Chorlton Arts Festival: On the Fringes
By . Published 03 May 2013
Among its art and performance programming, Chorlton Arts Festival offers a few tasty musical morsels. We 'ave a gander...
Previews
Gig Highlights – May 2013
By . Published 30 April 2013May offers a diverse range of musical treats, from the intense post-punk of Savages to the lo-fi rock aesthetics of Dirty Beaches; not to mention outdoor and indoor festival fun...
Church of Noise – May 2013
By . Published 30 April 2013From eerie folk to avant-punk, Scotland's underbelly is rife with esoteric treats in the coming weeks
O2 Love Music Column – May 2013
By . Published 30 April 2013The month of May kicks off at the O2 with a night of old-school hip hop. Former Juice Crew affiliates Big Daddy Kane and Masta Ace will be bringing their much-lauded MC skills to...
Northwest Gig Highlights – May 2013
By . Published 30 April 2013We might be grinning at spring finally having sprung, but May in the Northwest promises a live calendar for all outlooks – from the homely tones of Phosphorescent to the...
O2 Love Music Column – April 2013
By . Published 01 April 2013As one half of London-based hip hop collective Task Force's sibling leadership, Chester P has already carved a niche following with his group’s series of Music From The Corner LP’s. From there, Chester released...
Church of Noise – April 2013
By . Published 29 March 2013You'd be surprised by the number of ways you can lose your hearing
Church of Noise – March 2013
By . Published 04 March 2013Enter the Church of Noise, where only the most loud and abrasive get to hold the sermons. From doom-jazz to hardcore...whatever. Earplugs optional, but you probably won't last long without...
O2 Love Music Column – March 2013
By . Published 28 February 2013It’s a preview of two halves this month as the old indie vanguard rubs shoulders with some spritely young RnB hopefuls
O2 Love Music Column – February 2013
By . Published 31 January 2013Having pioneered many of the DJ techniques we take for granted to this day, Joseph Saddler, or Grandmaster Flash if you will, has assured his place in the history books....
The Metal Column – February 2013
By . Published 31 January 2013Now you've beaten those stinking January blues, it's time to get back in the circle-pit and lose your mind, droogs. For a kick off, you could either hit up the...
Live Music Highlights – February 2013
By . Published 30 January 2013Homegrown independent(ish) rock commandeers the gig calendar as CHVRCHES, The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, Django Django, Gummy Stumps, PAWS and Divorce show the big boys how it's done
Live Music Highlights – January 2013
By . Published 01 January 2013In a busy start to your crisp new gig calendar; Dinosaur Jr, Young Fathers, United Fruit and The Computers are just a few to scribble under January 2013...
O2 Love Music Column – January 2013
By . Published 01 January 2013Having survived the twin assaults of the Mayan apocalypse (that’s the last time we’ll mention it, honest) and the rather more realistic threat of festive indulgence, what better way to...
The Metal Column – January 2012
By . Published 01 January 2013If you're reading this, you made it. Looks like those Mayans were wrong, eh, droogs? Well, what did you expect? Those losers didn't even have the power of the riff...
Live Music Highlights – December 2012
By . Published 04 December 2012This month's live music highlights, including an unmissable show with The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Holy Mountain, and plenty more highlights from the likes oof Beth Orton,...
The Metal Column – December 2012
By . Published 04 December 2012It's no lie: December's a tough one. Record releases begin to slow down, and a lot of touring bands tend to slip into hibernation. You're going to need some pointers...
O2 Love Music Column – December 2012
By . Published 03 December 2012Having emerged as an avant-garde synth group in the late seventies, and morphing into the chart-straddling, eighties pop behemoths we know today, The Human League have influenced everyone from Trent...
The Metal Column – November 2012
By . Published 30 October 2012Oh yes, there's an abundance of catastrophic live acts to be savoured in the flesh this November. First up are Anti-Nowhere League – don't miss them knock out the same...
Live Music Highlights – November 2012
By . Published 30 October 2012Prepare for fireworks: November's gig highlights are ready to explode. Light the touch paper and stand well back...
