Sound Control
Saturday 20th October 2012
6/10

Nottingham’s premier purveyors of indie-pop brought the curtain up on their UK tour

McFly talk to The Mancunion about pop, strings and pseudonyms

Kidnap Kid talks to The Mancunion about Sheffield’s musical heritage and spreading the love.

3/10
Soup Kitchen,
November 3rd 2012

Tom Ingham looks at the latest viral sensation to take over the web

The most thrilling Canadian two-piece since Death from Above 1979 doled out a dose of rock n’ roll euphoria

While musically the album is interesting, Reed’s coyly clever lyrics are the star of Transformer

The New York outfit marked their biggest Manchester show to date with a slick, assured set

Sankeys
12th October
5/10

Why? bring their unique blend of hip hop and folk to one of Manchester’s more eccentric venues.

The Compton rapper’s latest record proves that there’s still more to hip hop than controversy and materialism

The Texan alt-rockers bring their incendiary live show to Manchester for the second time in as many years

Tom Ingham chats to world-renowned reggae producer Michael Goldwasser on the Easy Star All-Star’s new project

The legendary outfit’s finest hour changed the face of alternative rock

Twenty-five years on from his first Mancunian outing, Slash hasn’t forgotten his rock n’ roll roots

Interscope records; 2012
7/10

NME’s newest cover boys bring their frenetic live show to the Deaf Institute

HMV Ritz
9th October
9.5/10

Fun. turn in a strong performance that’s more than the sum of its parts