book review: Derek Tompkins And Shield Studio
Back Street Genius: Derek Tompkins And Shield StudioD. Clemo, R. Kinsey, M. Tompkins Shield Books Rock’n’roll magic often occurs in the most... Read More
NN Archives: January 2020-2003
The NN Archives is back with January’s gallery of archive photos. This month, we’ve got gigs from 2020 to 2003. For anyone... Read More
Charlie Brigden: “My ADD is for sure the main driving force behind my music. I have a hilariously fragile attention span”
22 year-old Kettering producer Charlie Brigden has dropped his debut album BR2020. It’s a real humdinger, so New Boots ran at him... Read More
Step On: the week’s best new music tracks [Jan 29th]
New Boots editor Phil Moore takes you through the best new tracks this week. Dxnte ‘Dead Stars’Taken from the ‘Dx Tapes’ EP/mixtape,... Read More
Kid Distance: “Very quickly I found myself enthralled in making music, as if I couldn’t put it down”
Kettering-born Maisie Beckwith aka Kid Distance is the 18 year-old already making waves with her impressive deep house tunes. New Boots tries... Read More
Step On: the week’s best new music tracks [Jan 22nd]
New Boots editor Phil Moore takes you through the best new tracks of recent weeks. Tragic ‘Dishonoured Gentlemen’“They’re just tears/But I’m holding... Read More
J Carlyle: “It’s a powerful piece that’s close to my heart”
NN singer and poet J Carlyle took 2020 by the scruff of the neck and collaborated his way into our consciousness. With... Read More
Step On: the week’s best new music tracks [Jan 15th]
New Boots editor Phil Moore takes you through the best new tracks of recent weeks. slowthai ‘Mazza’ [feat. A$AP Rocky]Starting 2021 as... Read More
Album review: Last Chance
LAST CHANCEDon’t Pull Out (Dad) [self-released] Formed in 2017 Kettering’s Last Chance have been, quite rightly, making waves with their bubblegum brand of pop-punk. After releasing... Read More
Album review: V/A ‘Craufurd Arms MMXX: Volume 1’
Various ArtistsCraufurd Arms – MMXX: Volume 1[self-released] Undoubtedly one of the regions best small venues The Craufurd Arms, like all its contemporaries,... Read More