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ReviewsOut of Body: Gazelle Twin + Carla Mackinnon @ FACT, Liverpool, 9 April
Puberty, a rite of passage that hopefully everyone traverses relatively unscathed, is an awkward process, but a necessary one. It’s trying, and usually... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
ReviewsHartheim @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 8 April
Hartheim are awash with contradiction. Defined as much by what they are not as by what they are, every note, every grievous lyric ("Your god has so much to a... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
ReviewsCourtney Barnett @ Gorilla, 3 April
“We had the best meal of the tour so far.” That nugget of between-song stage chatter isn’t the only way in which Courtney Barnett flag... Read more »| 07 Apr 2015 -
FestivalsNorthwest Festival Watch – April 2015
The avant-garde invade Blackpool, Manchester goes punk, and we get set for a busy bank holiday in early May Read more »| 07 Apr 2015 -
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Scouts @ Maguire's Pizza Bar, Liverpool, 22 March
The biggest problem with Liverpool four-piece Scouts’ set tonight is the lack of a sound engineer, and it’s a real shame. Their hugely impressive... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
ReviewsNothing Ever Happens Here: Broken Records / Garden Of Elks / Fuzzystar @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 27 Mar
Can’t fault the folks behind Nothing Ever Happens Here for their noble intention to reignite the Edinburgh live music scene; enthusiastic cheers please... Read more »| 31 Mar 2015
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Sleater-Kinney @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 25 March
When Sleater-Kinney declared ‘indefinite hiatus’ in 2005, the time seemed right. Corin Tucker in particular seemed exhausted by the process, whil... Read more »| 31 Mar 2015 -
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Sleater-Kinney @ Manchester Albert Hall, 24 March
This most potent of returns finally reaches the UK and manifests itself in a performance of extreme emotion: an experience that leaves both band and aud... Read more »| 31 Mar 2015 -
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Warpaint @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 24 March
“It sounds like you’re shouting horrible things, but I’m hoping they’re nice? Is that just the Scottish way?” asks Warpaint&rsq... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015 -
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Jane Weaver @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 21 March
To mark a celebratory evening at The Deaf Institute, Jane Weaver is dressed to impress. "Has anyone else got a Lorax onesie on tonight?" she jokes, showing o... Read more »| 24 Mar 2015 -
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worriedaboutsatan @ Gullivers, Manchester, 19 March
As worriedaboutsatan, Gavin Miller and Tom Ragsdale found their feet as one of the most productive and enduring partnerships in Manchester’s musical co... Read more »| 24 Mar 2015 -
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Dead Meadow / The Cosmic Dead @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 15 March
The Cosmic Dead are loud. Thick clumps of dense feedback fill the half-lit stage, with bass throbs so potent that it’s barely possible to hear much bey... Read more »| 24 Mar 2015 -
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James Chance & Les Contortions @ Stereo, Glasgow, 12 March
The wraithlike James Chance walks on stage slowly, looking every one of his 61 years with possibly a few more in reserve. Eternally dapper, a casual stride a... Read more »| 23 Mar 2015 -
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SXSW Music Diary: Viet Cong, Courtney Barnett, and The Twilight Sad's South By advice
Day three of our time at SXSW Music conference starts with a sobering reminder that there’s absolutely no bloody way we’re going to see half the ... Read more »| 21 Mar 2015 -
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SXSW Music Diary: Hudson Mohawke, United Fruit, and Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
With its Tech and Film strands already in full flow by the time our plane touched the tarmac, this past Tuesday marked the beginning of South By Southwest&rs... Read more »| 20 Mar 2015