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FestivalsT 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 -
ReviewsMONEY @ 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 -
ReviewsThe xx @ secret space, Manchester International Festival, 6 Jul
She breathes; we breathe. The quick sting of her plectrum against steel – it reaches us before its amplified echo finds its way out of the speakers. Li... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
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Primavera Sound 2013: 10 Reasons We Went
As the new school mixed it up with the old guard on a bill with too many highlights (and clashes!), Primavera Sound 2013 offered a world class banquet for music nerds and casual observers alike. These are just ten of the reasons we got on the plane... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
ReviewsSalford Sonic Fusion Festival, University of Salford, 21-24 Mar
Following its debut in 2012, Salford Sonic Fusion Festival returns for a four day celebration of cutting-edge experimental composition and leading contempora... Read more »| 28 Mar 2013 -
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Celtic Connections: Aimee Mann / Amelia Curran / Ted Leo @ O2 ABC, 30 January
Despite having been on the road with Aimee Mann for 3 months already, a solo Ted Leo finds himself short-changed tonight, relegated from chief tour support t... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013
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Wickerman 2012: Saturday
Given the sodden, grey-skied summer that Scotland has endured this year, it seems almost a miracle that the second day of Wickerman begins exactly as the f... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Wickerman 2012: Friday
In a year when other music festivals have fallen by the wayside, killed off by a mixture of public apathy, a diminishing roster of artists deemed to be hea... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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T in the Park 2012: Sunday
As the weekend draws to a close, a detour to the smaller stages draws out a few hidden highlights Read more »| 17 Jul 2012 -
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T in the Park 2012: Saturday
The zenith of the weekend festival proffers a smorgasbord of talent and wet earth Read more »| 12 Jul 2012 -
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T in the Park 2012: Friday
The annually devastated Balado fields rang in a mud fiesta for the 19th year of T in the Park, with a weekend of relentless rain and a typically genre-spa... Read more »| 12 Jul 2012 -
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Sunday: Latitude Triumphant
The last day, and I am feeling my age. I’ve collected more than a few reviews, and decide to wander between events, catching nothing properly but letti... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011 -
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Saturday: Latitude Ahoy
I am not here to see music, but The Waterboys are playing. They were the first band I went to see back in the day, and sentimentality drags me across the fes... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011 -
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Friday: Latitude Lost
Paloma Faith sounds good across the meadow. It’s hot. I tried some networking in the press tent. I linger in the film shed, before doing exactly what a... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011 -
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Thursday: Latitude Found
It takes me some time to acclimatise to a festival. Accustomed as I am to fine living and the comfort of a padded theatre seat, straining over the heads of a... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011