the concert the crowd had developed a collective repetitive strain injury from constantly shaking their heads. Wisdom […]
Category: Reviews
Live Review: UK hip-hop’s everyman Loyle Carner sells-out at O2 Academy Newcastle | 31.10.19
Loyle Carner captured the hearts of music fans across the UK in 2019 with his sophomore album ‘Not Waving But Drowning’, striking a chord with his refreshingly honest and soft-centred take on a traditional hip-hop […]
Live Review: MoStack pops off at O2 Academy, Newcastle | 25.10.19
A lot is said about hip-hop being the new rock music nowadays, in terms of it’s counter-culture status and tendency to ambush the charts. Now, that’s a fair comparison, but in some circumstances it doesn’t […]
Track Review: “Breathe” – Shakk
The new single ‘Breathe’ from Middlesbrough rapper Shakk is a frantic and moving track. His rapid flow has a startling immediacy to it that is accompanied by a vibey beat and eery instrumentals. As soon […]
Live Review: Slowthai inspires an uprising in Newcastle | 13.10.19
The political landscape of the UK is fucked right now. Boris Johnson, the once lovable Tory clown, is now running the country unelected and the Brexit situation is heading to its car crash of a […]
Live Review: Last Train Home Festival 2019, Darlington | 07/09/19
At 2018’s Last Train Home Festival, RIDE Music editor Johno nearly killed me on the drive to (and from) Darlington. So this year, I decided the event’s titular mode of transport was the better option. […]
LIVE REVIEW: Slowthai @ Trimmers Arms, South Shields | 11/05/19
What can you get for 99p nowadays? 1/3 of a coffee? Not even a 99 ice cream cone? The best gig of your life? Slowthai‘s final ’99p tour’ stop brought him to a little pub […]
EP REVIEW: ‘RAW’ – NE DONS
Geordie grime duo NE Dons are back with their sophomore EP ‘RAW’. The four-track project, created in collaboration with producer $.O.N.N.Y, is the follow up to their well-received debut EP ‘NANG’. Even after […]
