The Monograph is excited to announce that Monograph.TV the online video platform for Leicester music television is now live! Working in partnership with Enter the Treehouse, Monograph.TV delivers rich media direct to you our readers! Full of interviews, documentaries, exclusive sessions and music videos all from Leicester and with an iPlayer style interface, Monograph.TV broadcasts unparalleled coverage of Leicester’s heaving music scene. Already online are interviews with Young Knives, Newton Faulkner and Blood Red Shoes. Alongside this Monograph.TV showcases local starlets in the shape of Charlie and the Martyrs, Joel Owen and the Antoine Band and SuperEvolver. Also available is a ...
Issue#02 is officially out now and bigger and better than ever! After the rip roaring success of Issue#01, we decided to do the whole thing again and bring your your latest edition packed full of juicy words and pictures. In addition to our regular sections, why not read out exclusive interview with Young Knives by Raegan at this year's Summer Sundae, where they tell us of their tainted history with their home town. John gets to sit down with cover girl Grace Petrie to hear her views on everything from politics to love songs, in addition to finding out all the news ...
We’re Not Worthy – Hit The Ground RunningAs my CD player closes and I see the disc begin to spin I don’t think I’m fully prepared for what was about to happen to me when the first sounds of Hit The Ground Running break through and began to captivate my ear. Quietly and secretly, We’re Not Worthy have worked and worked, creating some joyfully boisterous moments for this EP.
New Blood Goes to DerbyWhy? I imagine is the first question you’d ask but bear with me. Think of a city in the East Midlands with a slowly dying industrial heritage, an ugly modern shopping centre which sticks out like a sore thumb…
Bear Trap – Chalk OutlineBear Trap have kindly given The Monograph a sneak-peek at their forthcoming EP, bringing together everything a fan of Post-Hardcore yearns for: cathartic screams, overzealous distortion & overblown riffs, together with a generous dollop of electrical effects.
Diet PillsAlthough only nominally a Leicester band these days with members now spread across the Midlands, Diet Pills are well worthy of a mention here as they have just recently put out their first LP after a 7” and split release with Dead in the Woods…
Hey NostradamusBeing only one gig old, having debuted at the recent White Noise festival, HN have a fine pedigree. Among their ranks are Joe (ex Sub Rosa) and Dave (ex TEAM/Death Of London)…
Jack KenworthyJack Kenworthy is the self described “Indie/Electro/ Pop/Jazz kind of thing” that is soon to croon his way onto the scene this summer, with dulcet tones fused with ambient and a dash of electro thrown in for good measure, you would be advised to jump on the wagon now…
MeberobMeberob is mainly a solo project, combined occasionally with other musicians, that we just couldn’t resist telling you about. Based around lead singer and songwriter, Rob Taylor, these guys never fail to impress with their music on and off stage…
ChezzaDespite what the slightly townie name might suggest, Chezza is more than just one man. Well, yes, Chezza is a man (one who doesn’t like COD apparently) but it is more than that, Chezza is a band, more than that a great band, but even more than that Chezza is the latest bunch of bright-eyed local lads who are taking the city by storm…
Stephen and the HeathensMove over bright and sparkly indie pop, the dark side of the genre is returns, wants its fans back and it’s not taking no for an answer. Leading the resurgence is the new Leicester trio known as Stephen and the Heathens, a raw, trans-atlantic sounding group of have-nots who have their sights set on big things…
Dark Dark HorseDark Dark Horse is the mysterious electronic project from Jamie Ward and James Stafford that is making waves all the way to Japan. The band is a fusion of fellow leicester electrolites Kyte and Silent Devices and appear to be following in their footsteps…
Junior Fencing ClubThese three spritely young lads who go as Junior Fencing Club may still be at school or whizzing around on scooters or whatever it is the ‘youf’ of today do, but are not to be mistaken for a teeny bopper band for the underage masses…
