Music
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Live MusicThe Mountain Goats @ Gorilla, Manchester, 15 Nov
John Darnielle returns to Manchester in fine form to support wrestling-inspired LP Beat the Champ Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Live MusicWavves @ Sound Control, Manchester, 16 Nov
Nathan Williams and co bring their poppiest LP yet, V, to Manchester Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
News
Foo Fighters release Saint Cecilia EP for free
Foo Fighters have released Saint Cecilia, a free five-track EP released to coincide with the end of the band's world tour. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
ReviewsGiuda – Speaks Evil
Ah; glam rock. All those builders in chiffon and too much make-up, brightening up the three-day week. It’s a curious niche for a bunch of 21st cen... Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
News
The Cure announce Manchester & London gigs for 2016
Drawing on their 37 year career to date, The Cure will make a long-awaited return to the UK for a series of shows in winter 2016. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Live Music
Le Guess Who? – Day Three: Six of the Best
Despite being over the half-way point, the best of Le Guess Who? is yet to come. With a evening of heavy hitters ahead of us, including sublime sets from Destroyer and Kamasi Washington, we fuel up with some strong coffee and settle in for the long haul. Read more »| 22 Nov 2015
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Live Music
Le Guess Who? – Day Two: Six of the Best
Difficult to believe from the array of delights on offer, but day one of Le Guess Who? presented a relatively gentle introduction to an incredible line-up. Read more »| 21 Nov 2015 -
Live Music
Le Guess Who? – Day One: Six of the Best
Le Guess Who? is an alternative music festival in Utrecht, a city on the rise in terms of both tourism and cultural cachet. With this year's festival featuri... Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
ReviewsNew Albums This Week (20 Nov) - The Grand Gestures, Bill Wells
The best new music this week, featuring albums from The Grand Gestures, illustrious jazz stalwart Bill Wells, returning French ensemble Steeple Remove, and Swedish psych wizards Sudakistan Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
Reviews
The Grand Gestures – Happy Holidays
Close the curtains and light the fire – Christmas with The Grand Gestures is a chilly, downbeat business. Utterly devoid of sleigh bells and festive ch... Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
Reviews
Blanck Mass – The Great Confuso EP
Mere addendum to this year’s Dumb Flesh LP? Well, no; split 50/50 between remix and new material it may be, but The Great Confuso creates its own gravi... Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
Reviews
Sudakistan – Caballo Negro
Had enough of repetitive tonal washes? Splashed in sufficient puddles of droned-out acid rock? Used words like ‘motorik’ to the point of irritati... Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
Videos
John Lemke – To Let It Go: Video Premiere
Watch the video for To Let It Go by Glasgow composer, sound artist and electronic producer John Lemke. Read more »| 18 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Trans Musicales 2015 preview
The Trans Musicales festival, which has been running in the ornate city of Rennes since 1979, is an incomparably idiosyncratic and challenging festival. It&r... Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
News
Explosions In The Sky announce 2016 UK tour
Texas post-rockers Explosions In The Sky have announced a string of UK and Ireland tour dates for April 2016, their first in four years. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015