When MoveOnUp turned 20 in January, we thought we’d chat to the man who is completely emblematic of the weekly club night’s spirit: DJ Matt Bolton. He started as a punter, and is now our resident, so there was some serious wisdom for him to impart. How did you first get involved in MoveOnUp? […]
Ahead of their appearance at The Sunday Joint this weekend, and off the back off a muddy trip to Glastonbury, we spoke to Isaac from New Zealand neo-soul band Sorceress about all things music. How did the band form? Where did you meet? Sorceress was formerly known as Funkommunity which was formed by […]
If you live in Hyde Park, you may have seen the Unity Day logo dotted around on posters or murals on the walls of the area’s distinctive red brick terraces. Despite this recognition, you probably don’t know what the day involves, or why it exists. Ironically, this lack of understanding between students and natives is one […]
Before their show at the Sunday Joint this weekend, we asked possibly Leeds’ finest afrobeat band, Mansion of Snakes, if they fancied a chat. Greg and Ben got back to us to talk us through their group. There are 11 of you in the band. Where did you all meet? Did you come together as friends or […]
Sam Toone is one of the most fearsome record collecting forces in Leeds. He has an ear for all things groove, having delved into the depths of jazz and tracked the sounds that followed, regularly frequenting Leeds’ more electronic orientated nights too. He is a resident at the HiFi Club’s FSN and Sunday Joint where he never fails to […]
DJ Lubi is the mainstay of the Leeds music scene. From his time with the DIG! Family of DJs in the 1990s, to his current work as a promoter at The Wardrobe with his Soul Rebels night, Lubi Jovanovic has kept latin, funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop alive in the city. He’s every latin music […]
The four man DJ collective of Horse Meat Disco have become a household name in the dance music scene across the globe, but still maintain their regular residency at the Eagle in Vauxhall, London, where they put on a vintage style of club night by invoking the spirit of disco. It is the music that is at […]
With the most diverse and dynamic roster in British Hip-Hop, a Youtube channel boasting over 50 million views, an ongoing tour, a merch line and multiple albums coming out, LUKE BIRD spoke to Fliptrix/The Big Owl, of High Focus Records, before they tear up HiFi on Friday. __________ From the introspective homonymy of Edward Scissortongue to […]
Japan is famed for its futuristic technology. Go to a convention in Tokyo and you’ll witness gadgets only previously existent in your childhood fantasies. Hover boards, AI and Playstation 6s: all are par for the course. It’s the same with music. The Japanese musician’s psyche is wired up to this fascination for and brilliance in technological advancements […]
Every Wednesday Night For twenty years, MoveOnUp has been drawing in Leeds’ dancers with its no nonsense formula: spinning the finest selection of sixties soul in slick surroundings. It’s as simple as that. Long serving DJ Matt Bolton’s blend of Tamla Motown, Atlantic Soul, Sixties Beat, Hammond Funk and rarer Northern Soul has helped MoveOnUp become […]