YOUNG FATHERS SHARE NEW TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM
Young Fathers have shared a new track from their forthcoming second album, White Men Are Black Men Too. The Edinburgh based hip hop trio will release the album on April 6, the follow up to last year’s Mercury Prize winning debut, Dead. The track Rain or Shine is available to listen to now.Addressing the potentially contentious album title, band member Alloysious Massaquoi said: “I’m aware of the points we’ve discussed but all that sounds like to me is,... Read More
THE WAVE PICTURES UNVEIL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE
The Wave Pictures have unveiled a new video to accompany their latest single, The Fire Alarm. The single, which is taken from their latest record Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon, will be released on May 4.Directors Hot Gulp say of the video: “It was inspired by a Death Cab for Cutie video which see Lance Bangs ejected from a gig and running round backstage, we had the idea of three people trying repeatedly to get into a Wave Pictures concert but their efforts being thwarted... Read More
LIVE: THE LOVELY EGGS / THE HIPSHAKES – 28/03/2015
The Lovely Eggs – SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – The gig space in the Soup Kitchen looks like a catacomb and it fits the night perfectly, given that the devotion shown by fans of The Lovely Eggs shares some traits with a religious cult, and this is now the cult of the Magic Onion, as explained later. The amplification seems slightly disproportionate for the small room, it could as well be good for Foo Fighters at Wembley. As a prevention measure, a few wise people are... Read More
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced a UK tour to promote to the release of their new album, Multi Love. The three piece will play nine UK dates in September, after the album is released on Jagjaguwar on May 26. The title track from the new album is available to stream now.The band have also released a video game to promote their new third album, which is available to download for free now. In the words of the director Lionel Williams: “It is meant to represent the vacuum... Read More
APRIL 2015
If you want a free Android App version of this gig guide you can get it HERE We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. There are many other sites out here on the internet that have a gig guide, but how many of them can say they have actually listened to every single band/act listed? Well to be honest we don’t know the... Read More
LIVE: DUTCH UNCLES – 27/03/2015
Dutch Uncles – THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – “Hello Ritz, we’ve gone too fast and need a breather” beams Duncan Wallis, frontman of Stockport’s finest Dutch Uncles. He’s not the only one. Just three songs into their biggest headline show to date and the energy in the room is electric. While a moment of respite gives an adoring audience a moment to gulp on one of many after work drinks, the band have a few seconds to take it all in. There were questions asked if... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 28/03/2015 with Patterns & Turrentine Jones
Another double whammy of guests this week. We were joined live in the studio by Patterns’ Alex and Laurence, plus a chat on the phone with Turrentine Jones. Our radio show goes out live every Saturday 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best / Slug – Greasy Mind / The Vaccines – Norgaard / Patterns – This Haze / Patterns – Our Ego / The Upsetters – Chase The Devil / Demob Happy... Read More
LIVE: WOLF ALICE – 26/03/2015
Wolf Alice – THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – Hype Machine named them the UK’s most blogged about artist of 2013 and then in 2014 they were named Breakthrough Act Of The Year at the UK festival awards. So it’s fair to say a lot has already been written about tonight’s headliners Wolf Alice, and their growing stature has not gone unnoticed. Their touring schedule has been hectic, after returning from a month in the US a few days ago they’re already back... Read More
LIVE: SOKO – 25/03/2015
SoKo – THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – French actress, musician, singer and songwriter, Stéphanie Sokolinski, known as SoKo, is finishing up her 14-date European tour in support of brand-new album My Dreams Dictate My Reality, her second LP, with a couple of UK dates. Tonight is the turn of The Ruby Lounge to host her show, so I take the descending flight of stairs and choose a spot in front of the central pillar that helps prop up High Street’s shops above this basement... Read More
LIVE: SLEATER-KINNEY / PINS – 24/03/2015
Sleater-Kinney – THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – “Pins hail from your fair city, and they’re awesome!” When the likes of Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker offers up such props to their support band, it’s worth paying attention. The US alt-rock legends have a reputation as first class BS detectors, and Manchester’s Pins are – in every way – the real deal, and a perfect opener for tonight’s show. Like the lovechild of Jeffrey Lee Pierce... Read More
