January 7, 2025 album reviews Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out review: breaking down the door and tearing the place to shreds Who Let The Dogs Out is the sound a police car makes when you set it on fire. It’s the sound of
December 10, 2024 live reviews IDLES live in Manchester: the tunes remain big but the message shrinks into obscurity All bark and no bite: punk’s biggest posers eviscerate Nick Clegg IDLES are an interesting prospect in 2024. Their explosion onto the
December 6, 2024 live reviews Katy J Pearson live in Manchester: transforming the sizeable space into the backroom of a West Country local A glorious evening of soulfully melancholic, countrified pop-rock. Katy J Pearson takes to Manchester’s New Century Hall tonight in support of her
December 3, 2024 live reviews Fontaines D.C. live in Manchester: guitar’s great success stories see out the year in style There are plenty of artists who have had their moment in 2024, but few have shone quite like Fontaines D.C. A stellar
November 29, 2024 live reviews Honeyglaze live in Manchester: seamlessly dovetailing the old and the new Manchester is at its best this time of year. The gig calendar is full, as are the pubs and bars surrounding each
November 28, 2024 live reviews Charli xcx live in Manchester: a pop culture monolith brings the party Exhibiting a masterclass in solo pop performance and stagecraft. Truly, there is no one doing it like Charlie xcx. The status of
November 27, 2024 live reviews The Dare live in Leeds: painting an iconic figure after a breakout year As he lazily twirls a bra around his finger and grabs a lighter from the audience for an onstage cig, it is
November 18, 2024 live reviews English Teacher live in Manchester: the Mercury Prize winners are just getting started “We do things differently here” is the much-quoted adage Tony Wilson may or may not have said about Manchester. As much of
November 14, 2024 live reviews Gurriers live in Manchester: filling every inch of the basement with chaos Tiny, sweat-from-the-ceiling rooms like this is where the real fun lies. The rise of Irish punk and post-punk has been extraordinarily well
November 12, 2024 live reviews Amyl and The Sniffers live in Manchester: their ascent to the top of the tree continues The way Amyl have grown and matured over the last two records is on display here, as feisty punk evolves into muscular