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Peaking Lights
Photograph by Peter Rea
So it’s Saturday night and I’m waiting on a bus to take me to the show, the show I’ve been ... Read on
Now Wave Presents: Money + S.C.U.M + Iceage + Brown Brogues + PINS (Part One: North and South)
Tonight switchblade-wielding Danish youths Iceage pay their second visit to this rainy city and I haven’t looked forward to a gig this much since I saw Manic Street Preachers ... Read on
Hymns – Cardinal Sins/Contrary Virtues
Press releases are a curious thing, I suppose their main purpose is to guide all critics into one unified message of positivity toward the product being delivered. Say all ... Read on
NOW WAVE Presents: Panda Bear
Being a massive fan of his latest album ‘Tomboy’ I had very high hopes for this gig. After briefly losing myself in the Central Methodist Church’s maze of ... Read on
WOTGODFORGOT & NOW WAVE Present: Thurston Moore
After a long day of sweating and grafting at our various daily grinds, I’m sure the prospect of a lovely seated gig at the newly refurbed HMV Ritz courtesy of ... Read on
Simian Ghost – Lovelorn
Who are Simian Ghost? No one really seems to know. Their facebook page lacks the crucial detail as does their myspace page, and their own website is ... Read on
Wild Beasts
In the shadows of the Strangeways prison ventilation tower, just past the Central Gurdwara, opposite a derelict Victorian warehouse, there’s an ugly, windowless concrete building that ... Read on
Youth Lagoon – Year Of Hibernation
Year Of Hibernation is the nervous yet stompingly confident brain child of Trevor Powers. This 22 year old has created an ... Read on
Now Wave presents: The Antlers and Worship
When I first moved to this strange island nearly ten years ago – before the long night of the scars and before the horrors kicked in – I lived ... Read on
Standard Fare – Out Of Sight, Out Of Town
I can prove this is a great album. Jonny Marr always wanted the smiths to be known as a singles band and knew that the magic length for a ... Read on
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