Blog: State Magazine

The beer taps have been draped in black covers and the spirits bottles replaced with overpriced candy, while the back end of The Academy is populated entirely by middle-aged folk sighing, giggling amongst themselves and yawning profusely. At the front, meanwhile, semi gender-segregated dancing is punctuated by random, ear-threatening screaming. Yes, State feels every bit like we've unwittingly wondering into an underage disco. Boyce Avenue are much like a very slightly rocked-up boy band. They've taken the typical pretty boy look, complete with stools and matching male model haircuts (to be fair they are all [...]