LIVE: GRIMES – 12/03/2016
Grimes – ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER – Plastic leotards and leatherette tutus. Glitter covered everything and pastel faux fur. Neon faces and blown-out bedroom tattoos. The internet has vomited all over Manchester’s Academy and it’s beautiful. Every spectral colour is represented across a sea of semi-permanently dyed armpits and space-bun topped heads, and as I wade deeper into the crowd it becomes more and more difficult to focus on any one thing for more than 3 seconds.... Read More
LIVE: COSMOSIS FESTIVAL – 12/03/2016
Photo by Peter Rea – VICTORIA WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER – What a difference a year makes. I had a fantastic time at Cosmosis 2015, despite feeling as though I was at an illegally organised psych fest in a crack den… in fact, maybe it was partly because it felt like an illegally organised psych fest in a crack den. The Victoria Warehouse is a sizeable upgrade in scale and in class in comparison to Antwerp Mansion, but there’s a downside; the security at the... Read More
LIVE: THE CORAL – 12/03/2016
The Coral – THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Oh Albert Hall we meet again, you absolute beauty. Seriously if you haven’t been, grab a ticket for the band that you love and have a good night. Sit down, dance away or just stare at the beautiful glass ceilings; it’s all good. Armed with my two good friends, we manage to get to the front which for some reason is ‘roomy’. It’s a sold out show so we expect pushing and shoving. Nope. Even the tall... Read More
LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST 2016 FIRST LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST 2016 LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of PSYCHEDELIA returns over 23rd + 24th September 2016 to the warehouses and recesses of Camp and Furnace, Blade Factory and District, in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. The festival are thrilled to announce iconic Welsh psychedelic trailblazers SUPER FURRY ANIMALS and London’s kaleidoscopic dream-weavers THE HORRORS as headliners for this year’s interstellar soiree. DEMDIKE STARE, fully armed with their sinister, ambient... Read More
ROOTS MANUVA ANNOUNCES ‘SWITCHING SIDES’ EP FOR RECORD STORE DAY
Roots Manuva celebrates Record Store Day with a vinyl packed with the kind of combination of “bass and verb” which has made him one of the UK’s essential musical artists. Off the back of the Bleeds album, Manuva has cooked up three brand new tracks to go alongside ‘Crying’ and ‘One Thing’ from that collection. All 5 tracks are produced by Switch under his new production banner With You. With You are Switch and Daouda Leonard (assisted by Stabber),... Read More
LIVE: WOLF ALICE / SWIM DEEP – 10/03/2016
Wolf Alice – ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER – Walking into the Manchester Academy I’m pleasantly surprised with how small and intimate the venue is; it’s large enough to feel like a big crowd is present (which there most definitely is) and yet small enough to feel like it’s a private party. Sneaking a quick look at the band merch I’m in two minds about grabbing a band tee as most of the shirts on sale are from the previous tour, but there is one new shirt in particular... Read More
LIVE: NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – 10/03/2016
Nathaniel Rateliff – THE RITZ, MANCHESTER –“I don’t know whether you’re newcomers or whether you’re fans of my old acoustic-y shit.’’ I am a fan of it all. It’s not yet been much more than a year since Missouri-born frontman Nathaniel Rateliff last released his lone EP Closer but a lot has changed. He’s now a seven piece alongside The Night Sweats. He’s changed musical tacks, being compared to the likes of Van Morrison and Otis Redding.... Read More
BLUEDOT FESTIVAL AT JODRELL BANK LINE UP ANNOUNCED: HEADLINERS CARIBOU / UNDERWORLD / JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
bluedot festival The brand new 3 day festival to take place at Jodrell Bank Observatory has announced the headliners will be Caribou, Underworld and a UK festival exclusive from Jean-Michel Jarre. Taking place 22-24 July at Jodrell Bank, the Cheshire observatory at the cutting edge of humanity’s quest for knowledge, bluedot is a festival of discovery that promises to fuse a complex mix of artists, speakers, scientists and performers into an event unlike any on earth. Heading... Read More
LIVE: ANTICS CLUB NIGHT FT. LUSTS – 11/03/2016
Lusts photo by Lauren Noble – NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER – Walking down Oldham Street on my way to the Night and Day Café with my face glued to google maps, I’m stumbling past the doorway and then having to retrace my steps to find this glorious little gem of a music venue. Behind the bar is lined with various alcoholic beverages, and the patrons are quickly grabbing drinks in preparation for the show to begin. I quickly move within a few meters of the stage... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 12/03/2016
No surprises that we had a great show with loads of great music as always. But this week could quite easily be our most eclectic playlist so far. Hip Hop, Reggae, Indie, Alternative, Ambient, electronic, all rounded off with a bit of comedy to close the show. Featuring acts selected from our hand-picked gig guide and also those hitting the Silent Radio headlines. This is our weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. The Silent Radio... Read More
