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Review: MorMor at YES Last week in the basement room at YES, MorMor played his first show in Manchester, and proved that he is an artist of breath-taking versatility and control. To 16 April 2019
Review: Fatoumata at Band on the Wall Written by Ben Read: Playlist Editor Last Friday I was fortunate enough to catch Fatoumata at Band on The Wall in Manchester. The fact that I could watch a Mali 18 February 2020
Live Review: Superorganism at the O2 Ritz Superorganism have ruined concerts for me. On Thursday 25th October I lost my concert virginity. And yes, I realise that you are already questioning my authorit 31 October 2018
Live Review: Moses Sumney at The Dancehouse Upon entering Manchester’s Oxford Road Dancehouse this Wednesday gone, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. This time last year I missed out on Moses Sumney’ 24 September 2018
Live Review: Gazelle Twin at Soup Kitchen For us human beings to peacefully coexist with one another, an element of performance and disguise is critical. We exaggerate our best qualities and conceal ou 6 October 2018
Live Review: Welcome to the Warehouse 2018 Last Saturday saw the return of The Warehouse Project with their annual opening party, Welcome to the Warehouse. Packed with a cast of renowned DJs from around 30 September 2018
Live Review: Kamaal Williams at Gorilla It is unusual to enter a concert and be greeted by a completely silent room. At first, I thought the first act hadn’t started yet and the crowd wasn’t feeling v 16 November 2018
Live Review: Parcels at Manchester Academy 2 Darkness. The smell of BO and beer. The nondescript chatter and buzz of pre-show hype. Out from the dark, synth chords start pounding away as a slick guitar rif 6 November 2018
Live Review: Goodness x Bok Bok at Soup Kitchen As I walked down the stairs into the Soup Kitchen basement, there was a feeling of excitement in the Mancunian air. Friday night saw forward-thinking promoters 19 November 2018
Live Review: Deadmau5 at Store Street WHP As any Manchester based party-goer will know, Warehouse Project is an event that sits high up on the night-out bucket list. With the line-ups getting better and 23 November 2018
Live Review: Honey Dijon at Annie Mac Presents WHP Honey Dijon’s set, at Annie Mac Presents at The Warehouse Project on Friday October 12th, was a skilfully crafted musical collage, which sampled well known soul 22 October 2018
Review: BangFace Weekender When I got off the train at Ainsdale, a small seaside town north of Liverpool, I did not expect to be greeted by German accents. I was wondering why they had co 13 April 2019
Live Review: Adrianne Lenker at YES Now Wave’s YES is fast becoming a firm favourite of Manchester's music goers, and with good reason. Their roster of touring artists is consistently impressive, 22 January 2019
Live Review: Bishop Nehru at Band on The Wall In 2014 Bishop Nehru and MF Doom teamed up for NehruvianDoom . Nehru brought the bars, Metal Face brought the beats. Bishop Nehru was 18 years old. What were 31 August 2018
Live Review: Maribou State at the Albert Hall From humble beginnings in Hertfordshire, Maribou State found their musical niche in 2015 with their critically acclaimed debut album Portraits. Now four yea 19 March 2019
Live Review: Mac Demarco at Victoria Warehouse If you started stopping people in the street and asking them what the rock and roll lifestyle is all about, you’d get a massively varied range of responses. The 1 November 2018
Live Review: IDLES at The Ritz A friend of mine has the rather peculiar hangover ritual of writing Facebook poetry. These, at times come across as mad ramblings - a half-drunk students’ strea 2 November 2018
Live Review: Scout Leader at Nambucca August 30 th , 2018, and the Fuse crew descended on Nambucca, north London, for our first gig of the year. Proto-post-punk rockers Scout Leader did not disappoi 7 September 2018
Review: Scouting for Girls at Albert Hall Written by Mia Edwards... The year is 2015. A text appears on my phone. I am embedded in a McBusted-in-bed marathon. The text reads: For your 18 th do you wan 30 December 2019
Review: Night Moves and Night and Day Cafe Written by Olivia White The Minneapolis-born Night Moves graced the very ‘on brand’ Manchester’s Night & Day Café. Having only played the ‘Cottonopolis’ once be 10 December 2019
Review: Black Midi at White Hotel Written by Olivia White Where to even begin? Black Midi continue to strike awe, shock or confusion (sometimes all 3) in the eyes of those who witness their mis 10 December 2019
Review: a little space at HOME Theatre Written by Ciara Ewing A big space. A small space. Your space. Safe. Mind the Gap immersed the audience into a world to escape to or escape from, this was the q 19 February 2020
Live Review: Happy Mondays at Academy In 2012, Shaun Ryder mentioned in an interview with Philip Schofield on This Morning that when the Happy Mondays reformed their original line up (Shaun Ryder hi 18 December 2017
Fuse Reviews - Loyle Carner at the O2 Ritz Loyle Carner played at the O2 Ritz in Manchester on the 12th October and I think it was honestly one of the best gigs I have 10 November 2017
Fuse Reviews - Giggs at WHP Arriving at Warehouse Project on Friday night I was greeted with one of the biggest crowds I’d ever seen at the venue, all queuing up in anticipation for a ni 10 November 2017
Music
