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TRACK: Manchester’s cruush release new single False Start

The Manchester 4-piece cruush have been described as shoegaze but on the evidence of this track their sound is much more complex. The haunting vocals of vocalist Amber Warren weave…

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Live Review: The Viking And Lionhearts Tour Machine Head / Amon Amarth / The Halo Effect – AO Arena, Manchester 12.09.2022

As the majority of the festivals close their doors on yet another season, what could possibly lift us out of these doldrums and inject a much-needed spark of metal mayhem…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Manchester Psych Fest 03.09.2022

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returned this year for its 9th and biggest event to date. After some problems with logistics last year, largely due to…

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Live Review: Primal Scream & The Mysterines @ Castlefield Bowl 09.07.2022

Photos by Olivia Kenny Primal Scream stunned many when they announced the latest incarnation of Screamadelica Live, a series of live dates that sees the Scottish band playing the seminal…

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Say Psych: Track Review: San Pedro Collective – Nightcruising

San Pedro Collective is a 7-piece melting pot of mostly Mancunian musicians with a revolving door policy. Formed in 2018 with ex Paris Angel Rikki Turner and ex Fall/Ian Brown…

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Live Review: The Libertines @ Castlefield Bowl, Manchester 01.07.2022

Photos by Olivia Kenny The Libertines commence celebrations for the 20th anniversary of their era-defining debut album Up The Bracket with four headline shows, the first of which took place…

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Live Review: Pond – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester 18.06.2022

By Olivia Kenny Manchester’s Academy 2 was flooded with energy on Saturday night when the Australian psych-rock band Pond took to the stage for the last night of their UK…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Viagra Boys @ Albert Hall, Manchester 08.05.2022

Viagra Boys are a band who have seemingly become infamous almost overnight, but their story goes back to 2015 when they formed in a Stockholm suburb. Their appearance in Manchester…

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Live Review: Helloween / Hammerfall – Manchester Academy, Manchester 04.05.2022

As is becoming an annoying tradition of late, the traffic over the Pennines to Manchester was ridiculous, and this coupled together with an early door time meant that I arrived…

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Live Review: Ride – O2 Ritz, Manchester 28.04.2022

May 3, 2022

When Ride announced their return to the live arena in 2014, after nearly 20 years away, I don’t think anybody was prepared for just how good those shows would be.…

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