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Review: The Breeders treat fans to a career spanning set at the O2 Institute

July 12, 2018July 31, 2018 Emily Doyle alt rock, Grunge, Indie, indie rock, O2 Institute, pip blom, the breeders, The Institute, the pixies, throwing muses

The Breeders played a set of favourites old and new at the O2 Institute, with support from Dutch indie-rocker Pip Blom.

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Jack White to bring world tour to Birmingham

June 17, 2018 Emily Doyle alt rock, blues, blues rock, boarding house reach, dead weather, experimental, garage rock, Jack White, jazz rock, O2 Academy, raconteurs, white stripes

Jack White is set to perform in Birmingham this autumn in support of his new release, Boarding House Reach.

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Review: Black Lips reign supreme at the Hare & Hounds

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Emily Doyle alt rock, black lips, Fat White Family, garage rock, Hare and Hounds, insecure men, Table Scraps, The Black Lips

Black Lips cemented their status as garage-rock icons to a packed room at the Hare & Hounds

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  • Film review: Tenet dresses lean spycraft up with a messy cerebral flourish September 3, 2020
  • Birmingham anti-pop quartet Y!KES discuss the release of their new single and forthcoming EP August 18, 2020
  • How creative association Lock Down Brum has kept the community connected August 7, 2020
  • Review: Mike Skinner’s The Streets provide a glimmer of hope with ticketed live stream gig August 7, 2020
  • TV review: Mrs. America – an amazing drama draws dubious conclusions August 6, 2020
  • Feature: The morality of screenwriting your trauma in I May Destroy You August 1, 2020
  • 10 tracks that got us through the coronavirus lockdown July 25, 2020
  • Birmingham venues including The Sunflower Lounge facing threat of imminent closure July 24, 2020
  • Lockdown Looking Glass: The art of conversation in My Dinner With Andre July 22, 2020
  • Review: Supersonic Festival streams experimental performances to thousands of viewers July 21, 2020
  • Watch: Bad Girlfriend are back with new video ‘Here It Comes’ July 20, 2020
  • Die Das Der release new compilation in support of local venues July 15, 2020
  • Supersonic Festival is coming to a screen near you this weekend July 15, 2020
  • Lockdown Looking Glass: Taking a Day Off with Ferris Bueller July 8, 2020
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