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Review and Q&A with Only Sun

The summer months may have come to a close but the sun luckily returned to Sheffield for one night only..

Gig Reviews

11 Nov
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LIO: “My songwriting always comes from a place of honesty”

They’re quick on the rise and looking to change people’s ideas on the pop genre, whilst also answering questions like:..

Culture

8 Nov
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My Life in Music: Catherine Carr (Rafiki Jazz)

First record I bought… The first record I bought was the album Finger Paintings by American acoustic guitarist Earl Klugh. Although I..

Archived

7 Nov
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Kate Tempest interview: “What I’m trying to express is something bigger, something more universal”

In an age where social media rules our existence, climate change is threatening the planet, and politicians are making a..

Music

4 Nov
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The Reytons @ O2 Academy Sheffield

Before their biggest show so far and a mark in history, being the only unsigned band to sell out the..

Gig Reviews

29 Oct
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In interview with Floodhounds

Since treating us to an Exposed In Session back in 2017, Floodhounds have gone from strength to strength. Their signature..

Music

18 Oct
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Black Madonna: “The world is crazy; it feels like it’s on fire at the moment.”

Until 2016, The Black Madonna was just a Catholic medieval icon: depictions of Mother Mary that had become black through..

Disco/Funk/Soul

4 Oct
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Interview: Kid Acne talks recent solo exhibition and upcoming EP, HAVE A WORD

In his first Sheffield solo show for over five years, celebrated local artist Kid Acne combined his two key creative..

Culture

2 Oct
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Thinking outside the Bloxx

Fusing classic indie influences with grunge pop stylings and empowering messages, London four-piece Bloxx are one of the UK’s most..

Interviews

13 Sep
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Another side to Helena Hauff

“There’s a lot of humour in my sets as well, I like to play stupid stuff too, like obvious breaks..

Hope Works

2 Sep
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Pet Deaths: “We have the same dark, pessimistic, twisted sense of humour”

Scrabbling around for the right record to hit you in the feels following a particularly grisly root canal? Or searching..

Music

30 Aug
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Wordplay: Raluca de Soleil

Produced in association with Sheffield’s first poet laureate Otis Mensah, Wordplay is a monthly showcase of up-and-coming artists from the..

Music

13 Aug
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Tramlines 2019: The Seamonsters on their big homecoming gig

Exposed’s Ellie Nodder catches up with Ciara Hurding, drummer of the 80’s-inspired indie pop peddlers. You started the band when..

Music Interviews

19 Jul
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Tramlines 2019: A quickie with Circa Waves…

The Merseyside indie rockers are stopping off at Tramlines with third album What’s It Like Over There? in tow. Cameron..

Music

19 Jul
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Review and Q&A with Only Sun

LIO: “My songwriting always comes from a place of honesty”

My Life in Music: Catherine Carr (Rafiki Jazz)

Kate Tempest interview: “What I’m trying to express is something bigger, something more universal”

The Reytons @ O2 Academy Sheffield

In interview with Floodhounds

Black Madonna: “The world is crazy; it feels like it’s on fire at the moment.”

Interview: Kid Acne talks recent solo exhibition and upcoming EP, HAVE A WORD

Another side to Helena Hauff

Pet Deaths: “We have the same dark, pessimistic, twisted sense of humour”

Wordplay: Raluca de Soleil

Tramlines 2019: The Seamonsters on their big homecoming gig

Tramlines 2019: A quickie with Circa Waves…

Wordplay: The1Devotion

Jon McClure takes us through Reverend and the Makers’ Best Of album

Honeyblood’s Stina Tweeddale on her new album, nightmares and witches

Exposed meets Mini Mansions

Finding Sanctuary with Fat White Family

5 minutes with: Ishmael Ensemble

SHEAFS are back and raring to go

Interview: Woman’s Hour

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KOG: “That’s the number one reason I got into music: the love, affection and connection”

“I always was more of a pop enthusiast” – Rebecca Lucy Taylor on Self Esteem

Sleaford Mods on Eton Alive: “It’s about getting stuff out there that connects with people”

“This one’s for the connoisseurs” – Rotation boss on label’s new release

Drenge: “There’s a lot of spookiness out there at the moment”

“Bruce Springsteen does jangle pop”: Interview with Her’s

Habibi Funk: “I just pack a load of records and see what feels right on the night!”

“People don’t view us in the way we view ourselves” – Bring Me The Horizon on new album, amo

Interview: DMA’s

Liberty Ship release new single for Weston Park Cancer Trust

Joe Carnall Jnr on his upcoming Christmas show and a big announcement for 2019

Interview with Sheffield’s Mathew J. Hall

From Amsterdam to Sheffield: We meet Nathan Surreal

Orbital: “I love Sheffield, it’s got a special place in my heart”

In interview with Sheffield band Cellar Door Moon Crow

GoGo Penguin: “This is finally the right combination of people”

Johnny Marr on The Smiths, his solo work and everything in between

Back to school with ITOP

The Importance of Being IDLES

Matic Mouth: “I hate politics, but I believe I am a person who speaks up if I see something wrong”

Interview: The Coral’s James Skelly

Peter Hook on the Hacienda Classical: “Precision combined with a wonderful bit of anarchy.”

Tramlines 2018: Exposed chats to Milburn

Universal Tree: Uniting the People

Still Hotsteppin’: Interview with The Hot Soles

My Life in Music: Rae Morris

Interview: Stereophonics

Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks: “You just sort of hope someone, somewhere, will come along and shake things up a bit.”

Parklife Preview: Get to know Melé

Interview: The Magic Gang

Meet Roy Davis Jr.’s first signing in 16 years: Al Zanders

Return of the Mac: 5 minutes with Fleetmac Wood

Shame: “We don’t look at the finish line; we’re just looking at the next step.”

Time for Tino: We meet Sheffield’s freshest new 140 DJ

Interview: INK. talk debut EP, headline tour and wiping the slate clean

DJ at the Circus: We chat to Yousef

The Vaccines: “We wanted to scratch that itch and basically create the best record we ever have”

Pale Waves talk new music and sausage fests

5 Minutes with… the Turbans

5 Minutes with… CC:Disco

Otis Mensah on new tunes, being vulnerable and playing with Killah Priest

Interview: AWOOGA

Coming of Age: We meet Dusky & Lo Shea

Melody Maker: Mella Dee chats Donny and 90s rave tapes

Bez on Happy Mondays, Madchester and what twists his melon in 2018

Blancmange’s Neil Arthur: “Not for one minute would I want to hold onto or harness something that holds me in this retro-nostalgic world”

Or:la heads up our first ever Nightlife Special

Something in the Works: an Interview with Hope Works curator/resident Lo Shea

The Magic Gang: “Sheffield is one of our favourite places to play”

Kim Wilde On Being Back On Tour!

It’s P-Time! 5 Minutes with Crazy P

Forged In Steel: We meet Winston Hazel

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: what happened to our rock and roll?

Gangs of New Yorkshire: We meet PBR Streetgang

A Christmas catch-up with SHEAFS

John Smith: ‘I see myself as a working musician… my first responsibility is to my family’

Cervo, Fela Kuti and Expensive S***

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