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Spiritualized

by Jon Gardner

1997 was a hell of a year for British music. ‘Blur’ by Blur and ‘Be Here Now’ by Oasis went head-to-head while the bands themselves went tooth-to-throat in the headlines. ‘OK Computer’ saw...

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Jan
12
2010

Alexisonfire

by Michael Smith

Free drink, a chance to hang out with some musical legends and a free takeaway. It isn’t all bad being an editor for 4Q magazine as I found out when I caught up with Alexisonfire in...

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Jan
03
2010

Enter Shikari

by Michael Smith


Set to tour Europe with The Prodigy, 4Q catches up with Roughton and Liam from Enter Shikari to talk music, touring America and unorthodox recording techniques.

Enter Shikari, meaning...

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Nov
08
2009

2ManyDJs

by Rob Pearson


2manydjs…. well, what can you say about 2manydjs. They are the absolute epitome of the indie-dance crossover scene, in fact, they pretty much invented it! When the Belgian brothers Stephen...

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Nov
08
2009

The Tides

by Emma Wilcockson


Recently we caught up with The Tides, a five-piece indie band from Oldham. Originally formed by vocalist Liam Pennington and guitarist Mark Boswell, and later welcoming guitarist Dave Furnival,...

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Oct
12
2009

Beat the Radar

by Jennifer Ross


Beat the Radar were signed to the Akoustik Anarkhy label after bumping into AA co-founder, Noel Vazquez, in a toilet.

“He said, ‘I’ll come listen to you guys’,” says bassist... Keep Reading…
Oct
10
2009

Karma

by George Rabbeth


Karma are a five piece Northern band who began life in early 2001, when the original members met and began to play together at music college. So far, they have released three singles and two live...

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Oct
09
2009

The Cocabelles

by Michael Smith


Here at 4Q, we’re always on the lookout for something different. Often during our travels in and around Manchester, we come across the usual four piece band, which play a tight set of...

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Oct
08
2009
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