60 seconds with La...

  Lamache is becoming part of the furniture in our beloved Leeds. Playing the free soirees at Distrikt, the Discbar front man chats to us for 60 seconds ahead of his show this weekend with Mugpie. This week in Barcelona was amazing, I really had a great time.  I played two gigs this...

22 years of Hard T...

To celebrate the milestone of their 22nd birthday Hard Times favourite Kenny Dope Gonzales, one half of the legendary Masters at Work who played on their first birthday all those years ago in Huddersfield. Kenny is one of the most prolific artists of the modern music age who was amongst the...

The tracks that de...

The Dirty Disco started back in 2005 as way of bringing friends together for a little blow out. Un be known that the first party would draft in over 1000 people with Jon Carter at the helm, it would penetrate ideas for the future that none of the promoters (Stu/Foz/Pete) would have ever...

In depth with… Ralph Lawson

Ralph Lawson needs no introduction, however we shall give him one. The founding father of Leeds most loved imprint 20/20 Vision and the very first DJ to perform a Back to Basics soiree, Ralph has recently reinvented the label and we went to find out why. We also get a sneak preview into the latest tracks from the label as well as an insight into their new residency at Headrow House which opens on 2nd October. You pretty much helped Leeds shape its foundations within dance music, did you ever envisage the progress and achievements you have brought to the city? It’s great to see Leeds with such a healthy and vibrant nightlife including,...

Record of the day&...

Artist: Terrence Pearce Title: ‘Last Night Lover EP’ (inc. Francis Inferno Orchestra remix) Label: FINA Records Vinyl: TBC Digital: TBC Cat No: FINA019 FINA Records presents Terrence Pearce’s ‘Last Night Lover EP’ featuring the return of Francis Inferno Orchestra on the rework. Having...