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Manchester-based MC, Legion is back with a new joint produced by Bond Villain A.K.A. Metrodome. Real niceness right here. Legion // Facebook // Bond Villain // Facebook // DJ A-UP Tags: audio , Bond Villain , dj a-up , hip hop , legion , manchester , Metrodome , the word is bond , uk

• legionspeaking - Legion - Nightshade (prod. Bond Villain)

L Digz is back with a new banger. This time Digz rides over a dusty, hard hitting drum break and displays his lyrical finesse. If you want to download this track, you can do so from L Digz's Facebook page . L Digz // Facebook // Twitter DJ A-UP Tags: audio , dj a-up , Download , freeness , hip hop , l digz , manchester , NouGold , the [...]

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The young Sangoma Music imprint from Cambridge is ready to drop their number two. This time turning to label honcho Nik Frattaroli for the goods, with only Rio Padice stepping up to the remix plate. Frattaroli being an ex Mancunian, has house music running through his blood stream and a heavy supply of cultural influence to rely on for inspiration, which shows through in every moment of the record. Tipping his hat to the true sound of Manchester on Clear Blue with a smooth acid bass line that doesn't get too self indulgent reaffirming his strong [...]

Sound of Guns have announced their biggest tour to date, touring many venues in the UK and Ireland in support of their upcoming album 'Angles and Enemies' which is due to be released on the 5th of March. Tickets are on sale now. Tuesday 6th March 2012 - Newcastle Academy 2 Wednesday 7th March 2012 - Glasgow King Tuts Thursday 8th March 2012 - Inverness Ironworks Friday 9th March 2012 - Aberdeen Tunnels Saturday 10th March 2012 - [...]

Various Cruelties are doing a UK tour as a follow up to their recent single release back in January this year, 'Great Unknown' ( reviewed here ). The tour dates are below. Tickets for the shows are priced at £8 (£10 in London) and are available now. Tuesday 17th April 2012 - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms Wednesday 18th April 2012- Nottingham Bodega Thursday 19th April 2012 - London ULU Friday 20th April 2012 - Leeds Cockpit Sunday 22nd April [...]

Back in 2007 or 2008, Dave Tat gave me a copy of this reissue for my birthday & lately I've been considering posting it. I'm glad I waited, because Greg Wilson just posted a fresh wav file! Equip consisted of Wilson, Magazine's Martin Jackson & A Certain Ratio's Andy Connell. Get the scoop from the 12"s liner notes below: In 1984 Street Sounds released the experimental 'UK Electro' album as part of their now legendary Electro series. All but one of the tracks on this 'compilation' were written and produced by the same nucleus of [...]

Foster the People - who were a little-known band when they appeared on TGTF's stage at Brighton Coalition at 20112s Great Escape last May - will be returning to England to do a few precious dates in Manchester and London. A third date at London's Brixton Academy on the 29th of April, just added to this very short tour, will be on sale Friday at 9 AM. Wednesday 25th April 2012 – Manchester Academy (sold out) Friday 27th April 2012 – London O2 Brixton Academy [...]

The fine folks behind Manchester clubbing staple The WareHouse Project will be returning to Manchester's Plattfields in Fallowfield this summer for the third Parklife festival. Today they announced the lineup and it's quite something. We'll stop talking now while you take it all in. Oklahoma City's psychedelic alternative rockers The Flaming Lips and grime rapper Dizzee Rascal are today confirmed as the star headliners for The Parklife Weekender at Platt Fields park on 9th and 10th June 2012. Some of the highlight for us including Justice, Chic, Jacques Lu Cont, Busy P, Crystal Castles, The Rapture and [...]

For the second year in a row, Juicy & The Doctor's Orders have teamed up and put on an event in Manchester to celebrate the life of J Dilla. This was the first of three similar events to take place in the UK this year and it went off with a bang. There were a couple of special guests this year; Phat Kat (who hosted the night and performed a couple of his classic tracks) and Dilla's mother, Ma Dukes Yancey. The sounds for the evening were provided by Manchester DJs Mr Scruff, Air Adam, Mr E, Illum Sphere, Jonny [...]

We've said it before, and we'll say it again - as far as touring line-ups go, the combination of Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang has set the bar for 2012. Given that Mastodon put out the Thrash Hits Album of 2011 , The Dillinger Escape Plan put out the Thrash Hits album of 2010 , and Red Fang are one of our favourite up'n'coming crushers, it's gonna take one heck of a tour to top this. When the tour arrived in Manchester, our man [...]

