From Brutalism to Tangk: The sonic evolution of IDLES
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Amy Taylor to Grian Chatten – The six lead vocalists changing the game in 2024
Featured image: Gracie Hall From Alex Turner’s inebriated drawl, to Kurt Cobain’s explosive freak-outs on stage, the…
Sports Team @ Club Academy review – a band looking more at home than ever always stick the landing
Featured Image: Lauren Maccabee Sports Team frontman Alex Rice has an impish relationship with the internet. In…
Xiu Xiu @ St Mary’s Parish Church review – experimental pop excursions come to Stockport
Featured image and gallery: Sophie Robinson Following the release of their fourteenth album, 13” Frank Beltrame Italian…
The Streets and Kasabian @ Co-op Live review – music for the masses
Featured image and gallery: Thomas Holloway Despite the chill of the November air, Co-op Live arena promises…
In Defence Of… Endless, Nameless by The Wildhearts
Flawed brilliance enhanced by cursed production In the first of ‘In Defence Of…’, a new series revisiting…
Martial Arts @ YES Pink Room review – Manchester’s best new band warm up to conquer everywhere else
Featured image: Gary Conway It’s just under a year since Martial Arts opened a four-band bill at…
Magdalena Bay @ Manchester Academy review – a glittering set from pop’s newest weirdos
Featured image and gallery: Kyle Roczniak In a short space of time, Magdalena Bay have taken over…
English Teacher / TTSSFU / West Side Cowboy @ O2 Ritz review – Mercury Prize winners ride the wave of a stratospheric rise
Featured image and gallery: Kaitlyn Brockley The critically acclaimed four-piece cement their status as Britain’s newest rockstars…
Fat Dog / Silverwingkiller / Truthpaste @ Band On The Wall review – uncontested proof that you can teach young dogs new tricks
In the height of lockdowns, Joe Love and Johnny ‘Doghead’ Hutch, along with a few other mates…
bloody/bath @ The Castle Hotel gallery – intimate and intense
Featured image and gallery: Sophie Robinson Touring the release of debut album In an Empty Space I’m…
DEADLETTER @ Band On The Wall review – an ensemble on the rise from strength to hysterical strength
Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall With the streets of Manchester’s Northern Quarter packed with festive revellers,…
Rejjie Snow / Miso Extra @ Club Academy review – Rap’s favourite feature steps into his spotlight
Featured image and gallery: Kaitlyn Brockley It’s a cold winter’s night, but not in Club Academy. A…
Koyo / Oscar Bryrant & The BlueBirds / Slow Loris / Blythe @ The Castle Hotel review
Featured image: Layla Caine Cowbells and proggy synthpop, anyone? With a stacked bill, the night promises to…
The MTV EMA: Who are your ‘Best New Artists’?
By Ellie Davis MTV have officially released the categories and nominees for the 2024 Europe Music Awards,…