• Culture, Manchester, Music

    Live Review: Saturday @ Blue Dot 2019

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    By Daniel Broadley The Saturday at Blue Dot marked the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and mankind taking its first steps on the moon. We marked the occasion by starting the day with a vegan katsu curry for breakfast, catching some incredible musical acts, and watching a special screening of Apollo 11, all under the…

  • Culture, Manchester, Music

    Live Review: Friday @ Blue Dot 2019

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    By Daniel Broadley You’ve got your boots on as it’s a bit muddy from the now past rain. You’ve a warm can of beer in hand, a questionably strong bottle of rum and coke in the bag, and you’re on your way to see some good music with some good people. Good vibes all round,…

  • Culture

    Review: Tao of Glass | Manchester International Festival

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    By Janet LaFonatine Photography: Tristram Kenton As the house lights go down in the Royal Exchange Theatre a single spotlight remains lit, picking out a middle-aged man in the front row, who seems oblivious to the light shining on him. A minute or so of confusion follows as the audience nervously giggle amongst themselves, wondering…

  • Culture, Manchester, Music

    Review: The Kooks @ Castlefield Bowl

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    By Sarah LanePhotography: Georgina Hurdsfield An undeniably well-received gig. If you can find a ‘Best Of Noughties Indie’ playlist that doesn’t feature at least one Kooks track, we will eat the nearest hat. The charts are littered with Sheeran and Swift. Only Stormzy gives relief. Seeking substance, we turn to Best Of playlists: now available…

  • Culture, Music

    Hello Cosmos: Psychedelic Post-Punk for an Interstellar Frontier

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    By Daniel Broadley  Who said punk is dead? People have been repeating the mantra since 1978, but maybe it never died. Or, maybe it did and was reincarnated through an interstellar wormhole in the form of Hello Cosmos and their trippy new single ‘Frequency Fields’. As part of the new seven-track EP Run For President which…

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