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Festival Review: Bearded Theory 2011

by Si Sharp

We blame that April heatwave. Reminds us of when a warm winter fools some of the flowers into thinking that Spring has sprung early, only for the snow to launch a surprise attack. Like the gullible flora we were similarly mislead by the glorious sunshine only for the rain to remind us that it’s not [...]

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Music Review: Lady Gaga ‘Born This Way’

by Mof Gimmers

Such is the hype surround the release of ‘Born This Way’, Lady GaGa’s newest LP (due for release in four days… probably leaked online already), it is easy to be met with an overwhelming feeling of… well… being underwhelmed. The lead singles from the LP, the eponymous title track and the bubonically infectious ‘Judas’, have [...]

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Festival Preview: May

by Si Sharp

Britain is a dreary place with wet weather and armies of people queuing up to start moral panics about someone somewhere bring offended about something sometime. Britain in summertime, however, is a brilliant place with events every weekend determined to squeeze the last bit of fun, laughter and hedonism out of you. Let’s hear it [...]

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DECODED: Katy Perry Goes Alien In ET Video

by Mof Gimmers

Oooh! Look! Another video has premiered on the internet! And it looks expensive too! In the age of rampant illegal downloading, how on Earth can these poor record companies afford to spend so much on a promotional video of a song no-one will end up buying?! Probably something to do with the fact that people [...]

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Gig Review: Dum Dum Girls & Mazes, Manchester Deaf Institute

by Mof Gimmers

Gigs are boring aren’t they? Middle aged blokes with backpacks on throwing their arms around and singing all the words to the b-sides planted squarely in the middle of a throng of disaffected teens who aren’t sure whether to look like disaffected teens or really let loose and throw their bap and go nuts. Such [...]

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HecklerPlay: Iron & Wine, Manchester Academy 2

by Si Sharp

Samuel Beam has been making records under the Iron & Wine moniker since 2002, specialising in lo-fi, hushed, folksy acoustic storytelling, but 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog’s full band and upbeat tempos opened a new chapter. It was difficult to categorise (if indeed you desire the ordered world of categorisation) and took sounds from different places [...]

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Eastenders Spoilers: Messages On Cakes And Terrahawk Faced Romance

by Matthew Clifton

We’ve been away on holiday, but we’re back! And hopefully Eastenders has gone all upbeat and happy while we were away… Well, erm, love is in the air, sort of. Love born out of massive guilt about being a wrong’un, mainly. But first things first; Ronnie’s still not had her terrible secret uncovered… she’s been [...]

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Britney Spears’ ‘Til The End Of The World’ Leaked And It Is Refreshingly Dumb

by Mof Gimmers

Britney Spears, when she gets her finger out, is a fine fine fine pop star. Sadly, she’d had a clutch of tracks in recent years which haven’t quite hit the spot. That said, she averages around one great single per album (sometimes more, granted) which left us wondering if this new long-player of hers, Femme [...]

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Album Review: Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding

by Matthew Laidlow

Love or loathe him, you’ve got to give it to Liam Gallagher. If there was an award for “laziest person in music,” he’d win the much converted title hands down. All we need to do is look back at the singer’s time spent in Oasis. Well, we say Oasis, in actual fact, the band was [...]

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DECODED: Lady GaGa’s Born This Way Video

by Mof Gimmers

When Lady GaGa releases a new promotional video for a song, everyone takes note. Why? Well, we’re not entirely sure but she really has managed to make an event out of the most mundane things. Not to say her videos are mundane, rather, she’s by no means the first artist to make a promo video [...]

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