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Counterfeit Magazine - A Music and Arts Magazine here to give support & exposure to new bands & artists and writers & photographers of any experience throughout the North of England.
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      Franz Ferdinand: O2 Academy, Leeds
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      Paul Weller: First Direct Arena, Leeds
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      Long Division Festival: Wakefield
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      FLING
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      Come Play: Various Artists
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    • Arcade Fire: Arena, Manchester
      Arcade Fire: Arena, Manchester
    • Girl Ray: The Leadmill, Sheffield
      Girl Ray: The Leadmill, Sheffield
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      Stiff Little Fingers: O2 Ritz, Manchester
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Nick Portus

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The Penny Licks – Cats Love Wires

Written by Nick Portus

The Penny Licks are a husband-wife two-piece, having formed only last September.

Live Reviews

Palma Violets: Queen’s Social Club, Sheffield

Written by Nick Portus, photos by Mark Tighe

Campag Velocet. Terris. The Paddingtons. Ghosts of NMEs Past. And now Palma Violets have found themselves aligned with that sorry bunch. It’s a full…

Live Reviews

Theme Park: The Harley, Sheffield

Written by Gary Sykes, photos by Nick Portus

The Harley has a well deserved reputation for putting on quality acts in the early stages of their career, these careers have a tendency…

Live Reviews

Wolf Alice: The Great Gatsby, Sheffield

Written by Nick Portus, photos by Josh Rock

Tropic of Youth are as new as their name suggests. From a little research, the singer had previously gigged solo under the name General…

Live Reviews

High Hazels: The Great Gatsby, Sheffield

Written by Nick Portus, photos by Gerard Morgan

It’s funny how one band can take a cue from another group and run with it, whilst another can be totally paralysed by the…

Live Reviews

See Emily Play: The Harley, Sheffield

Written by Nick Portus, photos by Nia Vallance

On such a foreboding night as the ‘Eve of Destruction’, to invoke PF Sloan for a moment, one might look for omens. And for…

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Screaming Maldini, Cats:For:Peru, Bleech and The Kickliners: The Harley, Sheffield

Written by Jonathan Scott, photos by Nick Portus

Bleech flunk their first test tonight: always, always, thank Sheffield for having you. Don’t, on the other hand, begin with ‘We’re Bleech from Larnden’….

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Dot to Dot Festival: Manchester

Written by Adam Follett, photos by Nick Portus

Sixty years on the throne;  an impressive feat for ol’ Lizzy, and whilst half the nation is either glued to the television watching her…

Live Reviews

The Xcerts: The Bowery, Sheffield

Written by Josh Manson, photos by Nick Portus

Fresh from supporting Brand New on their recent jaunt round the country, the Xcerts have embarked on their own mammoth tour of the UK’s…

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Shabazz Palaces: The Harley, Sheffield

Written by Adam Follett, photos by Nick Portus

The Harley once again showed it is head and shoulders above Sheffield’s other similar sized venues with the inspired booking of what some publications…

Live Reviews

Cate le Bon and H. Hawkline: The Harley, Sheffield

Written by Adam Follett, photos by Nick Portus

The Welsh have done psychedelic folk pretty well for a long time now.  Perhaps it’s something to do with the vast country-side, and the…

Live Reviews

Bill Wells and Aiden Moffat, RM Hubbert and David J Roch: Queens Social Club, Sheffield

Written by Adam Follett, photos by Nick Portus

Skim read some of your favourite bands’ touring schedules and it’s exceedingly likely you’ll be frustrated to discover a multitude of Manchester’s, a handful…

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