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INTERVIEW >> The Pigeon Detectives

Rothwell five-piece THE PIGEON DETECTIVES need no introduction. They’ve just released their fourth album, the romantically-titled We Met At Sea and raised the roof off the O2 Academy Leeds the other weekend as part of Live At Leeds. I don’t half like this lot. Ever since I first saw them many years ago up in Middlesbrough, they’ve always

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INTERVIEW >> The 1975 (Pt 2)

So, THE 1975. You might have heard of them. Certainly the thousand-or-so people desperate to get in the already-at-capacity Cockpit, at Live At Leeds have. Their insanely catchy tunes have been taking over our airwaves for the last few months, and they’re about to release their fourth EP – aptly-titled IV – on Monday, which features

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INTRODUCING >> Swimming Lessons: Double

One of my earliest childhood memories is forgetting how to swim. Luckily not in a vital life-or-death situation, just at the school pool. I still don’t understand my thinking. Somehow I ‘forgot’ how to swim over the summer holidays and when I went back in September, I had to admit my predicament to our teacher.

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New acts for Bingley Music Live

I clean forgot to flag up the first lot of additions to the BINGLEY MUSIC LIVE line-up a couple of weeks ago, so I’m slightly more on the ball with this morning’s announcement of new acts heading to Myrtle Park over the weekend of August 30 to September 1. Joining The Cribs, the Wonder Stuff

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INTERVIEW >> The 1975 (Pt 1)

Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we fucking love THE 1975. Ever since we drunkenly stumbled upon The City on music telly one late Saturday night last September, we’ve been smitten with the Manchester art-rockers. Since then, the band have exploded. Two small UK tours were followed by a European jaunt with Two Door Cinema

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Centre Stage 2013 >> the finalists are…

This week has been great. I’ve watched more than 20 young bands do their thing at the Wardrobe in Leeds, hoping to make it through to the CENTRE STAGE 2013 finals this summer. The best thing about each night was looking through the names of the bands and looking forward to seeing what they’re all

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60+ new acts for Leeds Festival

The line-up for LEEDS FESTIVAL 2013 has been building up since December, when, as an early Christmas present, we were told EMINEM was returning as the first headline act. In February, we got BIFFY CLYRO as the second headliner, along with FALL OUT BOY‘s not-so-secret comeback, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, JAKE BUGG and Sheffield’s metal heroes BRING ME

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WATCH >> Post War Glamour Girls: Jazz Funerals

This video dropped last week, but I’ve been a tad slack and only checked it out this afternoon (blame Daft Punk). Sorry about that. POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS are back with a hot new tune, all delightfully dark and brooding and the accompanying video is rather manic. Like a mean and moody Modest Mouse – with

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Introducing >> Centre Stage: Heat 3

Starting tomorrow, 23 bands will be vying for a slot in the CENTRE STAGE finals, to be held at the O2 Academy Leeds, with all eyes on the prize of appearing at the Leeds and Reading festivals. We’ve already previewed the acts who will be playing at the first two heats at the Wardrobe in Leeds kicking

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Introducing >> Centre Stage: Heat 2

In just under a week, 23 bands will be fighting (in the more honourable sense of the word) for a slot in the CENTRE STAGE finals, to be held at the O2 Academy Leeds, with all eyes on the prize of appearing at the Leeds and Reading festivals. We’ve already previewed the first eight bands who’ll

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