Since the release of his last album, Frank Turner has gone from a skinny half-arsed English country singer to a skinny half-arsed English country singer who has sold out Wembley and performed at the Olympic Opening Ceremony. You wouldn’t be [...]
After touring for a number of years and building a loyal fan base, The Joy Formidable made a huge impact with their debut album ‘The Big Roar’. Long, ferocious soundscapes and enough hooks to make the singles (‘Austere’, ‘Cradle’ and [...]
Well well, coming into May, the festival season is almost upon us. The UK is known worldwide for many music acts making it big, not forgetting the X-Factor knock-offs, viral hits or ‘golden-oldies’. Either way, the UK has paved the [...]
With Daft Punk’s Nile Rodgers and Pharrell collaboration, Get Lucky, on course to top music charts all over the world, I’ve been further exploring Rodger’s musical back-catalogue. To my shock, the Chic performer and producer’s musical output has become somewhat less prominent in recent [...]
While many might feel this article is a violent blast from the past, the intense theatrical and creative expression Limp Bizkit encompasses through their delivery, message, stage presence and theme remain unmatched by most. Of course, the music industry would [...]
On the 24th April, 2013, JLS announced that they are splitting after 5 successful years in the UK charts. It came as a bit of a surprise, as just two months earlier the group announced that they were getting ready [...]
The controversial life story of Amy Winehouse is to be told in a new documentary film headed by Senna director Asif Kapadia. Focus Features International will be selling the worldwide rights to the doc at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. [...]
My weekend was mostly spent on public transport, all of the types, but mostly lengthy bus journeys. Arriving in London, tired with no real sleep, on the second day of four might not be the best mood to be in [...]
Rating: You may not have heard of The Sun and the Sea, but they have been around for a few years under the name, The Graduate. The Graduate formed in 2005 and were active until their ‘indefinite hiatus’ in 2011. [...]
Every Thursday night is the same. At 11pm I begin playing and singing the beautiful white grand in the corner of the bar, and a great cheer erupts. I am here! I am here to lend my fingers and voice [...]
So you’re going to your first concert? You don’t know who to go to…or what to expect. Well, for one, you have to pick someone that’s capable of making what we at WhatCulture like to call: music. So if you’re [...]
The music industry is a fickle fiend. While a lot of incredible music gets encouraged and promoted, even better stuff often slips under the radar. Usually it’s a matter of an artist not being established enough yet. And we can [...]
