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Review: Supersonic Festival is as adventurous as ever in fifteenth year

July 22, 2019August 7, 2019 Emily Doyle AJA, big joanie, big lad, CHW ceramics, daniel higgs, digbrew, Eastside Projects, Godflesh, haress, hey colossus, HHY and the Macumbas, home of metal, kuhle wampe, Matters, miss red, monster chetwynd, moor mother, neurosis, pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs, supersonic festival, the bug, The Crossing

An eclectic line up ft. Neurosis, Anna Von Hausswolff, The Bug ft. Moor Mother and Pigsx7 makes Supersonic Festival 2019 another triumph

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Review: Paper Buoys return with stellar new single ‘Time Won’t Wait’

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Ross Carley Paper Buoys

Fresh off the back of their most recent single ‘Chasing Ghosts’, Birmingham quartet Paper Buoys offer up another wistful winner.

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Review: The Lizards reach for the sky on ‘Astroboy’

July 18, 2019 Ross Carley Astroboy, The Lizards

5th July saw Birmingham psychedelics The Lizards release their third studio single ‘Astroboy’ on all major platforms – and it’s huge.

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Review: Boat To Row sail through gleaming comeback show

July 18, 2019July 19, 2019 Aisling Bruce Boat To Row, castle and falcon, Faux Palms, Katherine priddy

Folk four-piece Boat To Row return to the stage at celebratory, fun-filled mid-week gig at the Castle and Falcon.

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Review: Lady Sanity brings the Noise on latest single

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Stephen Pennell Lady Sanity

It’s been almost a year since Lady Sanity gave up the day job to concentrate full time on music, and it clearly agrees with her.

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In photos: The Specials at Coventry Cathedral Ruins

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 Richard Franks 2-tone, Coventry, coventry cathedral, Coventry Cathedral Ruins, ska, The Specials

The Specials are back in their home city of Coventry for four very special nights under the backdrop of the stunning Coventry Cathedral Ruins 

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Review: Ministry unleash the industrial rage of AmeriKKKant at the O2 Institute

July 5, 2019July 10, 2019 Giles Logan 3Teeth, deadfilmstar, Ministry, O2 Institute

Uncle Al Jourgensen brings his politically acid spiked Ministry to Birmingham for one of only four UK shows

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Review: Harriet Kemsley entertains at Alto Comedy’s sophomore event

June 30, 2019July 19, 2019 Emily Doyle alto comedy, Centrala, harriet kemsley, kemah bob, maria shehata

Alto Comedy brought Harriet Kemsley and Kemah Bob to Centrala on the Saturday 29th June, with Maria Shehata hosting.

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Review: Phil Madeley’s debut single is a 21st Century success

June 25, 2019 Ross Carley 21st Century Witch Hunt, Phil Madeley, Temple Records

’21st Century Witch Hunt’ is born of equal parts disdain and anger for the current state of play

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Review: Eartheater and Semiconductor bring ‘Fracture Patterns’ to Digbeth

June 22, 2019June 25, 2019 Luke Charnley art, Digbeth, Eartheater, Live, Music, outlands, Semiconductor, supersonic festival, The Crossing, Victor

Eartheater and Semiconductor descend on The Crossing for Fracture Patterns: an audio-visual art piece like nothing else on Earth.

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