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Bands like Crash Of Rhinos don’t come around often. Five excellent musicians – long-time friends from well respected former bands – treading a well-worn path (melodic, intricate, emotional indie rock with heartfelt vocals) but creating something unique and consistently alarming without any sense of pretentiousness or bigheadedness.
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Modern Electronica can be a difficult and challenging horizon to navigate. Such is the level of splintering of post and sub genres throughout, it can leave you at a loss as where to start your exploration. Electronic music, much like its distant cousins of Hip Hop and Rock n’Roll … Read on
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We met up with PINS at the Lionel Dobie Project in Manchester to film this fully powered live session. Here they perform double A Side track ‘Stay True’, out now on Bella Union.
“Notching up gigs in disused office blocks and hotel basements to name a few, it was with … Read on
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Our city has, of late, been saturated by Manchester International Festival. For those skeptical of multi-sensory art installations and other alien cultural terrors, there was MONEY. They’re not international, not at all, but somehow they got away with it.
It’s nice to cling on to some vague geographical familiarity, … Read on
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My ears are still ringing. They don’t take high levels of distortion like they used to.
Mainly, I blame the sound engineering, which was pretty atrocious all night. Vocals were lost and much of the musicality of the show was missed, purely through poor levels. The Ruby Lounge has … Read on
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We met the brilliant Songs For Walter at the Manchester Craft & Design Centre to film this beautiful version of ‘Stamping On Snails’.
When it comes to family, many of us keep things close to our chests. But rather than keeping his kin hidden in a old dusty photo album, … Read on
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In 2009, a handful of London-based musicians travelled to Nairobi in Kenya to collaborate with local musicians there. It was a loose arrangement… there was no specific agenda other than to bring the musicians together, exchange ideas and enjoy the results. Jesse Hackett (keys), Louis Hackett (bass), Sam Lewis … Read on
On 25 July, Jesca Hoop will be enjoying the close company of the lucky few who manage to squash into the intimate surroundings of The Castle.
Ahead of Jesca’s appearances at Womad and Cloud Spotting on the same weekend, the California-raised, Manchester-based artist will be trying out her festival … Read on
The Wu-Tang Clan is an American East Coast hip hop group from Staten Island, New York that consists ofrappers RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi-member of … Read on
“You’re lucky tonight, fortunately she’s fine with stuff like this” says a doorman after the obligatory rifle through my bag in which I routinely point out the camera that I’ve used without let or hindrance at every venue I’ve patronised in this City.
I’ve risen from a sweat-soaked impression … Read on
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