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View ArticlePreview: Chorlton Coffee Festival
There may be a myth that students will happily settle for substandard, barely-palatable coffee – evident from the queue meandering its way from the library café – but funnily enough, there are some of...
View ArticleAlbum: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Released: 17th May 2013 Daft Life There’s a lot that’s surprising about Random Access Memories, the latest offering – and the first studio album proper for eight years – from Thomas Bangalter and...
View ArticleLive: Alt-J
It would be something of an understatement to say that Leeds quartet Alt-J are on a bit of a high right now. They won the Mercury Prize last year, were nominated for two BRIT awards and just picked up...
View ArticleWin Tickets to see Kodaline live!
The Mancunion are giving away a pair of tickets to see Kodaline perform an intimate set from their hotly anticipated debut album A Perfect World at Hard Rock Cafe Manchester on 30 May ahead of their...
View ArticleInterview: Bob Mould
“I know Kurt was a fan of the band, and I know Dave was too. I think that’s why I was one of the names being thrown around to potentially produce what eventually became Nevermind.” The band in question...
View ArticleInterview: Tegan and Sara
“Heartthrob is definitely a more reflective record than some of our past work. Neither of us is currently dealing with any sort of heartbreak or tribulations personally which allowed for us to do some...
View ArticleInterview: Jamal Edwards
At first glance, you wouldn’t know South London entrepreneur Jamal Edwards is worth an estimated £6 million and counting. Flat cap adorned and Coca-Cola in hand, he looks like the average twenty two...
View ArticlePreview: Parklife
Manchester’s beloved Parklife returns once more with, perhaps, its finest line-up to date. Headlining the main stages are staple names such as Plan B, Example and Rudimental but the more you scour the...
View ArticleParklife Competition
Parklife are offering one person the chance to win a pair of VIP weekend passes to this year’s festival. You can view the full line-up here. To be in with a chance of winning just answer the...
View ArticleLive: The Postal Service
18th May 2013 Academy Some reunions are more likely than others. Morrissey once said that the only way to get The Smiths back together would be to “shoot us and drag our bodies into the same room.”...
View ArticlePreview: Live from Jodrell Bank
Promoters at Jodrell Bank Observatory are keen to dispel the idea that science is best left for soul-destroying lessons in a dusty old classroom; and after curating critically-acclaimed events...
View ArticleInterview: Jurassic 5
Despite the vicious beasts their name inevitably conjures up in the minds of most, Jurassic 5 are a group notorious for their laid-back beats and smooth MCing. I spoke to the architect of many of...
View ArticleLive: Swim Deep
Deaf Institute - May 28th - 7/10 Swim Deep are the band to follow. At least, that’s what NME says. Are they though? Is there anything in this dreamy beach indie music from Birmingham that’s...
View ArticleReview: ‘Coastal Shelf’
Many of us dream of stepping into the big wide world of filmmaking after uni, but it’s also a daunting prospect. How to tackle it and with whom must seem a mammoth undertaking. The process of sourcing...
View ArticleAlbum: Miles Kane – Don’t Forget Who You Are
Released: 3rd June 2013 Columbia Records 5/10 Don’t Forget Who You Are is the second solo offering from the frontrunner of the mod revival, Miles Kane. The album title is surprisingly fitting, given...
View ArticleReview: The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams’ most directly autobiographical drama, deals with many of the themes which characterize much of his body of work. However, the play’s plot is relatively...
View ArticleFestival: Y Not?
Now in its ninth year, ‘Y Not Festival’ promises to be ‘small, fresh and loud’. With past headliners including Maximo Park and Frank Turner, ‘Y Not’, though comparatively much smaller than...
View ArticleInterview: Spectrals
“We worked it out the other day, that it’s like…what year are we on now? 2013? That makes it about five years.” Louis Jones is waiting on food in the Deaf Institute’s main bar. These are hardly...
View ArticleInterview: New Order
“It was pretty nerve-wracking – playing your hometown usually is – but I’d always, always wanted to play there. I’ve seen so many great gigs there down the years.” Tom Chapman is recalling last year’s...
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