When steelworkers were steelworkers and not being bossed around by some junior squirt in some loose meat factory, Sheffield threw out some pretty neat-o motors. These were The Sheffield Simplex range. And this is their story. Words: Alex Swadling Leather quilted seats, gleaming grills and bug-eyed headlights: the Sheffield-Simplex was built to be ‘The...
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ASBO a GOGO have hit the streets in search of Sheffield’s next big thing and we think we’ve struck gold with these ones. Julija Golubeva, Polina Golubeva, Tanya Andreyeva and Katya Porolina make up the new DJ supercrew The Russians – better known as Ralph Razor’s latest music musketeers. Recording pop songs; spinning tracks;...
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Exit Calm talk to us about the nature of playing live, being compared to The Verve and being asked by Liam Gallagher to headline the launch party of his new clothing label. For folk who haven’t heard of Exit Calm, why don’t you give us a brief history of the band? Just the same...
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As legendary Bassline venue Niche closes its doors to the public once again, we delve into the Sheffield Bassline House scene, talk to some of its key figures and ask: Is this the most dangerous musical subgenre in existence? Words: Rob Nevitt Bassline House originated in Sheffield in the early 2000s with a sound...
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70 years on from the German bombing campaign on Sheffield during World War 2, Toast looks back at one of the darkest periods in the city’s history. Words: Rob Nevitt Archive Images: ©Sheffield Newspapers & ©Daily Mirror December 12th will remain forever ingrained in history as the night Luftwaffe bombers descended on Sheffield for...
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For all the high praise and raw emotion of their songs, Love at Death Beach are a rather shy bunch. In their first ever interview Knitwear Slag tried to coax them out of their shells and after a night of torture and a good pounding the stories of stealing booze from the homeless and...
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When Mike Turnbull was knocked down on his way to the cinema, he ended up in a coma for 28 years. Here, he tells us what happened when he attempted to go to the movies when he awoke...
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