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Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest announce 20 more acts!

Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s premier psychedelic music and arts festival, has today delivered the second wave of acts for the huge one-dayer, taking place in Manchester on Saturday 5th…

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Album Review: I Am Fya – ‘Homeland’: A future dub, avant pop, deep searching story that makes for vivid listening.

Manchester’s I Am Fya’s new audio-visual album ‘Homeland’ is a project that’s been evolving for some time. She swaggered into the electronic, avant-pop arena with the punchy ‘A Womxn’ debut…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Meltchester 2025

Sour Grapes brought back their one day festival for the fourth time this month. Hosted at Projekts Skatepark, with free skating for tickets holders, Sicilian street food to hand and…

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Live Review: Chalk & Makeshift Art Bar @ Band on the Wall, Manchester 28.02.2025

It’s got to be said, February has been pretty dreary. But tonight in Manchester, the line up at Band on the Wall is worth dragging yourself out for. We have…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Warmduscher @ O2 Ritz, Manchester 07.11.2024

Warmduscher are a group of miscreants, known only by aliases (Clams Baker Jr, Lightnin’ Jack Everett, Salt Fingers, Quicksand and Dr. Withers aka Little Whiskers). Ardent fans, Iggy Pop and…

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Live Review: Arch Enemy – Manchester Academy, Manchester 04.10.2024

When it comes to Melodic Death Metal there is a camp of a select few behemoths who lead the way and Swedens Arch Enemy sit firmly rooted at the top…

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Live Review: Cannibal Corpse / Municipal Waste / Immolation / Schizophrenia, O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester 27.09.2024

A colossal billing is a thing of beauty and this was certainly one to tempt me over the Pennines without even a second thought. The venue, the O2 Victoria Warehouse,…

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Say Psych: Live Review: A Place to Bury Strangers @ Deaf Institute, Manchester 26.09.2024

A Place to Bury Strangers are infamous for the furosity of their live shows. To celebrate the forthcoming release of Synthesizer, the band are on back on the road. Formed…

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Live Review: Terrorvision / Bar Stool Preachers – Manchester Academy 2 22.09.2024

With only two days since the release of their latest opus, ‘We Are Not Robots’, I found my way treading the boards of the M62 over the Pennines to the…

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Live Review: Infected Rain / Skarlett Riot – Rebellion, Manchester 30.08.2024

So, it’s been just under three weeks since we caught the charismatic Infected Rain at Bloodstock with their impressive set on the Sophie Stage and this time round we had…

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