Music Archive
16th May 2016
T in the Park Preview
The Mancunion looks at what to expect from Scotland’s renowned T in the Park festival this summer
16th May 2016
Album: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
A Moon Shaped Pool may be Radiohead’s dourest album yet, but it’s also possibly their most subtly beautiful
14th May 2016
Album: James Blake – The Colour In Anything
James Blake’s 76 minute epic lives up to it’s title, channelling shades of love and loss with extraordinary clarity, through vibrant and varied instrumentals
10th May 2016
Gig of the Year: Grimes
Where else can the music editors be self indulgent if not in the last section of the last issue of the year? Here’s our highlight of the year
10th May 2016
Club of the Year: Mr Scruff’s ‘Keep it Unreal’
Every month Mr Scruff hosts a party with tea, cakes and records – and you’re all invited
10th May 2016
Festival Preview: Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia
These bands, composers and producers are pushing forward and doing what all the best modern music should.
27th April 2016
Album: Explosions in the Sky – The Wilderness
Explosions in the Sky prove they are still good for more than soundtracks
25th April 2016
Preview: Eat Beats
We get the lowdown on a brand spanking new student night at Sound Control
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21st April 2016
Album review: Yeasayer – Amen & Goodbye
No closer to the kind of success their peers have enjoyed, Yeasayer’s latest sees confusion stand in for cohesion
21st April 2016
Live: Half Moon Run
More fun live than on record, showing a flair for the dramatic. Get a better producer, Rebekah Shaw tells Half Moon Run.
21st April 2016
Festival Preview: Bilbao BBK Live
Calum Pinder explains why the BBK Live Festival in Bilbao (7th-9th July 2016) might be worth considering if you’re looking for a warm, cheap and cultural fix this summer
20th April 2016
Festival Preview: Cambridge Folk Festival
As part of our Festival Preview season, we present an enchanting festival situated in one of Britain’s most famous cities
20th April 2016
Festival Preview: Melt!
The future sounds of electronic music simmer amongst the trophies of Germany’s industrial past
20th April 2016
Festival Preview: Green Man
Green Man is a great festival constantly on the up, steadily refining itself into a wonderful, carefree weekend for genuinely everyone
20th April 2016
Ladytronica: The forgotten females of electronic music
Electronic music can seem like a bit of a boy’s club, but there have always been women involved. The tide is surely turning
20th April 2016
Festival Preview: Slam Dunk North
Part of our Festival Preview season, we present pop-punk takeover Slam Dunk North
20th April 2016
Festival Preview: ArcTanGent
ArcTanGent is bringing some of the biggest and brightest UK festival exclusives, from mathcore to post rock and everything in between
19th April 2016
Fish out of Water: A Voyage into Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
This fish is thrown into the abstract and obtuse world of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band