Citadel Festival

Sundays should be all about you. Sometimes you don’t want to be having to go anywhere or be anything. At Citadel you don’t have to. Taking place in Victoria park, Hackney on Sunday 16th July, it’s like someone has plonked your living room in the middle of a park and filled it yoga, arts and creativity,

Citadel is here – and it looks amazing

When Citadel Festival was first born, I had reservations about the longevity and meaning of its life. Did London really need another festival? Did the UK need another family friendly event? But they’ve been building on their successes, and this year bring an amazing line up of quality artists to Victoria Park on Sunday 16th

Foals – Mountain At My Gates

There’s a jangle and lightness of feel to Mountain At My Gates from Foals, less math and more pop than previous material, with its looping melody and tempestuous vocals nicely reflected in the video where the shifts in movement are over a solidity and strength that stands up strong. The video was directed by collaborator

Love lyrics

Valentine’s Day, and a chance to celebrate the things we love – like music. These are some of the most beautiful love related lyrics in my favourite songs. The Maccabbees – Toothpaste Kisses I’ll win your heart with a woop-a-woo / Pulling shapes just for your eyes / So with toothpaste kisses and lines /I’ll be yours and

I Am In Love tell us about it

Tumbling and tidy riffs, ambitious vocals and pulsating synths, Call Me An Animal is the latest single from I Am In Love, a band so called because the singer, is. January 21st sees them play a free show at 93 Feet East – something to look forward to in the grim days of a new