Music
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FestivalsBeacons Festival relocates to Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds
Beacons Festival is set to move away from its Skipton home, relocating to Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester. After three years in its current location at Hesl... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
NewsRM Hubbert, The Phantom Band, Honeyblood set for Summerhall gig series
The initial line-up for the ‘Nothing Ever Happens Here’ gig series at Summerhall in Edinburgh has been unveiled, with RM Hubbert, Randolph’... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015 -
Interviews
Bigger than Hip-hop: BadBadNotGood meet Ghostface Killah on Sour Soul
The eclectic Toronto trio on confronting genre and collaborating with The Wallabee Champ Read more »| 18 Feb 2015 -
Live MusicDjango Django @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 15 February
Django Django claim they have spent the past 18 months writing and recording the follow-up to their eponymous hit debut album; their attire tonight suggests ... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015 -
Festivals
The Pop Group, Wildbirds and Peacedrums confirmed for Supersonic Festival 2015
Experimental music and arts festival Supersonic has unveiled a first wave of line-up announcements for its 12th edition, to take place in Birmingham this Jun... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015 -
Live Music
Ex Hex @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 12 February
It's bubblegum but, oh, what bubblegum. The Ex Hex formula might be sweet but it's a lack of artificial additives that makes it so nourishing, and a sold-out... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015
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News
Django Django confirm new LP Born Under Saturn and UK tour
Art-rockers Django Django have confirmed the title and release date for their long–awaited second album – Born Under Saturn is due for a 4 May re... Read more »| 16 Feb 2015 -
News
GIT Award 2015 shortlist announced
The twelve-strong shortlist for this year’s Get Into This (GIT) Award for Liverpool’s emerging bands and artists has been unveiled. It's an ecle... Read more »| 16 Feb 2015 -
Videos
Seven Days Of Idlewild: Every Little Means Trust - Exclusive live session
Seven Days Of Idlewild, our week-long acoustic takeover with the Edinburgh-formed outfit, concludes with a brand new track from their seventh LP Everyth... Read more »| 16 Feb 2015 -
Videos
Seven Days Of Idlewild: Take Me Back To The Islands - Exclusive live session
Our Seven Days Of Idlewild acoustic series, charting the band's past and present ahead of their new album release, continues with Take Me Back to the Islands... Read more »| 15 Feb 2015 -
Live Music
Prides / Flyte @ The Liquid Room, 7 February
Glasgow continues to prove an unexpected incubator for radio-friendly synth and although Prides might be the most bearded of the crop they’re no less p... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015 -
News
Neu! Reekie! announce #UntitledLive line-up
Spoken word, music and poetry night Neu! Reekie! has announced details of one of its biggest shows to date, featuring Fini Tribe, Andrew Weatherall, and SAY ... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015 -
VideosSeven Days Of Idlewild: Too Long Awake - Exclusive live session
Our Seven Days Of Idlewild series continues with Too Long Awake, taken from the band's 2005 full-length release Warnings/Promises, recorded at the ... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015 -
Reviews
Idlewild – Everything Ever Written
For context’s sake, let’s just clear one thing up: Idlewild’s days as oblique-angled indie-punkas (“A flight of stairs falling down a... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015 -
Festivals
Caribou, Wu-Tang Clan, FKA Twigs lead Parklife 2015 lineup
Caribou, The Roots, Metronomy and the Wu-Tang Clan are among a host of big names announced for the Parklife weekender in Manchester on 6 and 7 June. Dan Sna... Read more »| 12 Feb 2015