Music Archive
26th November 2015
Live: Katzenjammer
Norwegian folk rock four-piece Katzenjammer bring their manic energy to Manchester
26th November 2015
Belated Belieber or Bieber Berater?
Bieber’s latest album may leave you questioning your stance on the controversial pop brat
25th November 2015
Live: Palma Violets
The Lambeth-based band continue to delight their coterie of committed followers with a high-octane night of bangers
25th November 2015
A tribute to the music of Paris
The time has come for music, culture and compassion to work as one in the wake of the Paris attacks
24th November 2015
Live: Imagine Dragons
Perisha Kudhail sees through the Smoke and Mirrors at an Imagine Dragons performance
23rd November 2015
Live: Real Lies
Real Lies find their spiritual home in dance music Mecca, Manchester
23rd November 2015
Live: Hallé 12/11
The latest in the Hallé’s Thursday series was emotionally charged and beautifully executed
23rd November 2015
Live: Warehouse Project – 50weapons Finale/Modeselektion
Modeselektion rip apart preconceptions of their own songs… and pretty much anything that isn’t the most forward-looking Techno from around the world
23rd November 2015
Interview: Back to normal with The Ordinary Boys
“Let’s not call it a comeback… It’s just a fucking album.” The Ordinary Boys are getting back to business as usual
23rd November 2015
Live: Algiers
Go to an Algiers gig and then tell us music isn’t political enough in 2015. We dare you
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23rd November 2015
Record Reappraisal: Indigo Jam Unit – Roots
Imagine the scene: It’s 2010, and Japanese nu jazz is finding its feet. Pierre Flasse remembers the moment Indigo Jam Unit kicked into top gear
23rd November 2015
Live: Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles
Cory Henry leaves our jazz specialist Pierre Flasse lost for words (almost)
23rd November 2015
Interview: False Nines
“10 per cent luck, 20 per cent skill”: False Nines may not have done the maths, but their remarkable rise to prominence has been a combination of song writing prowess and bold gambles that have certainly paid off
23rd November 2015
Album: Shane Filan – Right Here
The Westlife singer’s solo album is firmly in the middle of the road
23rd November 2015
Album: Grimes – Art Angels
Peppy, heartfelt and beautiful—Art Angels demonstrates Grimes’ strong return to form
19th November 2015
Live: Warehouse Project – Life And Death
While the ‘biggest’ act of the night failed to wow, Recondite excelled at Warehouse Project
16th November 2015
Live: Acid Mothers Temple
Kawabata Makoto and co’s daring, unorthodox Japanoise is all the more bewitching in a partly improvised live performance
16th November 2015
Live: Warehouse Project – The Ape 10th Birthday
While a tad predictable, this night full of grime bangers certainly went down a treat