BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 10, 2020
UK Zine Jockey Slut to Publish Andrew Weatherall Tribute Book
Iconic UK magazine Jockey Slut are to publish a 160-page book to honour the late-UK music legend Andrew Weatherall. Founded in Manchester by Bugged Out!'s John Burgess and Paul Benney as a bi-monthly fanzine, Jockey Slut became a nationally revered magazine centred around dance culture and underground music in the UK. They have just announced that they will be compiling over 30 years-worth of material covering the late Andrew Weatherall's career. Inside this book will be ever


George Webb
- Nov 10, 2020
Leeds Producer Figgis Returns With New Single 'Idle'
Figgis is back with his second release of 2020 following the Movements EP which came out back in April (see HERE). This one comes in the form of a single titled ‘Idle’. We’re immediately greeted with some warm bass-synth laid under a soulful vocal, with trickling hi-hats gaining in intensity. A 2-step drum loop then enters the mix, creating something that wouldn’t look out of place on an Eris Drew release from earlier this year. The vocals begin to get more chopped up to matc

BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 9, 2020
Osquello Set to Release 3-Track EP Alongside Goldie and James Davidson
Following the success of Osquello's jazz-meets-UKG single Restless, he has collaborated once again with Goldie and James Davidson to bring you the 3-piece EP Something Behind Me. The EP features the already released single, followed by two tracks Sinking in the Wave, featuring Bawo, and Mutant F. Something Behind Me is available to pre-order on Bandcamp ahead of its release on the 13th November, with the first single ready to download now. Check out Restless down below, and h


BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 9, 2020
Potential First Working Vaccine Found for COVID-19
Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech have announced the development of a vaccine that is 90% effective in preventing Coronavirus. Describing it as a "great day for science and humanity", Pfizer chief executive Dr Albert Bourla has expressed his confidence in getting even closer to a breakthrough that could resolve the global health crisis. Amongst the 43,538 participants that took part in the study, analysis of the cases evidenced a 90% rate of protection from the virus,


BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 9, 2020
Concert Organiser's CEO Confident in Full Return to "Shows at Scale" Next Summer
Following a year of disappointment for both festival organisers and fans due to COVID-19 cancellations, the CEO of Concert Giant Live Nation has expressed confidence in a return to "shows at scale" next summer. Head of the company Micheal Rapino recently spoke to IQMag, anticipating that things will go ahead as normal with the necessary Coronavirus measures in place, such as frequent testing and venue sanitation. Thanking the cooperation of ticket-buyers, Rapino said "“Our ex


BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 7, 2020
Easy Does It return with their second charity compilation In Support Of PAFRAS
Following the success of their first compilation ‘Care Package’, raising money for the NHS with music from a host of Leeds artists, DIY club night and collective Easy Does It have returned with another serving of electronic music brimming with Leeds talent. It will be released on Friday 6th November and all profits will be donated to PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), a community-based charity that supports destitute asylum seekers in Leeds. Round two f


BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 6, 2020
BabyStep Bandcamp Picks: Junior
We hope you are all doing well amid the ensuing uncertainty, a second lockdown is a tough time for all of us. Despite the temporary public closure of our studio we'll be pushing content more than ever, doing our best to keep you entertained and champion local creatives. On March 20th, as the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic was just starting to be understood, Bandcamp made the bold choice of waiving their share of revenue for artists and labels who were cancelling shows and

Ruby Savill-Downs
- Nov 6, 2020
Organic New Music Friday #8
Welcome back to Organic New Music Friday! It's been an intense week, and what better way to welcome the weekend than indulging in new releases from some of the best up-and-coming producers. Shauna - 'Train Dream' [Interpolate Records] Shauna has been hard at work the past few years, from hosting her own show Liquid Orange on FoodHall Community Radio, to playing at multiple venues across Leeds and consistently releasing her own tunes. This week has seen the release of her debu

BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 6, 2020
Listen: Kornél Kovács' Vibrant Remix Of Twenty Committee's 'This Town'
Studio Barnhus label head Kornél Kovács has come through with the goods once again with an expertly crafted rework of Twenty Committee's 'This Town'. Since his 2019 album 'Stockholm Marathon', the Swedish producer has gone onto provide remix work for Moby, Studio Barnhaus regular Bella Boo, and HONNE. Led by producer Anders Källmark, Scandinavian collective Twenty Committee have been garnering attention over the last few weeks. Their recently released single "Something New' f

George Vickers
- Nov 5, 2020
La Haine: 25 Years On
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary since the iconoclastic drama La Haine (1995) first hit the box offices. To celebrate, on the 23rd November the British Film Institute is releasing a limited edition 2-disc Blu-Ray set containing several special features and the 4K remaster which has been showing across a select few cinemas since September. Watching this polemical feature for the first time in 2020, you’d be forgiven for thinking it had been made this year as the br

