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ReviewsRoyal Headache / The #1s @ Broadcast, 14 June
Two different shades of punk rock come to Broadcast. Dublin's #1s (or 'Number Ones' if you prefer; they're not fussy) are up first, and they're the ones who ... Read more »| 16 Jun 2016 -
FestivalsField Day 2016: The Review
Field Day rings in 10 years with celebratory headline turns from James Blake, PJ Harvey and some almighty storm clouds. Read more »| 15 Jun 2016 -
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Primavera Sound 2016: The Review
For British music festival veterans wearily accustomed to watching live music from under the hood of a dripping anorak, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound – a festival effectively located on a Mediterranean beach – is something of a sunny novelty Read more »| 13 Jun 2016 -
ReviewsKate Jackson & The Wrong Moves @ The Hug and Pint, 4 June
Whoever released Kaspar Hauser from their box is certain to be looking sheepish. Loud, unctuous, and wielding darkwave hooks straight out of some 1983 nether... Read more »| 09 Jun 2016 -
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Zyna Hel @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 3 June
Whisper it, but there’s something of the am-dram to tonight. Which sounds catty and mealy-mouthed when it isn’t designed to be; it’s just t... Read more »| 09 Jun 2016 -
FestivalsBrew At The Bog 2016: The Review
Sunshine is here – cue the annual slew of summer festivals vying for our holiday time (and a big slice of our bank accounts). With a multitude of event... Read more »| 08 Jun 2016
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Nadia Reid @ Portico Library, Manchester, 3 June
Tech gremlins threaten to unseat Nadia Reid just minutes into her Manchester debut but she’s entirely unfazed. While others examine leads and connectio... Read more »| 08 Jun 2016 -
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Cate Le Bon @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23 May
Just minutes after this remarkable, head-spinning show, Cate Le Bon is left nonplussed by the strangest kind of half-compliment when one of her Twitter follo... Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
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Anna Meredith @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 17 May
Pop arrives in many shapes and sizes – only sometimes it takes an outsider to point things out. Anna Meredith’s background may be in classical co... Read more »| 23 May 2016 -
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Restless Natives: Tim Hecker / Blanck Mass @ St Luke's
If there's one unanimous consensus that can be drawn from tonight's gig, the finale of the week-long Restless Natives festival, it's that earplugs are essent... Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
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Emma Pollock @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 13 May
"I'll try not to talk too much tonight," says Emma Pollock before she's even played a note. "More time for, you know, the actual songs." Generous in performa... Read more »| 17 May 2016 -
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Restless Natives: Happy Meals @ Collective, 14 May
It's Saturday night and the Calton is bouncing. The bars in and around the Gallowgate are stowed out. An Easter Rising commemorative march has finished just ... Read more »| 17 May 2016 -
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Restless Natives: Future of the Left @ St Luke's, 14 May
It’s a sparse crowd that greets last-minute addition Chrissy Barnacle, but those lucky early revellers are treated to something pretty special. Her off... Read more »| 17 May 2016 -
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Minor Victories @ The Art School, Glasgow, 6 May
There’s an argument to be made that this shouldn’t work. A project without location, material recorded remotely, its protagonists first together ... Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
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Restless Natives: Ghostface Killah @ St Luke's, 13 May
“I want to see ONE THOUSAND PHONES,” bellows ol' Ghost with regal expectation, larger than life under St Luke’s stained glass windows. &ldq... Read more »| 16 May 2016