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10th February 2014

Preview: Darkside

Darkside play the Ritz on March 27th
10th February 2014

Album: Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow

They’re past the debut of indie teenage angst, the suprise folk and an unexpected electronic tangent – now what?
10th February 2014

From the Vault: The Ramones – Leave Home

Released January 1977 Sire Recrods Released barely nine months after their classic debut, The Ramones’s second record consolidated their status as pioneers of New York’s burgeoning punk rock scene and proved their early success was no accident. Leave Home – so titled because of their then-fledgling ambition to tour the world – embellished and improved […]
10th February 2014

Album: Mogwai – Rave Tapes

Familiar Mogwai tropes on Rave Tapes are mostly pleasing but occasionally a little dull
10th February 2014

Album: Warpaint – Warpaint

Warpaint don’t quite reach their past consistent heights
10th February 2014

Opinion: Are music festivals just for Summer?

Sam Bartram considers the role of music festivals outside of Summer
10th February 2014

Preview: Bugged Out Weekender

A look at the forthcoming Bugged Out Weekender
10th February 2014

Interview: The Family Rain

Ruby Hoffman talks with The Family Rain about their debut album, highlights of last year and their fashion icon
10th February 2014

Live: Bill Callahan

Callahan’s understated vocals mesmerise and provide a compelling consistency
10th February 2014

Album: Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness

Angel Olsen’s power lies in her beautifully idiosyncratic voice

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10th February 2014

Live: Sepultura

Sepultura trigger large and fierce moshpits
10th February 2014

Live: Kevin Devine

There is only so much to be heard of similar sounding acoustic songs
4th February 2014

Album: Neck Deep – Wishful Thinking

The raw emotion and honesty bleeding from this record breathes contemporary life into a seemingly dormant genre
4th February 2014

Review: Pangaea – The Lost City

Pangaea showcases Manchester’s musical diversity
4th February 2014

Album: Wild Beasts – Present Tense

There is certainly a ‘bigger’ aura surrounding Present Tense, than on previous work
4th February 2014

Live: Bank & Mekka presents Objekt

2022NQ is well and truly pounded by Objekt
4th February 2014

Club: Hi Ku presents Graeme Park

On a night of difficult circumstances, Hi Ku prove their adeptness as promoters and host a good party
4th February 2014

Live: Swing Ting presents Zed Bias

Zed Bias spins an eclectic set for Swing Ting
4th February 2014

From the Vault: Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Ben Glover looks back at the magnum opus of the most important figure in British electronic music
4th February 2014

Live: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Lo-fi legend wigs out at Gorilla