Tribes will be touring the UK and Ireland in April and May. Tickets are on sale now. Saturday 21st April 2012 - Brighton Haunt Sunday 22nd April 2012 - Norwich Arts Centre Tuesday 24th April 2012 - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms Wednesday 25th April 2012 - Bristol Thekla Friday 27th April 2012 - London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Sunday 29th April 2012 - Leeds Cockpit Monday 30th [...]

Noel Gallagher pops up in the Mail On Sunday today, giving an interview that will probably excite Mail On Sunday readers : 'It was all better under Thatcher': Noel Gallagher on Britain's glory days, turning his back on drugs and the end of Oasis Mail readers - who probably believe that Gallagher is some sort of role model to young people - will dance with delight; they might even see this as some sort of rock capitulation. Instead, it's a very rich man sounding like a very rich man. There was a slim hope that [...]

The Deaf Institute, Manchester Like most Mancunians, I'm packed with civic pride. And like a typical gobby Manc, I'll happily spout absurd notions to anyone who'll listen. So, when I say that Manchester is one of the best places in the world to watch live music, I mean it. And, I've got three reasons to back such a wild claim. Firstly, Manchester is big enough to attract almost every touring act. It is rare that a band undertaking even the shortest UK tour doesn't play a show in Manchester. Secondly, the city is small [...]

This weekend (yes, it starts tomorrow night, in case you haven't noticed!) sees a trio of charity gigs in memory of the late, great hip hop producer J-Dilla who passed away in 2006 at age 32 from lupus-related complications. The three events - happening in Manchester, Brighton and London this weekend - will raise money for the J-Dilla Foundation , founded to help fund inner-city music programs and provide scholarships to high-achieving music students, and Lupus UK , the only national registered charity in the UK supporting [...]

I don't know whether I had heard Avalanche by Folks some time ago, clocked it as a great song, and subsequently completely forgotten about them, or whether the wave of familiarity and quality I was struck with was purely down to the brilliance of the track. I hope it was the latter, but really, it doesn't matter. What does matter is that Folks are yet another fearsomely talented act from Manchester. Yes, the same Manchester that gave us Wu Lyf, Secret Pilot etc etc etc. The one band that may be of note however is Oasis, specifically Noel [...]

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'HurtLove' is a modern proposition for a song. It might be built on reverberating piano chords but its twisted whirling vocals and creeping distortion add a zeitgeist spin on the overall effect. It's post-dubstep in the vein of James Blake in that it's airy and awkward and like Blake, it conjures up a strange and unique atmosphere that is edifying and repeatable. It's from Manchester's No Ceremony and is released on a 103 vinyl on February 20th backed with the similar 'WeAreMe along with 'Deliverus'.Grab the download below and listen to the other tracks. Order the [...]

Introducing: ∑-Fly (Sigmafly), a Manchester based producer, creating ambient and melodic dubstep

Die Zeiten, wo man eine Band schon nach den ersten drei Takten regional verorten konnte, sind lange vorbei. Aktuelles Beispiel gefällig? Nun, hört Euch doch mal die Songs der Debüt-EP «Over the bluffs» von The Holiday Crowd an. Unweigerlich muss man doch an verregnete englische Herbsttage denken, an die güldenen The Smiths-Zeiten sogar. Aber tatsächlich stammt die Band aus Kanada und ihr Werk wurde durch das Städtchen Scarborough inspiriert. Sehr sehr schöne Musik, wie ich finde! Link [...]

Manchester producer Mecca:83 is back with a new project. He comes good with the super-smooth sounds we have come to expect from this talented dude. All profits from this LP will be donated to charity, 'Mind' ( http://mind.org.uk). If you're based in Manchester and you want to see Mecca:83 in the flesh then make sure you get to our monthly Hip Hop night 'IN THE LOOP' where he will be performing a live set in April (like the Facebook page to get information) DOWNLOAD MECCA:83 'D A Y B R E A [...]

After carving their name across the city of Manchester with their legendary club nights, the 18 year old institution are releasing a book documenting the entire history of the night so far. If you're at all interested in Dance music history, graphic design, clubbing or just enjoy a good story then it's a great little [...]