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Henry Delap-Smith

Henry Delap-Smith

Live review: shame show off their entertaining and chaotic best at New Century

Live review: shame show off their entertaining and chaotic best at New Century

shame perform a predictably chaotic show to a crowd who did not need inciting
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Live review: Tom’s Earring and Still Life showcase Manchester’s greatest strengths

Live review: Tom’s Earring and Still Life showcase Manchester’s greatest strengths

532 at University of Manchester’s student union bar hosts a night of live music from Tom’s Earring and Still Life
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A life put on record: A look at the music of Phil Elverum

A life put on record: A look at the music of Phil Elverum

Phil Elverum’s music as The Micophones and Mount Eerie is complex and intertwined, yet difficult to scratch the surface of
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A weekend of music in Henham Park: Latitude Festival 2025

A weekend of music in Henham Park: Latitude Festival 2025

Latitude Festival returns to Henham Park for a 2025 edition dominated by excellent upcoming artists and huge-name headliners
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Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys

Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys

The latest album from punk rock titans Viagra Boys doesn’t fail to impress despite the presence of lyrical missteps
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Latitude Festival preview: A weekend of great music in Suffolk

Latitude Festival preview: A weekend of great music in Suffolk

The Mancunion takes a look at Latitude Festival’s 2025 lineup ahead of the event due to take place at Suffolk’s Henham Parl in July
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Ugly at YES Pink Room: Moving into yet another new era

Ugly at YES Pink Room: Moving into yet another new era

Ugly’s live show at YES Pink Room marks them out as an exciting new prospect in the world of folk-rock
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Live review: Viagra Boys prove they’re one of the best live bands going

Live review: Viagra Boys prove they’re one of the best live bands going

Viagra Boys brought an energetic show to Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse that barely left a moment of respite
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‘Pirouette’: Model/Actriz turn things up to eleven

‘Pirouette’: Model/Actriz turn things up to eleven

Model/Actriz deliver an impressive, expressive, experimental follow up to their 2023 debut album, innovating with every step forward
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Rollups, slowhandclap and Supermarket: Adventures in Manchester’s underground scene

Rollups, slowhandclap and Supermarket: Adventures in Manchester’s underground scene

Hot Take at YES Basement showcased 3 up-and-coming bands from Manchester: Rollups, Slowhandclap, and Supermarket
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A prelude to fame: Mary in the Junkyard and Westside Cowboy in YES Pink Room

A prelude to fame: Mary in the Junkyard and Westside Cowboy in YES Pink Room

The fascinating new Windmill graduates Mary in the Junkyard took over YES Pink Room alongside fast-rising local starlets Westside Cowboy in a brilliantly exciting lineup
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Ipswich have been more than just Liam Delap this season – but you wouldn’t know from the punditry

Ipswich have been more than just Liam Delap this season – but you wouldn’t know from the punditry

Coverage of Ipswich and Liam Delap has been deeply inadequate this season – and highlights the flaws of football media at large
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