I’m going to get a lot of flak for this. Right, I know that Damon Albarn is a musical rainman, a rarified walking, talking lump of prodigious talent and anti-establishment cool. I realise that criticising the man is tantamount to drawing cocks on a bible. I also accept that under the guise of Gorillaz he has written some truly remarkable music and collaborated with pretty much everyone worth cramming a studio with. I’m aware that every single... Read More
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LIVE: THE SPECIALS – 15/05/2013
- THE APOLLO, MANCHESTER -
So picture this. Mass unemployment, disappearing high streets, strikes and burning [more]
LIVE: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING – 14/05/2013
- SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER -
Over ten mock TVs are set up around the stage of [more]
LIVE: HOW TO DRESS WELL – 15/05/2013
- WHITWORTH GALLERY, MANCHESTER -
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LIVE: BEACH FOSSILS – 15/05/2013
- THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER -
In the past few years there has been a rise in [more]
LIVE: THE COMPUTERS – 11/05/2013
- THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER -
I find it hard to be critical of any band [more]
- THE RITZ, MANCHESTER -
**WARNING** This review will be two things: 1) quite gushing, and [more]
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After well-known spells in respected bands such as The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick [more]
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Alarms bells rang the moment I read Ezra Koenig's interview in the NME a few [more]
LIVE: VONDELPARK / BLOOM – 09/05/2013
- ISLINGTON MILL, MANCHESTER -
Islington Mill tends to be home to the more freaky, experimental [more]
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Ah Brooklyn, that supposed musical paradise in a land far away. I am always a [more]
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LIVE: LAURA MVULA – 07/05/2013
- GORILLA, MANCHESTER -
Laura Mvula steps onto Gorilla’s stage, its backdrop a strange assemblage of [more]
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LIVE: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - 06/05/2013
- THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER -
Rushing over from Salford's Media City following a live set [more]
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As someone who grew up with the screams of Kurt Cobain in one ear and [more]
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