Relentless Live Music Event Review

Biffy Clyro and Co bring London down to its knees

After the great success in 2013 at the Grand Hall, Relentless Live returned with another stunning line up. However, unlike other events where the slots are filled by already big named acts, Relentless differs itself by filling all but one of these with a host of up and coming acts. The result is a non stop show curated with care and quality.

After the initial warm up from Luke Hassan, a Birmingham DJ who played for a huge crowd at this year's Reading and Leeds, the show really got underway. A relatively unknown rock band hailing from 'Killie' , Huxtable turned it up to 11 and then some. With a sound that's similar to that of Royal Blood's, Huxtable manage to incorporate intricate breakdowns into their songs that left the packed Troxy crowd completely overwhelmed with joy and surprise. The same can be said about follow up act Slaves who act like a punk rock Disclosure on guitar and drums. Their recent tour with indie gem Jamie T has gave the band an unprecedented confidence, jumping into each song with the ego of Kanye and they undoubtedly provide the same quality as him. Although Zane Lowe's set was a mixed bag, only getting enjoyable the closer it got to finishing, what was to follow made the night worth the journey.

It's poetic justice that at a music event ran by one of Britain's prolific energy drinks that the headlining act would be Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro. Providing an irresistible passion and energy that few live acts can match, the trio sent the crowd through a roller-coaster ride of top hits and hidden gems from older albums that served them well when they were at the same stage as Huxtable. Resurrection of Christ Simon Neil got the crowd singing along and managed to get them laughing as well with his trademark humour. As the night drew to a close with garage and house act Arkon Fly and DJ and producer Tieks, Relentless Live has lived up to its potential as a stage for up and coming music as well as the best of the best.

All credit for the photo goes to Laura Harvey; http://www.lauraharveyphotography.co.uk/

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Kitch Interview

The fact that Kitch, whose name comes from a quote by Jarvis Crocker , point out The Cure and New Order as their major influences should not shock anyone who's listened to their latest track. It Happened Under This Roof has the homogeneous quality that rocketed Robert Smith and co into the spotlight, featuring vocals being projected along with an unsettling yet eerily enjoyable rhythm. This makes for a great rack, managing to showcase the talent of Dan Johnston (Vocals and Guitar), Paul Band (Guitar and Keys), Blair Hoggan (Bass), Conor Donegan (Keys and Guitar) and Blair Fowler (Drums).

Social media has helped to kick-start multiple careers in music, most notably the Arctic Monkeys who were the first major band to have benefited from the internet. Kitch have noticed this, wisely making the decision to stream their music on Soundcloud meaning their psychedelic music is available to over 200 million listeners. “Thanks to Soundcloud we managed to get the slot at Kendall Calling that's helped people notice us, even high profile musicians like Tim Burgess have gave us a listen.”

This success hasn't stopped any ambitions for the West Lothian boys though. “We're hoping to get our music put on Spotify, we've had a few offers here and there to get our stuff properly recorded so we're looking forward to seeing what happens there.” As well as this there's an upcoming EP that's sure to satisfy fans of their work. “The songs are ready to go, we're just looking at where to get them recorded and then it should be on its way.” With plans on branching out in terms of touring, Kitch is a name you should definitely look out for. 

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Katie Hopkins : Plague of Twitter

Not content with shaming women for their weight and making jokes about Scottish life expectancy hours after the Clutha crash, Katie Hopkins has now come out with not one but two controversial opinions this past week. Unsurprisingly the reaction to her tweets has been as positive as U2 ransacking your house and replacing your valuables with a copy of their new album and forgetting to flush the toilet.

The opinions in question are about the rapist Ched Evans and “comedian” Dapper Laughs, a duo that would resemble Ant & Dec if they had read too many LAD Bible tweets. Evans has recently been training at Sheffield United's stadium, causing Twitter to explode with anger. Pouncing on the opportunity without a second's hesitation, Hopkins opened her mouth, where common sense goes to die, and had her say on it. “He's served his time, he needs to crack on with his job. If he was a bin-men or sandwich maker you'd be OK with it” she said, forgetting to point out that bin-men and sandwich makers don't make 6 figure salaries for hitting a ball full of air into a net.

In addition to sympathising with rapists, the former Apprentice star also stood up for misogynistic character Dapper Laughs whose show On The Pull manage to not just outrage women but anyone with a brain apart from the self proclaimed “lads” of Twitter. He not only jokes about rape and sexual assault but actively promotes it in all of his tweets and vines yet Hopkins said anyone petitioning against this was “spoiling the fun”, almost as if she would call anyone who reported a robbery a buzz-killer. Daniel O'Reilly who played the character apologised over the controversy like a kid caught stealing sweets and Hopkins thinks that the backlash he received was not fair, calling him a broken man. But hey, he was wearing really tight jeans, he shouldn't have worn them if he didn't want that.

So why are we still giving people like this a platform? This year feminism has progressed by dismissing the myth that the movement is to benefit one gender over another and now more than ever girls and men proudly wear the title of being involved in it. We shouldn't allow Hopkins and others to drag us back with their backwards thinking views. Maybe if we all put on a few stones and claim benefits we could all annoy her enough to make her disappear off the face of the planet.

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