Review // PEACE @Soup Kitchen

Peace have had a flourishing 2012, the facts say it clearly; what with signing to Columbia Records, forcing said label to purchase them a billboard in their home city and the release of their luxurious 'Delicous' EP, it was superb to finally catch them live and reunite with old colleagues at their sold-out Soup Kitchen gig. We ventured to Chinatown with the boys and their chums afterwards for awkward Karaoke resulting in Bonnie and I asking if we could sing Mario (the owners said no :( ) and gins all round. My review is live here - and remember guys #freeterry...

Words by Yours Truly X

Freedom Spark Playlist // May

Wow, May has been a long one, has it not?! I'm SOoOo excited to go home for Summer so that I can do nothing 24/7 and when I do move it will only be to attend a stupendous amount of festivals; I imagine you are all feeling the same! This past week, I've been to Wakefield for a Jarman reunion (IS THIS ALL I DO?! AM I A STALKER?! Responses on a postcard please.) with one of my fave bros in the whole wide world (shout-out to JD for supplying us with drinks/ tees) whilst gaining as many shifts as possible in Fac. Oh, what you didn't know I worked at Fac251?! SHAME ON YOU! Last night, I got paid to watch Peter Hook & The Light perform Still in FULL and it was beautiful, so beautiful that I almost vommed whilst working on bottle bar, but that is another story... Also, I'm excited to be working at both Long Division and  Dot 2 Dot Festival again, this years line-ups includes the likes of Bondax, The Men, Peace and Shinies who are also, totally coincidentally, on my new Freedom Spark playlist for this month which y'all can enjoy  HERE (it was 50% revision/ 50% partying, so, like, embrace it). Regardless, I hope you have all been doing fabulous at exams- SENDING YOU ALL MAJOR GOOD LUCK VIBES X

Interview // Grace Miceli

Happy Easter break everyone! I've left Manchester and resided back home for the weekend- lets just say that I have never appreciated leaving the city until now, its so wonderful to have my own bed back, do nothing but watch How I Met Your Mother and have an actual meal made for me instead of living off super noodles and smash (YAWN). As I said in my last post, I went and caught Drake and OFWGKTA last weekend before shotgunning numerous Tyskies' (don't ask...) and eating the best Falafel ever at Common, review (on the latter artist not the falafel, obvz) will be up soon! Also, I interviewed feminist artist Grace Miceli this week about her work and interests- and LOOK GUYS, she even drew me! You can read all about us talking about Tavi and zines here, so take a peek! 

Apart from lazing about, I'm off to the Isle Of Man tomorrow morning to visit family and attend a christening which should be excellent AND an excuse to wear fabulous shoes, get drunk by the sea and catch-up with everyone is always a winner in my book. Regardless, I am going to dive headfirst into a hell hole of a thesis now with this on repeat (Pretty sure that one of the girls in the video attended my college, small world!) whilst eating my weight in potato salad. I hope the Easter Bunny brings you all ridiculous amounts of Chocolate! X

Words by yours truly / Image by Grace Miceli