Music Archive
21st February 2013
Column: Manchester, so much to answer for
The Courteeners are back with a new record – and continue to personify everything wrong with present-day Manchester music
18th February 2013
From the vault: Metallica – Kill ‘Em All
Thirty years on, Metallica’s incendiary debut continues to occupy a crucial place in metal history
18th February 2013
5 songs in the field of: Bassists
Five bass-driven classics, plucked straight from some of the greatest rhythm sections in history
18th February 2013
Live: Jake Bugg
The Nottingham chart-topper brings his debut record to a sold-out Academy
16th February 2013
Interview: Black Veil Brides
Guitarist Jake Pitts talks to Joe Goggins on headlining the Kerrang! tour, concept records and embracing chaos
15th February 2013
5 songs in the field of: Birth
Resident child birth expert Tom Ingham pushes out 5 songs in the field of birth…
15th February 2013
Fuse: A Barbershop Project
Proving that Barbershop’s not just a country for old men
15th February 2013
Interview: Frightened Rabbit
Frontman Scott Hutchison spoke to Joe Goggins on major labels, breaking America and his real thoughts on Mumford & Sons
15th February 2013
Interview: Django Django
The NME Awards tour bill-toppers met Joe Goggins to talk Tarantino, Mercury nods and being the world’s unlikeliest headliners
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13th February 2013
Live: Desaparecidos
Conor Oberst’s post-hardcore side project finally made their Manchester debut
13th February 2013
Live: The Pharcyde
The hip hop legends brought Bizarre Ride II to Sound Control for a rare Manchester show
13th February 2013
Live: NME Awards Tour 2013
Django Django, Miles Kane, Palma Violets and Peace comprised the bill for the famous jaunt’s newest incarnation
13th February 2013
From the vault: Radiohead – Pablo Honey
We take a look back at where it all started for one of the most influential bands in history
13th February 2013
5 songs in the field of: Breakups
As Los Campesinos! so brilliantly put it, romance is boring, so let’s focus on the other bits – the heartbreak and the sex
13th February 2013
Video: To Kill A King – ‘Cold Skin’
To Kill A King live in session for University of Manchester student media
12th February 2013
Interview: Netsky
Dan J quizzes Belgium’s favourite DJ on playing Parklife, percussion and popularity
11th February 2013
Album: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away
The latest offering from Cave and co. is a majestic exercise in restraint
11th February 2013
Interview: Desaparecidos
The Nebraskan post-hardcore outfit are back – and louder, sharper and angrier than ever before
8th February 2013
Music and design – a dying art?
George Bailey mourns the death of creative record design as the digital craze takes over