LIVE: LOW / KATHRYN JOSEPH – 16/10/2018

-MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL- Low are back once again in the majestic surrounding of Manchester Cathedral to promote their latest album, Double Negative. It is an album which has divided their loyal fan base due to the songs within being immersed in layers of static noise, drones and pulsating beats, which at times threaten to drown out […]

LIVE: BC CAMPLIGHT – 10/10/2018

-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- Half way through proceedings – a sweaty, sleazy gorgeous romp of a night – and Brian Christinzio takes off his lounge lizard jacket to reveal a T-shirt with the slogan ‘I’m in a weird place now’. You and me both, mate. You want to try standing here by the stage, as a geographically […]

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LIVE: THE CORAL / SHE DREW THE GUN – 14/10/2018

-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Arms flailing, dancing in a world of her own, going up to complete strangers and putting her face inches away from theirs, the woman in front of us is on a mission. Why do I always attract them? Harmless enough, but clearly off her rocker on whatever Saturday night substances have been […]

LIVE: MARK KOZELEK – 12/10/2018

-RNCM, MANCHESTER- Either in his own name or as Sun Kil Moon, I count that Mark Kozelek has released ten albums since 2015’s Universal Themes, although I’m not here tonight because I have listened to any of them. Before the release of …Themes I wrote a review of the previewed song ‘Ali/Spinks 2’ in which […]

LIVE: THE SHE STREET BAND – 11/10/2018

-ARTS CLUB, LIVERPOOL- I’ve made the trip 30 miles west from Manchester to catch The She Street Band at the Arts Club, the interior of which sometimes recalls a miniature Ritz. Gigging only since last year, the band describes itself as the world’s first and only all-female Bruce Springsteen cover band. I go back a […]

INTERVIEW – IDLES (Joe & Bowen)

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LIVE: ANNABEL ALLUM / VINYL STAIRCASE / ANNA McLUCKIE – 10/10/2018

-NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER- As I make my way to the venue in the relative warmth of a freak 21 degree Manchester evening, coming straight after a run of cold nights, I’m not entirely sure if I’m off to see a solo artist with the surname Allum, or a group of people who are […]

LIVE: MORCHEEBA / IRENA ZILIC – 08/10/2018

-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- I’m immediately greeted with the haunting voice of Irena Zilic as I arrive at Manchester underground hot spot Gorilla. Bosnia and Herzegovina native Irena has a wonderful tone and fantastic stage presence, bouncing off her accompanying musician with ease as she opens up the night. It’s already quite busy when I arrive part […]

INTERVIEW (IN A CHIPPY): THE CHARLATANS

HONEY LUNG RELEASE NEW SINGLE “EXPORT THE FAMILY”

CHORUSGIRL SHARE ANIMATED COLLAGE VIDEO FOR “IN DREAMS”

REPTALIENS UNVEIL NEW SINGLE “ECHO PARK”

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “IT’S HARD”

ALBUM: JIM JAMES – UNIFORM CLARITY

Songs can have many versions, throughout history people have always covered another person’s tunes, from the Victorian music halls to the bands of today, and sometimes it’s the cover version which ends up being just as appreciated as the original. From Jeff Buckley’s vs. Leonard Cohen’s versions of ‘Hallelujah’ to Jimi Hendrix’s vs Bob Dylan’s […]

THE LOVELY EGGS MAKE A PLEA TO SAVE THE LANCASTER MUSIC CO-OP FROM THREAT OF EVICTION

DOC’N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL 5TH EDITION ANNOUNCES SHORT FILMS

MAVEN GRACE RELEASE NEW SINGLE “DARKNESS”

KLAUS JOHANN GROBE SHARE NEW SINGLE “OUT OF REACH”

ALBUM: SOBRENADAR – Y

Operating in a similar dream pop hazy world as Slowdive, Boards Of Canada and Four Tet, hailing from Argentina and singing in her native Spanish, Sobrenadar creates gentle soundscapes which waft out of the speakers and grab your attention in the most subtle way possible. She’s already had remixes from the likes of Gwenno, Xam […]

LIVE: NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS – 27/09/2018

– Apollo, Manchester – With the three remaining members of Pink Floyd all doing their separate solo projects, the only way to capture any essence of Pink Floyd is by seeing either Roger Waters, David Gilmour or Nick Mason live. As Roger and Dave focus on the bigger hits from the expansive Floyd catalogue, drummer […]

PIRATE PRODIGIES WHO ARE YA TAKE OVER – JAMES HOLT

PINEY GIR SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “DREAMCATCHER”

TWO MEDICINE SHARES VIDEO FOR “GOLD”, TAKEN FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM “ASTROPSYCHOSIS”

DREAM WIFE ANNOUNCE FEMALE/NON-BINARY SUPPORT SLOT SELECTIONS

AMANDA TENFJORD UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “LET ME THINK”

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