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Years & Years @ Rescue Rooms, 28/02/2015
The lights were dimmed and three men walked dutifully on to the stage. For a minute, I thought Years & Years was a moniker for a solo...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 9, 20153 min read


Sofar Sounds Nottingham, 26/02/2015
For those of you who are not familiar with Sofar Sounds, it’s a live music discovery community started in a tiny flat in London. The...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 4, 20152 min read


Public Service Broadcasting – ‘The Race for Space’ album review & @ Rough Trade, 25
Public Service Broadcasting (PSB), is the brainchild of the ridiculously regally named duo from South London, J. Willgoose, Esq. and...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 28, 20152 min read


Jettblack @ Rescue Rooms, 12/02/2015
There’s a tendency to arrive fashionably late to gigs. Understandable. Local gigs in Nottingham seem to start and finish early and it’s...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 16, 20153 min read


King Charles @ Rescue Rooms, 08/02/15
Energetic Newcastle twin duo Gallery Circus kicked off the gig, setting the mood for the velvet clad cavalier King Charles to take to the...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 16, 20151 min read


The Cribs @ Rescue Rooms, 11/02/15
For indie rock warriors, The Cribs, the time after the long anticipated wait for new material to emerge was finally here. Touring round...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 14, 20153 min read


Gnarwolves @ Rescue Rooms, 7/12/14
You won’t see pyro or a fancy light shows tonight. There won’t be the costume changes you might expect at a Taylor Swift show. Tonight...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 2, 20153 min read


Alvvays @ The Bodega, 26/01/15
Twee-pop still remains an under-appreciated genre. How many times have you heard the adjective ‘twee’ used as a pejorative? Probably more...

The Mic Magazine
Jan 30, 20152 min read


Kasabian @ Capital FM Arena, 28/11/12
Eez-eh! eez-eh! The crowd bellowed at any opportune moment throughout the Kasabian gig at the Capital FM Arena last week. For the entire...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 20, 20142 min read


Swans @ Rescue Rooms, 08/12/14
I knew from the start, that this gig would be a test of endurance, both in its length, and in its brutal and constant assault on the...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 17, 20143 min read


Nick Mulvey @ Rescue Rooms, 31/10/14
Every once in a while you get an artist with a critically acclaimed, award nominated album who still manages to surpass all rational...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 9, 20143 min read


Jamie T @ Rock City, 04/11/14
I came into the depths of Rock City, wondering whether or not after 5 years of his last album, I’d just be surrounded by a bunch of...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 7, 20142 min read
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