Denim. Leather. A guitarist wearing both. Local quartet Mister Strange pull off their no-frills rock ‘n’ roll with more than a dash of panache. They’re scuzzy, infused with grooves, and in Tomas Walmsley’s snapshots, have a singing drummer who pulls facial expressions that are usually reserved for log flume cameras.
Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall After 24 hours of continuous rain, the skanky duvet of clouds hovering above Manchester has somehow found even greater concentrations of precipitation to dump on us. More waterfalls than downpours mean that if you have ever fancied learning how to surf in the city centre, Upper Brook Street is…
Featured image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire The speed of change in politics is enough to bring on whiplash. On Thursday, just before Rishi Sunak fired the starting pistol on the upcoming general election, defence minister Andrew Murrison pooh-poohed any suggestion of reintroducing national service. He claimed it would damage morale among the forces, and even if…
Featured image: Luke Dyson Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of choice on offer at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festival? Don’t worry, we’ve got you. We’ve trawled the lineups to bring you a cluster of acts to watch on the August bank holiday weekend. From jungle to riotous punk, there’s a bounty of brilliant bands…
In truth, Taking Back Sunday could dine out on their irreproachable first three albums until the sun swallows the earth, even if it takes a handful of usually bankable tunes to hit their stride tonight. Lazzara, a chimera of class clown, giddy labradoodle and Butlins redcoat, pirouettes, hip-shakes and skates around the stage between flawless mic catches. However, syrupy hair-metal ballad, ‘Amphetamine Smiles’, in which he straps on an acoustic guitar for the only time during the evening, springs the bar staff into action.
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