Manchester Orchestra – Academy 2, Manchester, UK (21st October 2017)
The city of Manchester means a lot to Manchester Orchestra. After all, as frontman Andy Hull points out towards the end of the evening’s proceedings, the band’s... Read More...
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Manchester Orchestra ‘A Black Mile to the Surface’
By Manchester Orchestra's standards, a four year gap between albums is pretty lengthy - the time between Manchester albums has been consistently filled with son... Read More...
Manchester Orchestra share ‘The Moth’
July 28th is creeping ever-closer which means the long-awaited 5th full length from Manchester Orchestra is nearly upon us. The Atlanta four piece have already ... Read More...
Manchester Orchestra drop ‘The Alien’
After dropping a pretty damn cool teaser yesterday, Manchester Orchestra have unveiled a second track from their upcoming fifth studio album, 'A Black Mile To T... Read More...
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The Smith Street Band ‘More Scared of You Than You Are of Me’
Let’s start this review by quoting another, of sorts.“Your music sounds like ten pissed dudes yelling at each other”A concise, unflinching opinion from ... Read More...
Blink-182 announce ‘California DLX’ and unveil ‘Parking Lot’
After hinting at its existence a few times over the last few months, Blink-182 have officially confirmed the release of 'California DLX', the deluxe version of ... Read More...
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The Menzingers ‘After The Party’
It’s very easy to let landmark birthdays get the better of you – the transition from your fun-loving twenties into the dreaded thirties is arguably the most dau... Read More...
Into It Over It – Star and Garter, Manchester (19th Nov 2016)
Evan Weiss really likes the UK, and this week has most definitely proved that; he’s been ever-so kind to his Into It Over It crowds on a seven-date tour packed ... Read More...
Jimmy Eat World – Academy 1, Manchester (10th Nov 2016)
Like that old sweater that you bought eons ago that still fits when Autumn hits year after year, Jimmy Eat World never let you down. Sure, you may need the emer... Read More...
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Taking Back Sunday ‘Tidal Wave’ – ALBUM REVIEW
They’re an enduring bunch, Taking Back Sunday. Since breaking through in 2002 (yeah, we’re all really old now) they’ve been through 3 line-up shifts with the th... Read More...
Simon Carline
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