Everybody knows about Daft Punk, or rather, everyone who was around in the 90’s knows about Daft Punk. The French duo have been producing some of the most original and inspirational dance/house music since 1993, and with an 8 year gap since their last album Human After All, it seems fitting that they have now released their fourth album, Random Access Memories. Featuring brand new material from the pair and ...

Gold & Youth are perhaps Canada's best kept secret, not only that but they are one of the most fantastic bands that I have heard in a long time.  Their new album Beyond Wilderness is out this year, so I thought before the press storm hit, I'd catch up with them first and get the lowdown:   HUNOW -You seem to get compared a lot to early Interpol and Depeche Mode in the British media, how accurate do ...

Sweet Baboo's music is quite frankly heaven to ears, there I said it.  With a string of tour and festival dates and a new album out this year, we the good people of Hold Up Now thought it was a very good time to catch up with Stephen Black the creative genius behind the music.  So without further ado... HUNOW: Describe your music to someone who had never heard of you and had no idea who you were? STEPHEN BL ...

Its almost an unspoken rule in Bristol, that when you're at a gig where local hero Big Jeff is also in attendance, you're in for a good one. Wednesday April 17th at Thekla was no exception when Belfast based instrumental post/math-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar graced the stage in the bowels of arguably Bristol's 2nd most famous boat (but when do you ever get the chance to start a mosh pit on the S.S. ...

Artist: Mikill Pane EP: The Lucky Strike EP Release Date: 12/04/2013 Tracks: 4 Justin Smith Uzomba, or better known to some as Mikill Pane is a Mercury-signed British rapper from Hackney, London. Since his origins in 2005, he has been steadily releasing music from EP's to singles, to collaborations with a variety of artist such as Ed Sheeran, Jakwob, Paloma Faith, Example and even Katie Price, although he m ...