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Review: Twin Atlantic live @ the Metronome
“You’ll have to forgive me guys”, Twin Atlantic frontman Sam McTrusty said with a hearty whimper, “I’m ill as f*ck tonight!”; he was lying, the…
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Review: The 1975 – Me & You Together Song
It’s the fourth single released from their much-anticipated album, Notes on a Conditional Form. On the surface, the song resembles a love letter to an…
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Songs to beat those January blues
We know, Christmas is over. New Year is over. First-term has started, and January is almost over. I know it’s tempting to wallow in those…
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NTU students’ favourite musicals
Platform writer and musicals superfan Stuart McComb asked over 50 students about their favourite stage shows and sing-a-long movies – here are the results… In…
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Top 10 Metal Albums of the Year
2019 was a fantastic year for metalheads. Triumphant returns from awakening giants, a barrage of fresh-faced talent and some more obscure sub-genres to add to…
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Review: Mac Demarco at Birmingham O2 Academy
The multi-talented Canadian musician, Mac Demarco, performed to a packed audience at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on 27 November. Even before the show began, there was…
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Review: Sam Fender & Brooke Bentham at Rock City
A night with Sam Fender at Rock City on the 26th November provided a much more intimate gig than you would expect from such a…
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Review: Beck – Hyperspace
There was a time in 2014 when there was one album playing on loop in my headphones and through my car stereo; Beck’s Morning Phase…
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Review: Hawkwind at Rock City
The famous space rock pioneers blew the doors off Rock City showing their capability of attracting large audiences after 50 years of music. Before the…
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