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FestivalsLes Trans Musicales de Rennes Festival 2013
Since 1979, Trans Musicales has maintained a position as one of the truly most unique, startling, baffling and often downright bonkers music festivals on the calendar. We take a look at what curator Jean-Luis Brossard holds up his sleeve this December... Read more »| 22 Nov 2013 -
PreviewsScotland Gig Highlights – November 2013
A varied month in gigs sees the return of titans Queens of the Stone Age and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds, post-punk mob Savages, synth-heads Ubre Blanca, and a sublime double-header from Mount Kimbie and oOoOO Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
PreviewsO2 Love Music Column – November 2013
It’s been almost twenty years since Kendrick Jeru 'the Damaja' Davis unleashed his seminal debut The Sun Rises in the East (co-helmed by... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
PreviewsNorthwest Gig Highlights – November 2013
November brings a gig schedule fit to bursting, from the gentle chaos of Julia Holter to the electric dreampop of Mt Wolf, plus a rare appearance from those old school proto-punks Television Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – October 2013
Ah, October. Trees are getting bare, nights are drawing in and strange children are preparing to turn up at your door with outrageous demands for free sweets. Not to worry, there’s plenty more on offer, like Bonobo! And Willis Earl Beal! And... M People Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
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Down at the Mill: Islington Mill's autumn season
Reasons to visit Salford's premier home of the weird and wonderful this, er, fall. Yes, fall Read more »| 01 Oct 2013
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Scotland Gig Highlights – October 2013
October's gig highlights in Scotland, with the return of The Vaselines at Eastern Promise, Oneohtrix Point Never, King Krule, Rick Redbeard, Russian Circles, Warpaint, No Age, plus a very special (and strange) tribute to Nick Cave Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
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O2 Love Music Column – October 2013
Variety’s the order of the day, with jazz, soul, synthpop, and some good old fashioned gee-tar on the menu at Glasgow’s O2 ABC this October. ... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
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Day Tripping: Liverpool Psych Fest returns for a second year
Plug in, wig out and feel the love for Liverpool Psych Fest's sophomore outing Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
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Scotland Gig Highlights – September 2013
A whirlwind tour of the coming month's must-see live shows, with Eels, Fuck Buttons, Neon Neon, 65daysofstatic, the Human Is Not Alone project, an epic 3-day experimental music shindig, and a boatload more Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – September 2013
With bands back in business after a summer spent glugging grog in ditches, and with the return of The Warehouse Project, September brings the big guns in all genres, from Dinosaur Jr. to James Blake – and goddammit if we're gonna ignore Paramore Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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O2 Love Music Column – September 2013
September brings with it a sense of riddim, at least at the ABC; but before we get to the more rasta-inclined of what's on offer over the next four weeks, we... Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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O2 Love Music Column – August 2013
For over thirty years now, The B-52's (O2 ABC, 12 Aug) have poised themselves as the ultimate intergalactic, surf-pop, party band. It’s a notion that h... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Beacons festival: Lighting the Way
Beacons festival's second outing amps it up in terms of both acts and art Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – August 2013
If history teaches us anything, it’s that not many people have had a month named after them; props to Emperor Augustus for achieving this feat some two thousand years ago. Here's our pick of the hottest gigs this month – a selection to make Gus proud Read more »| 30 Jul 2013