As a pair of closed, mascara-clad eyes dominate the O2 Arena screen, the ubiquitous opening piano chords of ‘Hello’ ring out. The eyes flash open and the woman that emerges on a separate, central stage, elegant in a sparkling sequinned gown, is a far cry from the fresh-faced teen that...
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Foals are famous for their live shows; from their legendary early living room to the intense intimacy of academy-sized venues. Would their promotion to a 15,000 capacity venue change this? Of course not. Support came from two members of Peace drunkenly pressing play on an iPod, and from Everything Everything...
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Already heralded as the new heroes of the Mancunian rock scene, Blossoms have been passed the highly decorated (and admittedly highly drug-laced) mantle previously held by the likes of Oasis and The Stone Roses. This notion is riddled with inaccuracies, though: Blossoms are proudly neither Mancunian nor a rock band....
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The definitive run-down of 2015's 20 biggest albums.
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Nick Harris examines whether the Grammys' industry experts actually know what rock is...
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One Friday night, The Copper Rooms were taken over by indie disco favourites The Fratellis; Nick Harris went to see what all the fuss was about.
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Nick Harris heads to Hyde Park for The Who's 50th celebrations.
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Not quite Ezra-Ordinary: Nick Harris reviews George Ezra's Brixton Academy show.
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