Whilst in many ways this year has felt at times unproductive and mundane, we have been so inspired by the continued efforts of creative people from in and around Leeds throughout the year. In these unfamilar and uncertain times, so many amazing artists, collectives, radio stations, and DJs have used their time to keep on creating to and support each other, and we want to acknowledge the resilience that the creative scene has shown throughout these trying months. As the year d

Gorillaz have shared the final part to their Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez series with The Lost Chord, featuring British singer Leee John. The video continues from their last release, The Valley of the Pagans, which was the eighth segment of the audiovisual series. The Lost Chord features the animated group on the shores of Plastic Beach, picking up from the location of the previous video. The four-piece are met by a huge sea monster - played by Leee John - who subse

The Chemical Brothers have put together a wonderful new mix to celebrate Christmas. They took to Twitter to announce the new mix , the electronic duo wrote: “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Chemical HQ! Tom and Ed have delivered an exclusive new mix for you to enjoy! Keep on Reaching”.

Following the success of their debut charity VA 'WE ARE VIABLE', Leeds based Gimme A Break Records are back once again with selection of festive wobblers to inject some energy into what we can all agree is a generally rubbish Christmas. No Christmas song is safe it seems, as the likes of Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, and even Shakin' Stevens have been given thundering UKG and breakbeat makeovers by a brilliant selection of local producers. Out tomorrow, 'THE 12 DUBS OF CHRIST

The Sikh community has come to the aid of lorry drivers stuck on motorways in Kent, delivery hundreds of hot meals for truckers who've been stuck in their cabins for several nights. More than 3,000 HGVs were stranded on Tuesday as a result of a French ban on travel into France over fears of a more infectious strain of coronavirus. Volunteers from Khalsa Aid, from Maidenhead, Berkshire, travelled over 80 miles to help provide more than 800 meals to the truckers – with some of

Punk band The Kunts could be ready to spring a surprise in the battle for this year's Christmas No. 1.Mariah Carey and Ed Sheeran also pushing their way up the charts, but amongst them, a heroic newcomer is rivaling them. 'Boris Johnson Is A F*cking C**t' is moving its way right into the charts, with The Kunts' sweary punk anthem crushing all before it. Reaching No. 2 on the iTunes chart, the latest information from the Official Chart Company suggests that the band are now in

Hailing from York, JAYNE is a sing-songwriter who, after beginning her journey with open mic nights, soon concluded that she wanted to take her sound further: "Having started as an acoustic artist who never quite fit the folk mould, I have developed an atmospheric sound for this single with producer Isaac McInnis (Benjamin Francis Leftwich, The Howl & The Hum), drawing influences from artists such as The xx and Jeff Buckley." Last month, JAYNE released her debut single 'Talk

Melbourne-based duo The Avalanches are a notoriously hard group to pin down stylistically, due to their unique composition of so many different musical movements ranging from trip-hop to disco. One term which they tend to be labelled with more than any other is Sampledelia, and though this may sound like one of the hundreds of genres that Spotify invented this year, it’s a sound that is very much alive across many iconic acts such as DJ Shadow and A Guy Called Gerald. After r

Last summer I went over to Pula, Croatia to go to Outlook festival. It was a great experience and it almost doesn’t feel real given the context of this year. The lineup was very impressive, but I remember one set over the rest. We stumbled into the Subdub arena and were abruptly met with a quiet stage, presenting three men. There were no instruments, no decks, nothing but themselves. They went on to beatbox Drum and Bass whilst everyone tried to figure out how they’d pulled a

Burial has shared his latest track Chemz, as part of his anticipated two-part EP. The track is 12 minutes long, described as a "rave monster", shifting between moods in classic Burial-style. The second, Dolphinz, will drop in February 2021 on Hyperdub, with the vinyl anticipated for April. Burial's forthcoming releases come off the back of this month's exciting two-track collaboration with Thom Yorke and Four Tet, Her Revolution / His Rope. Not much is known about the release