Live review: Earth at Islington Mill Studios, Salford, 2nd April 2010

Published on April 6th, 2011 by The Editor

Seattle droner legends Earth stretch out their songs as slowly as the seasons slide across the planet’s skin; this is as wonderful a thing as it is a rare one

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Live review: Maybeshewill at Moho Live, 27th February 2011

Published on March 1st, 2011 by The Editor

Staunchly independent Leicester post-rockers Maybeshewill soundtrack the chaos of a global recession, with admirable assistance from Long Distance Calling.

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Live review: Crowbar at Manchester Academy 3, 19th January 2011

Published on February 1st, 2011 by The Editor

Southern sludge-metal veterans Crowbar have been out-brutalising metalcore for two decades; they may not be flashy showmen, but they’re a fucking fierce band.

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Live review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor at Manchester Academy, 7th December 2010

Published on December 9th, 2010 by The Editor

Watching me try to describe the indescribable could never be as transporting as watching Godspeed You! Black Emperor play live, but you might just as well.

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Live review: Monster Magnet at Moho Live, 25th November 2010

Published on November 30th, 2010 by The Editor

Dave Wyndorf and the Monster Magnet circus roll into Manchester, and roll back out again leaving grins on every fan’s face, no matter how long-standing.

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Live review: Oceansize at Manchester Academy 3, 15th November 2010

Published on November 23rd, 2010 by The Editor

Despite being tired after a two-month tour, Oceansize put everything into their homecoming show at Manchester Academy. So why are the audience so bloody quiet?

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Live review: Dinosaur Pile-Up at The Ruby Lounge, 21st October 2010

Published on October 25th, 2010 by The Editor

Much-lauded grunge revivalists Dinosaur Pile-Up roll into Manchester, proving themselves to be capably raucous and angsty, but regrettably samey.

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Live review: Nashville Pussy at Moho Live, 10th August 2010

Published on August 12th, 2010 by The Editor

Now listen up: if it’s spit’n'sawdust bar-room blues-rawk’n'roll you’re after, it doesn’t come much louder or more fun than a Nashville Pussy live set.

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Live review: Kong and others, Wolves Festival at The Deaf Institute, 22nd July 2010

Published on July 27th, 2010 by The Editor

Heroically disturbing face-taped post-hardcore freaks Kong headline an interesting selection of noisy stuff on the middle date of the three-day Wolves Festival.

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Live review: Skinny Puppy at Moho Live, 19th July 2010

Published on July 22nd, 2010 by The Editor

Skinny Puppy‘s live shows are legendary in their own right, and with good reason: you’ve never experienced a hypermediated sensory overload like this before.

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