Music Archive
15th March 2012
Column: I love your shit
A tale of blossoming electronic romance between Skrillex and Ellie Goulding.
15th March 2012
Classic album: R.E.M – Murmur
An album that ultimately helped to change the course of rock music forever.
15th March 2012
Opinion: Why I hate Two Door Cinema Club
I’ll always have infinitely more respect for Lou Reed collaborating with Metallica than any indie clone band.
15th March 2012
Feature: Four songs in the Field of: Funk
Dan Jones provides us with his 4 favourite songs in the much overlooked genre of funk.
15th March 2012
Live: Protest The Hero @ Club Academy
It’s not everyday you see a band emerge to the sound of ‘Circle of Life’.
12th March 2012
Live: Rizzle Kicks @ Academy 1
Rizzle Kicks’ live show can be fairly described as harmless fun.
12th March 2012
Album: Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
The future of jazz? No. Glasper is now. He’s relevant now.
12th March 2012
Live: The Jezabels @ Ruby Lounge
They filled the venue, pleased the crowd and proved their place.
12th March 2012
Classic album: David Bowie – Low
A perfect example of an album far ahead of its time.
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6th March 2012
Live: The Twang @ Club Academy
Tonight proves why Manchester will always welcome The Twang with open arms.
6th March 2012
Feature: Independent Record Stores
As physical music sales plummet, independent record stores are becoming all the more vital to a sustainable future for the record industry.
6th March 2012
Live: Django Django @ Deaf Institute
A mesmerising and genuinely impressive set from the Edinburgh quartet.
5th March 2012
Live: Grouplove @ Ruby Lounge
If tonight was any indication of the summer ahead, it’s going to be wild one.
5th March 2012
Live: Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Academy 2
He may sound good as a soundtrack to your M&S meal for two but a live performer he is not.
5th March 2012
Opinion: The Vaccines
The Vaccines are no cure to the musical stagnation in the indie scene.
5th March 2012
Classic album: Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks…
Widely recognised and the most influential punk album of all time.
5th March 2012
Album: Breton – Other People’s Problems
There’s a lot more to Breton than being the next NME poster boys.
5th March 2012
Album: Dry The River – Shallow Bed
This is a band who have taken 2 opposite influences and brought them together into something brilliant.
5th March 2012
Live: Sleigh Bells @ Academy 2
Sleigh Bells give the unwavering impression that there’s nothing in the world they’d rather be doing that performing for us.