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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

Opinion: Rewinds

Tai Kolade hates rewinds. Tai Kolade hates rewinds.
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

Reading Festival 2016 – A Preview

A brief glimpse at Reading 2016’s headline offerings
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