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Preview: Leeds Festival

Leeds_poster Posted on: Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Will Axl turn up? Will The Libertines actually deliver on the unremitting hype? Will Alice from Crystal Castles end up chinning a security guard? These are the questions on the lips of Leeds festival-goersMore»

Interviews

Coheed & Cambria

The music press is saturated with commentators who are too keen to compartmentalise and label music. Chris Pennie, drummer of Coheed and Cambria, outdid these critics himself, coining the term ‘mathcore’ in an attempt to describe his former group Dillinger… More»

Live

NARC - Live

Crang, skronk, screech, crash. There’s something oddly mechanical about Education Education Education; maybe it’s the furious, anti-melodic guitar lines that Keith Levene would be proud of, the rushing bass lines, the way songs simply stop and collapse on themselves rather… More»

Live

NARC - Live

A day full of sunshine, barbecues and outdoor drinking didn’t bode well for a night at the Star and Shadow. A great dark cave of a place, it’s perfect for cinema and art and music, but for enjoying a warm… More»

Interviews

Laura Marling

“When is Laura Marling coming out?” two fans ask an unsuspecting young woman outside Manchester’s Lowry Theatre. “Err, I’ll just go and get her,” she replies. What no one realises is that this unsuspecting young woman is folk sensation Laura… More»

NewsPosted on: July 20th, 2010

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Q+A: Barry Hyde (The Futureheads)

In advance of their highly anticipated Kendal Calling appearane at the end of the month, Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde took time out to answer a few questions for us on festivals, and what they mean to him. What makes small independentMore»

NewsPosted on: July 16th, 2010

kissaway trail

NARC. Fest Stage Focus: NARC. & Portions For Foxes

The fourth annual NARC. Fest brings a huge swathe of aural loveliness to the Ouseburn Valley on Saturday 17th July. Featuring some superb out of town talent, alongside the best of the region’s bands, this year’s festival really does have something… More»

NewsPosted on: July 15th, 2010

the heartbreaks

NARC. Fest Stage Focus: Our Beat Is Correct

The fourth annual NARC. Fest brings a huge swathe of aural loveliness to the Ouseburn Valley on Saturday 17th July. Featuring some superb out of town talent, alongside the best of the region’s bands, this year’s festival really does have something for everyone,More»

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Live

Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Bad For Lazarus, Russell and the Wolves

The Cluny | 25.05.10

Who ever knew rockabilly fans were so punctual? Half an hour after doors open, The Cluny’s already nicely filled for openers Russell and the… More»

Hot Club De Paris, That Fucking Tank, Coal Train

Plugged Inn Sunderland | 03.06.10

Without further ado, Coal Train have left This Ain’t Vegas behind and set sights on renewed glory. Without doubt they mean to impress with their… More»

The Wave Pictures, Mansfield Holiday, Shin Jin Rui

Head of Steam | 09.06.10

If you were lucky enough to catch The Wave Pictures the last time they were in Newcastle, chances are you were pretty excited about seeing… More»

Duke Special

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Trying to categorise Duke Special is somewhat akin to herding cats. As soon as you think you’ve got one nailed down, another pops up whichMore»

Alabama 3 / David Ford

| 09.05.10

Opening for a band recognised by many as the best in the UK is never easy, and one can only assume David Ford relishes aMore»

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Paloma Faith - Upside Down

Upside Down

Paloma Faith

Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Pass Out

Tinie Tempah

Noisia – Machine Gun

Machine Gun

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