Liverpool ‘s musical renaissance continues aplenty with the recent emergence of Stealing Sheep and a thriving local live music scene to rival Manchester. One of the latest talents to emerge is the three piece band Bird, who comprise of Adele Emmas (singer, songwriter), Sian Williams (guitar, harmonies) and Alexis Samata (drums). Their press release talks of them creating dark, haunting, atmospheric music, which will entice you into their magical,... Read More
LIVE: MOUNT EERIE – 23/05/2013
- SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER -
I've only relatively recently gotten into Mount Eerie, the moniker adopted [more]
- SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER -
There aren't many bands that have been playing to mosh pits [more]
After a European tour and a string of festival dates last year, Ghostpoet’s UK ‘More [more]
- THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER -
The punters inside the city's most opulent venue tonight are [more]
LIVE: CHARLIE BOYER AND THE VOYEURS – 21/05/2013
- SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER -
I think we’re all starting to lose count of the number [more]
LIVE: THE POSTAL SERVICE – 18/05/2013
- ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER -
This year, electronic pop gods, The Postal Service celebrate the 10th [more]
NEWS: EVERYTHING EVERYTHING – LISTEN TO NEXT SINGLE ‘DON’T TRY’
Everything Everything are set to release their next single 'Don't Try' on June 16th.
https://soundcloud.com/everythingeverything/everything-everything-dont-try
Fresh off [more]
NEWS: GREY LANTERN FALLOWFIELD ALL-DAYER - BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY MAY 25TH
Saturday May 25th 2013 - Grey Lantern Liberates Fallowfield
Join Grey Lantern for a most righteous Bank Holiday Saturday as they plunder into the [more]
From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves [more]
The last I heard of No Means No was the album 'One' blasting out of [more]
NEWS: TUNNG – NEW TRACK ‘THE VILLAGE’ + UK TOUR AND ALBUM
‘The Village’ is the brilliant, billowing new single from Tunng – from their forthcoming, fifth [more]
NEWS: POLIÇA – LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE ‘TIFF’
POLIÇA have announced a one off single ‘Tiff’, released on 10 June 2013 via Memphis Industries. ‘Tiff’ is a slice [more]
NEWS: MONEY – ‘BLUEBELL FIELDS’ VIDEO + TOUR
Having signed to Bella Union after two limited edition 7" singles last year, Manchester-based quartet MONEY are [more]
Album Review: The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Early reports of The National’s long-awaited follow-up to 2010’s acclaimed High Violet talk of new [more]
Album Review: Just Handshakes - Say It
The Leeds-based quartet Just Handshakes formed at university over a shared love of the C86 [more]
Album Review: Cloud Boat - Book of Hours
Book of Hours is the debut LP from Cloud Boat. This London based duo already has [more]
NEWS: CAMERA OBSCURA – LISTEN TO ‘FIFTH IN THE LINE TO THE THRONE’
With the release of their long-awaited new album ‘Desire Lines’ on June 3rd via 4AD, [more]
NEWS: PVT - NEW STOP-MOTION VIDEO FOR ‘HOMOSAPIEN’
Australian electronic band PVT have released their new video for ‘Homosapien’. The clip is a [more]
NEWS: KESTON COBBLERS CLUB - LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE ‘BEAM’ OUT NOW
The distinctive sound that makes Keston Cobblers’ Club so unique comes from a desire to [more]
LIVE: THE SPECIALS – 15/05/2013
- THE APOLLO, MANCHESTER -
So picture this. Mass unemployment, disappearing high streets, strikes and burning [more]
LIVE: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING – 14/05/2013
- SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER -
Over ten mock TVs are set up around the stage of [more]
LIVE: HOW TO DRESS WELL – 15/05/2013
- WHITWORTH GALLERY, MANCHESTER -
I’m a relative latecomer to the stylised, lo-fi R&B sounds of [more]
Album Review: Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood - Black Pudding
Some musicians have forged such an enduring image and reputation that they have somehow achieved [more]
NEWS:TELEMAN - NEW SINGLE ‘STREAM TRAIN GIRL’ + SUEDE SUPPORT
Teleman have announced that their new single ‘Steam Train Girl’ will be released on July 1st through the [more]
NEWS: KULT COUNTRY - NEW SINGLE 'AMONGST THE DEAD FOREVER'
Kult Country front man Yousif Al-Karaghouli is someone who makes things happen. Within a week [more]
Album Review: Hunter Valentine - Collide and Conquer
Hunter Valentine are a three-piece female rock band with catchy songs and a lot of [more]
LIVE: BEACH FOSSILS – 15/05/2013
- THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER -
In the past few years there has been a rise in [more]
LIVE: THE COMPUTERS – 11/05/2013
- THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER -
I find it hard to be critical of any band [more]
- THE RITZ, MANCHESTER -
**WARNING** This review will be two things: 1) quite gushing, and [more]
Album Review: Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds - Haunted Head
After well-known spells in respected bands such as The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick [more]