Fuse Reviews - (Sandy) Alex G at The Deaf Institute Having built up a cult following through Bandcamp with his lo-fi indie rock sound, Philadelphia musician (Sandy) Alex G was signed by Domino in 2015, though hi Liam Doyle 10 November 2017
Music
Fuse Reviews - Stone Island at the Old Granada Studios Throughout the yearly Warehouse Project season, there are always a handful of one-off shows not hosted in the usual haunts of Store Street, but shows that uti Liam Doyle 10 November 2017
Live Review: Hollie Cook at Gorilla Hollie Cook leaps on stage to begin her first headline tour stop in Manchester. The support band ‘General Roots’ begin a deep and sonorous rhythm to get the sti 2 March 2018
Live Review: Chase & Status at WHP Once again, on Friday The Warehouse Project provided a line-up that filled the part-time carpark with entertainment to the early hours. On arrival, a combinatio 29 November 2017
Live Review: Free Vibes x Amazing Radio at Band On The Wall I attended my first Free Vibes show at Band on the Wall and was pretty taken aback by the quality and variety of great local music on offer for free. Free Vibes 4 March 2018
Live Review: Dekmantel at WHP It has now been 11 years since the Warehouse Project’s inception back in 2006. Over its lifetime Warehouse Project have established a reputation for presenting 29 November 2017
Film
Live Review: Peter Perret at Gorilla Peter was supported by Bad Parents, who had a slow start in front of a still thin crowd. However, their closing track ‘You Can’t Date a Model’ - previously a St Priya Shah 4 February 2018
Film
Live Review: Franz Ferdinand at Albert Hall Five studio albums down and Franz Ferdinand still retain so much of their zany and rambunctious aura that enticed legions of fans in more than a decade ago. An Priya Shah 20 February 2018
Live Review: Alvvays at Academy 2 Since forming in 2011, Alvvays (pronounced always) have crafted a jangly, dream-pop aesthetic brimming with Greta Gerwig-esque charm which last year garnered c 26 February 2018
Live Review: Rex Orange County at Gorilla The sold out Rex Orange County gig at Manchester’s Gorilla definitely lived up to expectations. Rex Orange County, otherwise known as Alex O’Connor and is one 1 March 2018
Live Review: Yo La Tengo at Academy 2 Much like the most recent Manchester derby, Yo La Tengo’s gig at Academy 2 was a game of two halves. Known for their massive discography and devout cult fandom 7 May 2018
Live Review: Tom Misch at The O2 Ritz The Tom Misch gig at The O2 Ritz on Friday 2nd March sold out immediately - the 22 year old artist is one of the biggest names to rise through the ranks and he 7 March 2018
Live Review: Pale Waves at Gorilla Placed 5th on BBC’s Sound of 2018, Pale Waves have gone from strength to strength and their sold out gig at Manchester’s Gorilla proved why they have been desc 13 March 2018
Review: The Shadow at HOME Theatre Written by Katya Camyab Upon watching “The Shadow,” and knowing that it was solely based on dance, I was anxious as to whether I would enjoy it due to the lack 1 December 2019
Review: Blend x De Rumba Presents Pedro By Head of Arts and Culture, Saoirse Akhtar-Farren This Saturday evening, Lisbon met Manchester, in a collaboration named ‘Blend x De Rumba’ which certainly bro 5 December 2019
Review: Roots at HOME Theatre Written by Jo Chitty You would be forgiven for entering a performance of Roots at HOME, having read the necessary leaflet, and yet still having no concept of wh 15 December 2019
Review: The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel Written by Charlie O'Brien... In 1910 a ship set sail for New York. On board were Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. They were travelling with Fred Karno’s famous 10 February 2020
Live Review: Ryan McMullan at Deaf Institute Just before Christmas I had the opportunity to see Ryan McMullan at his Manchester stop while he was on tour of the UK. Having really enjoyed his gig back in Se 29 January 2018
Fuse Reviews – WHP curated by Floating Points The line-up for the evening was an absolute treat on paper. It was a triple bill of my absolute favourite electronic artists: Jon Hopkins, Floating Points and 10 November 2017
Live Review: Superorganism at Gorilla Superorganism have exploded on the scene and true to their name, have evolved a sound far more experimental and technical than most other artists. True to form 9 March 2018
Review: Plant Fetish at HOME Theatre Written by Digby Barrowcliff After reading the description of the play by Chanje Kunda, it was rather hard to know exactly what to expect from the performance. 2 December 2019
News Around Fuse #2 …me down on Tuesday to get your groove on. Lastly, our first reviews of live events went up this week, with our two Jacks (Walker and Palmer) looking at the late… 3 December 2017
Live Interview: Puma Blue at YES Photo by Gaëlle Marquet Le Coat With a UK/Ireland tour, a few dates in East Asia and a new EP coming soon, Puma Blue, also known as Jacob Allen, is having a bus 24 October 2018
The OTR Movement Live: Review/Interviews Featuring Big Narstie, Dukz and More The OTR Takeover event “marks a significant moment for Sheffield as it begins it’s catch up to Manchester and Leeds” said founder of Dice Recordings North. I w 12 February 2019
WFM /// TVAM When Fuse Met... TVAM. TVAM is a solo project made up of Joe Oxley along with his guitar and bulky TV screen. Psych-rock loops and echoey vocals pair with heavi 22 March 2018

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