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PHOTOS: Fontaines D.C. – Wythenshawe Park, Manchester – 15/08/2025

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  • Posted on August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

Fontaines D.C. lead a riotous, momentous evening in Wythenshawe Park, where post-punk and charged social action reach their apex.

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PHOTOS: Way Out West 2025

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  • Posted on August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Way Out West continues its claim as one of Sweden’s best festivals in 2025, with appearances from Fontaines D.C., Little Simz, Wet Leg, Iggy Pop and more.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Joey Valence & Brae – ‘HYPERYOUTH’

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  • Posted on August 13, 2025August 16, 2025

Even on their weakest, most unfocused album to date, Joey Valence & Brae still have a knack for party-rap bangers like no one else.

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FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: 2000trees Festival 2025 – Thursday

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  • Posted on July 17, 2025July 19, 2025

2000trees 2025 kicks off in huge fashion with Kneecap’s indomitable spirit, PVRIS at their biggest, and sets from Twin Atlantic, Kid Kapichi, BIG SPECIAL, SNAYX, unpeople and plenty more.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Yelawolf & J. Michael Phillips – ‘Whiskey & Roses’

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  • Posted on July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

Yelawolf and J. Michael Phillips team up for a country-rap record characterised most by its unflinching honesty and personality.

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Outbreak Festival 2025

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  • Posted on June 29, 2025June 29, 2025

2025 sees Outbreak return bigger, better, broader and more brutal than ever, headed up by Knocked Loose at their genre-defining best, with more from Deafheaven, Foxing, Speed, Drug Church, Loathe and more.

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What To Expect From… Outbreak Festival 2025

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  • Posted on June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

On the eve of its biggest and most diverse lineup yet, we sift through Outbreak Festival’s cavalcade of hardcore, emo, indie-rock and whatever else to see exactly what to expect.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Quinton Barnes – ‘Black Noise’

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  • Posted on June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

In exploring the most oppressive and avant-garde ends of experimental hip-hop, Quinton Barnes crafts multiple new dimensions for himself on this new album.

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PHOTOS: Central Cee – Co-Op Live, Manchester – 19/04/2025

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  • Posted on April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

As the biggest name in UK hip-hop right now with a world tour fully underway, Central Cee takes to Manchester’s Co-Op Live all on his own to show off that superstar intent.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Halflives, Gallus, CBZK

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  • Posted on April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, a selection of EPs is topped by Gallus at their best, and filled out by more underwhelming alt-pop from Halflives, and a true oddity from CBZK.

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The spirit of culture and collaboration rushes through Los Bitchos’ newest album, and finds their combination of psychedelia, funk and cumbia at its most energised.

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Digging into her most personal work to date, Jesse Jo Stark earmarks herself as an exceptional singer-songwriter on her new album.

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