We get it, this is the worst week of the year. Not only are you being bombarded by colourful sheets of delivery boxes and can count more cheesy slogans than in a Swiss stand-up’s set, but you also caught the slightest glimpse of the Easter break beyond the mountain of deadlines piling up.  It’s waving to you.  It’s teasing you, beckoning you to hurry the fuck up.  All your friends have the infamous ski trip to look forward to and you’ve just found out your Netflix & Chill par

Ben Abraham, an Australian songwriter is releasing his debut album, Sirens, on the 4th of March. The Sydney Morning Herald has said that he has “one of the best new male voices,” and this will be on show  in this record in droves. ‘Since he began writing songs while working in a hospital, Abraham has collaborated with Ta-ku, Wafia, Gotye and more and recorded an album. The son of Indonesian folk-pop stars, he has risen to prominence in his hometown of Melbourne and throughout

Nottingham’s freshest approach to the indie scene has been signed, sealed and delivered today in the form of student 4-piece, Tusk. Our university has seen a wealth of talent emerge over the last few years.  Take London Grammar, arguably one of the greatest bands to be born out of Nottingham’s thriving music scene, won an Ivor Novello Award and sold a top 5 album in 2014, as you do. Also, incredible live band Amber Run, who recently sold out 3 homecoming shows in the last mon

Fresh on the scene, Nottingham born Kalli Ashton’s roots in American soil explain her burning passion for country music; little did she know growing up that she’d soon be one of the UK’s ‘one’s to watch’.  In the shortest period of time imaginable, Kalli has already achieved more than some musicians hope for in a decade.  Following the release of her single ‘Worth Your While’ and ahead of her debut EP ‘Wings’, we at The Mic managed to grab 10 or so minutes out of her hectic s