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Album Review: Slow Readers Club Release Anthemic 6th LP “Knowledge Freedom Power”

February 24, 2023

Band Image – Credit: Trust A Fox Photography One of the great things about being a music journalist is that you get early access to new music. The downside of…

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Live Review: Dream Theater / Arion – O2 Apollo, Manchester 17.02.2023

As the evening drew in and I approached the Apollo I couldn’t help but notice an air of sophistication and maturity surrounding the whole ambience, and as I entered the…

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Live Review: Revocation / Goatwhore / Alluvial / Creeping Death – Rebellion, Manchester 13.02.2023

After a relatively stress free jaunt across the Pennines, I was met with a winding queue which hugged the perimeter of the Rebellion and even though the doors were advertised…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Yossari Baby – Inferiority Complex (Alphaville Records)

February 12, 2023

If you believed every single press release which accompanies any new album, you’d be excused for just throwing away all your record collection each time, as what’s just arrived in…

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Live Review: Tarja / Temperance / Beneath The Embers – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester 04.02.2023

With the night finally here, I once again made my way across the Pennines, excited for the much delayed Tarja gig and this was going to be one of epic…

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Live Review: Apocalyptica & Epica (The Epic Apocalypse Tour) Manchester Academy, Manchester 03.02.23

Numerous complications and difficulties left me fighting a losing battle to get to the Academy on time to catch prog metal band, Wheel, although from what I heard they fought…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Avalanche Party / Nara @ Big Hands, Manchester 01.02.2023

Independent Venue Week is the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them. Over 200 independent venues take…

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Live Review: Hot Milk / As December Falls / Jools / Clarence & The Modern Life – O2 Ritz, Manchester 03.02.23

By Sian Connolly For two nights and two nights only, Manchester’s very own, Hot Milk, perform two of their biggest headlining shows titled “England’s Screaming”. Last night, the band took…

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Live review + Gallery: Maruja sell-out debut gig in Scotland

The big gig in Glasgow tonight was arguably The Viagra Boys at Barrowlands. It sold out almost immediately. However there was another sold out gig in the city on this…

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Interview: Volk Soup

Manchester’s underground has never been short of bands, but recently a new breed is emerging. I had a chat with Volk Soup, a multi-city-based offering who have played a few…

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