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One of my recent university assignments was to write a 2000 word feature on a locally-based topic in the North West region. As I had written about fanzines in the past on another of my more personal blogs I was compelled to create something a little more professional on the subject. This was the result. […]
March 15, 2013
Following my review of their gig in Manchester last week, I was able to catch up with the lead singer of ME, an Australian band bringing their own style of flamboyant, theatrical rock to Europe. ME concluded the UK leg of their headline tour in Coventry on Monday with a special club night gig. This […]
April 22, 2012
After six-and-a-half hours on a National Express Coach from London to Manchester, I was barely awake and more than just a little bit worse for wear on Friday. Even the fact that I was going to see Motion City Soundtrack for the second time in 2 days wasn’t quite enough to make me feel better. […]
April 20, 2012
Anyone who knows me knows that Motion City Soundtrack have been my favourite band for some time now. They’ve seen me through a lot of tough times and continue to do so, so when the chance of seeing them perform my two favourite albums in London came up, I disregarded the fact that I had […]
March 20, 2012
Before the beginning of this year, The Musgraves were practically unknown. Like many bands, they had been using YouTube to reach the masses; uploading creatively filmed, popular covers and original songs. Despite their clear musical talent and unique delivery, the folk/pop four-piece weren’t getting too many hits (discounting their loyal, hometown followers of course). On […]
March 18, 2012
This weekend, I travelled back to my home town of Hull, with the intention of seeing one of my new favourite bands – The Musgraves - play live. It’s not often I enjoy bands of the folk/pop genre, however there was something about The Musgraves I was instantly drawn to when I first saw them on The […]
February 17, 2012
The Kerrang! empire was a big part of my life when I was in my mid-teens. Nowadays I rarely even switch on their music channel. This didn’t put me off going to the Kerrang! Tour this year however, and I tried my hardest not to let any changes in music taste cloud my judgement. The […]
April 25, 2013
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