EP: Starkey – Stars EP Ft. Anneka
Philadelphian producer and general musical wizard Starkey, brings us a 4 track EP, giving us another team up with vocalist Anneka, two solo ventures, and a remix from Slugabed. After catching his recent appearance on Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show where he teamed up with Anneka and Reso to build a track from scratch over the duration of the program (the track entitled Moments of Mine is available for free download on the MAH’s section on the Radio One website, and the show... Read More
ALBUM: Kris Drever – Mark The Hard Earth
In the inlay, Kris Drever thanks, ‘All the people I play with in my day job’. And it’s true – despite the critical acclaim heaped on Kris Drever’s first album, Black Water – mainstream audiences will know Kris as the quieter one who plays with Idlewild’s frontman in their acoustic project, Drever McCusker Woomble, and the folkies will be more acquainted with Lau, his BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning trio. But hopefully, Mark The Hard Earth will further... Read More
LIVE: KONG – 28/02/2010
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – My friend warned me that last time he saw Kong, they were almost criminally loud. That in mind, I’ve brought some earplugs just in case. When I arrive, Trojan Horses are ignoring the audience and playing whatever it is that they play. The band looks like a weird face-off between Brian Blessed and a ‘hoodie’. The music’s alright, though. The least enthusiastic response to “Hello Manchester!” ever isn’t really a fair description... Read More
LIVE: I BIKE MCR OPENING PARTY – 27/03/2009
– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – After a windswept mass bike ride around the city centre, it is a short detour at the end of the route to converge at Islington Mill in Salford for the “I Bike MCR 2009 Festival” grand opening party. As well as live music in the downstairs room of this former cotton spinning mill, there is the “Rollapaluza Roller Racing”. This is where two cyclists battle it out on a pair of vintage rollers (bicycles without its front wheels) connected... Read More
LIVE: CLASH MAGAZINE PRESENTS – 10/03/2009
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Clash Magazine prove their worth tonight with a line-up of three acts they are backing to go on to bigger things in the near future. First up on tonight’s rolling headline tour at the Lost & Found clubnight, are the Norwegian analogue masters Casiokids with their deep electronic dance grooves, topped off with addictive melodies. On initial sight, you get the impression that these boys from Bergen, could rewire a broken keyboard,... Read More
LIVE: FIGHT LIKE APES/UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – 01/03/2009
– THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER – With only 10 minutes to go before Underground Railroad take to the stage, there are possibly no more than 20 people populating The Roadhouse. Which is unfortunate, not necessarily for the Parisian trio that are providing the support tonight, but mainly for anyone that missed out on this chance to see a truly amazing band. The art-rock, leftfield-punk sound they powerfully create would not be out of place with many of the early acts signed... Read More
