Author Archives: Lo-Tide

Lo-Tide Review: “Luke Lovekin – Generation Z”

‘Excuse me is this cubical free?’ A review of ‘Luke Lovekin – Generation Z’. Written by Joe Hough. Luke Lovekin is a budding artist based in Stoke, UK, with a sound influenced by Lou Reed, Nick Cave and Jeff Buckley. His latest single ‘Generation Z’ has just dropped. Luke’s previous releases have all had somethingContinue reading “Lo-Tide Review: “Luke Lovekin – Generation Z””

Pilgrims Pit – The Good, The Bad and The Corona Bit.

Written by Caleb Allport. COVID-19 has made 2020 one of the most devastating times for so many across the globe. Grassroots music venues are a group that have been hit hard by the pandemic, and for the most part, have been at the point of complete uncertainty since they were forced to close their doorsContinue reading “Pilgrims Pit – The Good, The Bad and The Corona Bit.”

Lo-Tide Review: “Average Joe – Promo”

“An invocation of the egoic spectres of rock and roll, dressed as a grandstanding anthem to pop vanity.” Written by ‘Hough Brothers’. The inner beauty of Stoke, a post-industrial, cultural zone which some of us call home, lies in the contemporary artists that win over the hearts of local audiences’ week in and week out.Continue reading “Lo-Tide Review: “Average Joe – Promo””

‘Yang’, the Global Pandemic & Their Yogurt Form

“ONCE THIS IS OVER, WE SHOULDN’T GO BACK TO NORMAL, WE SHOULD DO BETTER THAN THAT.” – ‘Yang’ discuss genre fluidity, the global pandemic & their yogurt form. Interview by Caleb Allport I decided to keep things interesting during lockdown and catch up with the Manchester ‘genre fluid’ 2 piece – ‘Yang’. Made up ofContinue reading “‘Yang’, the Global Pandemic & Their Yogurt Form”

Keep Busy w/ Look Busy

If you hadn’t heard already, look busy are an electronic rock group from Stoke-on-Trent. The three lads combine catchy melodies, powerful vocals and bouncy rhythms to form a polished sound. I had the pleasure of chatting with the band; Caleb Allport, the singer who has a metal plate in his arm and the scar toContinue reading “Keep Busy w/ Look Busy”