LIVE: KIRAN LEONARD – 25/08/2016
Kiran Leonard – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Kiran Leonard is Greater Manchester born and bred, but he is far removed from the brit-pop indie stereotype that many Mancunian musicians have followed. Perhaps it’s because he was too young to have grown up engulfed by the likes of The Stone Roses and Oasis, his style is nothing further from the ‘typical’ Manchester sound that people may have come to expect. His latest album release Grapefruit (2016) is particularly... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 27/08/2016
The last Bank Hoilday weekend of the year and also Manchester’s Gay Pride was taking place, listen carefully you can hear all the goings on right outside the studio. This is our weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. The Silent Radio Show – live every Saturday afternoon 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon – Begin / Julia Jacklin – Coming Of Age... Read More
SEPTEMBER 2016
FREE GIG GUIDE ANDROID APP HEREWe 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. Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list. It has been compiled by the ears of our editors and not by any promoters, band’s management or PR’s. If we’ve missed anything please feel free... Read More
LIVE: JULIANNA BARWICK – 23/08/2016
Julianna Barwick – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – The Deaf Institute is a more sophisticated place than normal tonight. Decked with four rows of chairs and soundtracked by some choice ambient music between acts, the chatter rarely raises beyond a murmur. There’s certainly no crowd noise during opening act Tiny Leaves. The project of composer Joel Nathaniel Pike, the music has been described as indie classical, but tonight the emphasis is on the latter. Pike alternates... Read More
LIVE: MORRISSEY – 20/08/2016
Morrissey – MANCHESTER ARENA, MANCHESTER – Before I venture to the Manchester Arena I stop off at my favourite pub on Oldham Street, Gulliver’s. I cannot be arsed paying a tenner for a couple of Fosters when I get to the venue, the worst fucking lager going. With a lovely San Miguel sat off in my belly, I smoke a few fags and ponder what scenes I’m going to see tonight. Will it be as magical as I hope? Probably not. Often arena gigs manage to kill any enjoyment... Read More
THIS CITY IS OURS ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION WITH DUJAT
Manchester label This City Is Ours are thrilled to announce the release of Dujat’s Dither. A French national raised in China, Dujat is a producer and sound designer currently residing in Manchester, UK. Dujat’s inborn sense of wanderlust sees him capturing field recordings in the most alien of earthly locations. As though crafting the otherworldly soundscapes to some post-apocalyptic wasteland the cause of which humanity is yet to invent, Dujat masterfully balances the... Read More
LIVE: MIRACLE LEGION – 18/08/2016
Miracle Legion photo by Brendan Downes – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Connecticut’s Miracle Legion became a fixture on the campus radio stations run by college and university students in North America during the 1980s. Since my teens in Manchester I’ve been retrospectively in love with their contemporaries from the ‘college rock’ days, bands like R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, The Replacements and Sonic Youth, but somehow I was never aware of Miracle Legion.... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 20/08/2016 with Young Mountains
Here we are, another week, another radio show, but it never gets boring. Loads of music from the acts playing Manchester this week, plus a selection of great new music from anywhere and everywhere. This week we were joined in the studio by Paul Morrice who is one third of the fantastic Young Mountains. This is our weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. The Silent Radio Show – live every Saturday afternoon 3-5 on Fab Radio... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: ARC IRIS – MOON SALOON
Arc Iris – Moon Saloon Rhode Island’s Arc Iris released their self-titled debut album way back in 2014 and have been on the rise ever since. Building a fan base through supporting artists such as St. Vincent on tour and working with producer David Wrench (who has worked with big names such as FKA Twigs and Jamie xx) isn’t doing them any harm either. However, it is second album Moon Saloon that will cement their status as a group to watch out for in the future. It is... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: EXPLODED VIEW – EXPLODED VIEW
Exploded View album Halfway through listening to debut single ‘No More Parties In The Attic’ a few months back, it was apparent Exploded View were about to become my new favourite band. UK-born Anika’s deep and languid vocal style is mesmerising, over infectious, groovy baselines and trance-inducing beats. Their sound conjures images of the ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ late 60’s New York art/music scene, with a nod to Portishead. Exploded... Read More
