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ALBUM REVIEW: Marmozets – ‘CO.WAR.DICE.’

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  • Posted on May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

After eight years, Marmozets return all guns blazing, looking to brute-force their way back to the top of alt-rock’s hierarchy…for better and for worse.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Weird Nightmare – ‘Hoopla’

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  • Posted on April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Away from the noise of Metz, Alex Edkins’ Weird Nightmare melds indie-rock fuzz and a classic pop sensibility for a truly addictive and charming listen.

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PHOTOS: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Albert Hall, Manchester – 27/02/2026

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  • Posted on March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

The sweeping headiness of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets arrives at Manchester’s Albert Hall.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Varials, Lost Society, snake eyes

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  • Posted on February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

In this Review Round-Up, there’s a host of flawed but solid albums, spanning a beatdown from Varials; an exercise in alt-metal opulence from Lost Society; and an indie-rock overreach from snake eyes.

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PHOTOS: Pulled Apart By Horses – Future Yard, Birkenhead – 23/01/2026

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  • Posted on January 26, 2026April 21, 2026

For the opening of 2026’s Onomatoposter exhibition, Pulled Apart By Horses bring their garage-rock punch to Birkenhead’s Future Yard.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Biffy Clyro – Co-Op Live, Manchester – 17/01/2026

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  • Posted on January 19, 2026April 21, 2026

On their newest arena tour, Biffy Clyro arrive in Manchester to (as always) reassert themselves as the gold standard for live performances among the UK’s alt-rock pack.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Cribs, Beyond The Black, I Promised The World

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  • Posted on January 9, 2026January 24, 2026

In the first Review Round-Up of 2026, The Cribs get off to a bad start, but at least Beyond The Black and especially I Promised The World are setting a higher bar.

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PHOTOS: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Academy, Manchester – 12/12/2025

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  • Posted on December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Even decades in, the love for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club hasn’t faded, as they take to Manchester for a packed headline show.

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THE CATCH-UP: Rock In 2025

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  • Posted on December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

2025 is coming to a close, so we’ve gone back through the last 12 months to take a look at all the major rock, metal, punk and alternative releases that we missed.

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PHOTOS: The Hives – Aviva Studios, Manchester – 28/11/2025

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  • Posted on December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Armed with energy, big jumps and a heaving clutch of garage-rock party-starters, The Hives’ reign of raucousness goes gloriously undisturbed in Manchester.

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🪷 EP REVIEW: @handslikehouses - 'Lótus' 🪷

Still drained of their former glory and totally devoid of ideas, Hands Like Houses’ new EP only improves on their last album by being mercifully short.

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🪦 ALBUM REVIEW: @DarkDivineMusic - ‘Undead Melody’ 🪦

Dark Divine can do horror-slanted metalcore competently on their new album, but there’s nowhere near the imagination necessary to even think about getting further than that.

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🪦 ALBUM REVIEW: @DarkDivineMusic - ‘Undead Melody’ 🪦

Dark Divine can do horror-slanted metalcore competently on their new album, but there’s nowhere near the imagination necessary to even think about getting further than that.

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🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨

This time, @supersometimes' pop-punk proves routinely solid, while new albums from @cqwrestlingband and @danbyrne_ are more notable in their limitations.

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