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Editor: Stephen Ackroyd stephen@readdork.com Deputy Editor: Victoria Sinden viki@readdork.com Associate Editor: Ali Shutler ali@readdork.com Contributing Editors: Jamie Muir jamie@readdork.com Martyn Young martyn@readdork.com Events: Liam James Ward liam@readdork.com
Contributors: Alex Thorp, Ben Jolley, Chris Taylor, Corrine Cumming, Danny Payne, Elliot Ryder, Jake Richardson, Jasleen Dhindsa, Jennessa Williams, Jessica Goodman, Jordan Foster, Josh Williams, Liam Konemann, Rob Mair, Rob Mesure, Rosie Ramsden, Ryan Johnston, Phil Smithies, Sam Taylor, Sarah Louise Bennett, Steven Loftin P U B L I S H E D F RO M
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04 T H E G RE AT ESCA P E 11 T H E D RU M S 12 YA K 14 L A N Y 15 A DAY I N T H E L I F E O F… VA N T 16 C I T Y G U I D ES … C L E A N CUT KID 18 D O RK L I V E ! 19 BA N G E RS 20 CA L E N DA R 2 2 C O N N ECT I O N HYPE 24 G EOW U L F 25 FA Z E RDA Z E 25 H O N EY LU N G F E AT U RES 26 A LT-J 32 B L E AC H E RS 3 8 ROYA L B LO O D 42 O H WO N D E R REV I E WS 44 P H O E N I X 45 A L L W E A RE 46 LO N D O N G R A M M A R 47 N O G A E REZ 48 P U B L I C S E RV I C E B ROA D CAST I N G 49 PA R A M O RE 5 1 T H E C RI BS 52 T H E B I G M O O N 53 R AT BOY 5 4 L I V E AT L E E DS A N Y OT H E R Q U EST I O N S ? 5 8 B L A E N AVO N
E D I TO R’S N OT E THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN HARD. Following the horrible events in Manchester last month, it’s been near impossible to feel anything is really that important. Not when compared with the lives of young music fans, targeted in a place they should be safe. But then, thinking like that - while understandable - just can’t be how we do things. Music is about collaboration and excitement. About refusing to be put down and always getting back up. That’s why, as a community, we need to keep on keeping on. Though as individuals it may be difficult and if it is, that’s okay - together music should be our solace. And so, here’s our latest issue. Though it may not mention what’s happened directly, that spirit of defiance runs through it all the same. We’ll see you down the front. Stephen Ackroyd, Editor (@stephenackroyd)
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