Music Archive
Live: Exit Ten @ Moho Live
Exit Ten are a band that have only matured with age, making them a band certainly worth keeping an eye our for next festival season.
Album: Drake – Take Care
That difficult second album cliché proves its truth this time around.
Live: Aphex Twin @ Warehouse Project
A 5 star review for the Irish-born producer’s second set on British soil in over a year.
Live: A Day To Remember @ Academy 1
ADTR are breaking down borders and redefining genres to create the music they and their fans want.
Live: Wild Beasts
Both band and venue remain amongst the live circuit’s best-kept secrets. On tonight’s evidence though, they surely won’t be secrets for much longer.
Live: The Staves @ Sacred Trinity Church
Angelic voices, folky tones and complex harmonies make up this choir of 3 young sisters’ sound.
Live: Madina Lake @ Academy 2
Bassist Matthew Leone’s fight for his life last year has only made Madina Lake more appreciative of what they’ve got.
Preview: Fenech-Soler
In preparation for their Apollo gig, Phoebe Clarke has a chat with Fenech-Soler’s Ben Duffy.
Interview: Alabama 3
The bizarre fusion between country and acid house makes Alabama 3 an intriguing act.
Album: A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (1991)
Sam Flynn remembers classic hip hop album, The Low End Theory, and why it was once termed “the Sgt. Pepper of hip hop”.
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Live: Red Hot Chili Peppers @ MEN Arena
If RHCP can no longer put on a show like this one, that’ll be when to call it a day. Until then though, it’d be criminal for them to stop.
Live- Anna Calvi @ Manchester Cathedral
An accomplished and interesting live show, Anna Calvi is an act that could restore your faith in British music.
Album: The Wombles – The W Factor
Pointy-nose, furry creatures return with their very own recycled rubbish.
Live: King Charles @ Roadhouse
The regally named King Charles conquers the hearts of girls across the nation.
Live – Candlefest (w/Orange Goblin Interview)
Candlelight Records showcase their roster in Manchester, but does it work. Also, Tom Geddes talks to Orange Goblin.
Live – Turbowolf
Frantic keyboard heavy rockers Turbowolf smashed it up with Hawk Eyes, but not before chatting to Tom Geddes
Album: Turbowolf – Turbowolf
Big release for stunning live band Turbowolf, but can their debut album live upto expectations?
Column: Baby, Baby, Baby… Ohh Wait, Maybe Not.
Music Editor Tom Geddes takes a look at whether anybody comes away from Justin Bieber’s baby scandal without looking terrible.
Live: Micron 5th Birthday @ Joshua Brooks
Very much an overlooked venue, Joshua Brooks provides a 5 star worthy night of music.
Album: Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
In becoming more confident, the songs lose the nervous emotional intensity that made them so endearing.