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MAGAZINE 6.0
30 June 2011 / Slade Rooms / Wolverhampton
:: Magazine :: Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls ::
Quite why they have chosen this particular location
to premiere new material is anybody's guess, but
then Magazine wouldn't be Magazine if Howard Devoto
wasn't a bit bonkers, would they?
CALL THE SWEENEY
28 June 2011 / The Octagon / Bolton (mcr)
:: Bolton Octagon Musical Production ::
There’s not a drop of blood in sight though, the
violence often inferred; or in the case of Sweeney’s
weapon of choice, his cut-throat is represented by
the bow of his violin...Bolton's theatre wins
again..
GLASTONBURY 2011 - PART TWO
25 June 2011 / Worthy Farm / Shepton Mallet, Somerset
:: The Horrors :: Radiohead :: Elbow :: U2 :: Patrick Wolf :: Janelle Monáe :: Paul Simon :: Eels :: Dengue Fever :: Wu Tang Clan :: BB King :: Beyonce :: Paolo Nutini ::
In which David Edwards manages, possibly for the
first time in his MM career, to stay (mostly) on
topic with this succinct and no-holds-barred list of
who was Worthy and who was not Worthy. Clue: Paolo
Nutini fans look away now...
GLASTONBURY 2011 - PART ONE
25 June 2011 / Worthy Farm / Shepton Mallet, Somerset
:: The Jim Jones Revue :: Grouplove :: The Chemical Brothers :: Guillemots :: Morrissey :: Laura Marling :: Those Dancing Days :: Pulp :: Don McLean :: Paul Simon :: Gruff Rhys with Y Niwl :: Narasirato :: Summer Camp :: Emmy The Great :: My First Tooth ::
In the first of our reports from the
controversially-headlined mudfest, Aaron Gow manages
to see absolutely loads of bands whilst having a few
more teenage flashbacks than he'd bargained for...
THIS IS NOT PARKLIFE
11 June 2011 / Various Venues / Manchester
:: The Reveres :: Thomas Tantrum :: Gintis :: Answers On A Postcard ::
A quick tour of Night & Day and Underachievers
Please Try Harder penultimate seasonal shindig at
Gullivers
WHERE IS TOM VEK ?
13 June 2011 / Ruby Lounge / Manchester
:: Tom Vek ::
Apparently out from hiding, Tom Vek picks up where
he left off...and then some
HIGHER THAN THE STARS
10 June 2011 / Sound Control / Manchester
:: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Golden Glow :: Fanzine ::
Wonderful as they are, they're really not the sort
of band where you expect a moshpit and crowdsurfing
- but this is Manchester, and anything can happen.
A SPACE TRAVELLER COMES HOME
09 June 2011 / Star and Garter / Manchester
:: Coconut Dog Fuck ::
Dave Fielding is all about sound, and his sounds make shapes in the air, just like the lasers that slice through the dry ice around him: we catch up with a local legend who has no intention of milking the nostalgia market.
SUMMER SPECIAL
04 June 2011 / Apollo / Manchester
:: Caribou :: Battles :: Star Slinger :: Pearson Sound ::
Many a Manchester band has said over the years that
you know you've really made it when you get to do
the Apollo - and the same can be said tonight of Now
Wave.
INTRODUCING... BEARD ROCK!
02 June 2011 / Ruby Lounge / Manchester
:: Heat Vs Light :: Trojan Horse :: Saturday Night Gym Club :: Minion TV ::
We investigate a new live club night at Ruby Lounge
dedicated to "music and sounds made and enjoyed by
people of the hirsute persuasion"...
WE DO LIKE YOU!
01 June 2011 / Night & Day / Manchester
:: Amida :: Lovely Eggs :: The August September ::
Intelligent, incisively observational, genuinely
funny, often beautifully surreal and sung in a bold
Lancaster accent - what more could you ask for?
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