Reviews
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FestivalsT in the Park 2014: Friday, 11 July
What began as a relatively small shindig in Strathclyde Park way back in 1994, with some seventeen-odd thousand punters gathering to see Rage Against The Mac... Read more »| 16 Jul 2014 -
ReviewsBody & Soul Festival 2014
The fifth edition of Ireland's new favourite festival continues on a grand trajectory, with John Grant, Tom Vek and Caribou leading the charge Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
ReviewsSupersonic Festival 2014, Birmingham Custard Factory, 30-31 May
Festival programming at its most daring, Supersonic returns with Matmos, Swans, Evil Blizzard, Bill Drummond and Sly & the Family Drone leading the charge on Birmingham's Custard Factory Read more »| 04 Jun 2014 -
ReviewsStag and Dagger 2014 @ Various Venues, Glasgow, 4 May
Recent BBC reality show The Street painted a picture of Sauchiehall Street as a booze and piss-soaked wasteland peopled by confrontational buskers, refo... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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Celtic Connections: Bill Callahan / The Deep Dark Woods / Cath and Phil Tyler @ O2 ABC, 1 February
In contrast to the clockwork brackishness of Saturday night Sauchiehall Street, Celtic Connections winds down with a set from Drag City enigma, Bill Callahan... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
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Celtic Connections: Mogwai / RM Hubbert @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28 January
As much a charismatic banter machine as he is an emotionally charged singer-songwriter, RM Hubbert has the vast hall completely captivated and respectfully s... Read more »| 03 Feb 2014
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Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia @ Camp and Furnace, 27-28 September
As one of the most anticipated dates in Liverpool’s gigging calendar, this year the onus on Psych Fest was to open the weekender to a bigger audience t... Read more »| 02 Oct 2013 -
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Spinning Coin / The Yawns / Orzelda @ Music Language Festival, 7 Sep
Reminders of Glasgow’s fading industrial heritage are not hard to find. Disused warehouses are plentiful in this city, which is handy if – l... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
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Summercamp festival, Liverpool, 24-25 Aug
It's a bank holiday weekend, and Liverpool International Music Festival and everything else that's going on seem perfectly aligned as the sun beams down on t... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
ReviewsBeacons Day Three @ Heslaker Farm, Skipton, 18 Aug
We round off our three days of coverage from Beacons festival with waves of psychedelia courtesy of Moon Duo and Hookworms, star turns from Fatima, Theo Parrish and Andres, and a transcendental set from James Holden. We got the post-festival blues Read more »| 20 Aug 2013 -
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Beacons Day Two @ Heslaker Farm, Skipton, 17 Aug
In the second of our live reports from Beacons, a riotous set from Gold Panda proves the stealth highlight of Saturday, while Bicep and Bondax bring the party, and Local Natives soothe frayed nerves with their calming brand of swoon-gaze Read more »| 18 Aug 2013 -
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Beacons Day One @ Heslaker Farm, Skipton, 16 Aug
Our five intrepid reporters are broadcasting live – well, as live as you can get allowing time for sleep and gin – from this year's Beacons festival. Here's the lowdown on Friday's events, from a sputtering Ghostpoet to a spluttering Fucked Up Read more »| 17 Aug 2013 -
Festivals
T in the Park 2013: Sunday, 14 July
Deap Vally draw a predominantly female crowd, which slightly puts paid to the notion that Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards are anti-feminist because of the w... Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
T in the Park 2013: Friday, 12 July
Staying dry has always been more of a bonus than an expectation at T in the Park, making this year’s scorching weather a jackpot coup for the festival&... Read more »| 17 Jul 2013 -
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MONEY @ Pavilion Theatre, Festival Square, 12 Jul
Last issue's cover stars MONEY confirmed their love affair with Manchester by unveiling their debut album as part of the Manchester International Festival. I... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013