ALBUM: SPIRITUALIZED – AND NOTHING HURT
Apparently this was going to be the last album Jason Pierce (J Spaceman) was ever going to make as Spiritualized, such was the sheer effort involved, both mentally and physically. Six long years in the making, ‘And Nothing Hurt’ is the sound of the spaceman coming to terms with life as a middle aged family man, still burning with the same rock n’ roll fire as when he first started, yet also more reflective and embroiled in the turmoils of modern life. After almost dying... Read More
LIVE: ICEAGE – 09/09/2018
Iceage – Gorilla, Manchester – Let’s get this out of the way upfront: I have the biggest man crush on Iceage front man Elias Bender Rønnenfelt. He’s possibly the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen in real life, and his brooding, pouting, strong silent type stage persona (and off stage persona if his interviews are anything to go by) is electrifying to watch. Seriously, you could cut yourself on his cheekbones; he’s the archetypal Copenhagen hipster and he’s... Read More
Silent Radio Gig Guide Mixtape 10/09/2018 – 16/09/2018
ALL of the bands featured on this mixtape are playing in Manchester THIS WEEK (and are most likely on tour too!) and are the ones we reckon you should get a ticket for. These gigs are lifted from our guide over at www.silentradio.co.uk – where you can see the venues and dates – plus some more top gigs happening this week that we couldn’t squeeze on this mixtape. The Gig Guide is compiled from musical happenings that WE recommend, this isn’t a syndicated... Read More
LIVE: SOCCER MOMMY – 05/09/2018
Soccer Mommy – The Deaf Institute, Manchester – Entry number 48 in the series ‘How Much Are Young Women With Guitars Kicking Ass Right Now?’ featuring Sophie Allison aka Soccer Mommy. You may have read number 47 in this series a couple of weeks back after I went to see the brilliant Phoebe Bridgers, and I’ll probably write 49-51 when I get to see Snail Mail, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker over the next couple of months too. Because it’s absolutely, 100% true:... Read More
ALBUM: SAUNA YOUTH – DEATHS
Sauna Youth Riddled with angst, Sauna Youth express their feelings in a quite British 70’s fashion, spitting South East accent vocals over a ‘The Jam’ like setup. This, a follow-up to their 2015 debut album ‘Distractions’ strikes a similar chord, but they’re still pushing the envelope. The album explores the theme of death in a very literal way with spoken word poetry on the subject, but morose content is largely overshadowed by a determined... Read More
LIVE: TITUS ANDRONICUS – 03/09/2018
Patrick Stickles – Soup Kitchen, Manchester – This is, hands down, one of the odder shows I’ve been to in recent times. Billed as ‘Titus Andronicus Acoustic’, ‘the band’ are playing much smaller venues than they have done on previous tours in support of their new album A Productive Cough, and the reason is immediately clear: this isn’t a TA gig, it’s not really even a TA acoustic gig. This is An Evening with Patrick Stickles (the enigmatic TA front man),... Read More
Silent Radio Gig Guide Mixtape 03/09/2018 – 09/09/2018
We are back from our Summer hols! Which also means the bands are back in town after that there festival period. All of the bands featured on this mixtape are playing in Manchester THIS WEEK (and are most likely on tour too!) and are the ones we reckon you should get a ticket for. The gigs, covering the week of the 3rd to the 9th of September are lifted from our guide over at www.silentradio.co.uk – where you can see the venues and dates – plus some more top gigs happening... Read More
LIVE: CAMP COPE – 31/08/2018
Camp Cope -SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- Last night I went to see Spike Lee’s new film Blackkklansman, and it’s pretty brilliant. It’s very funny, and, as you might expect, it packs a hell of a social conscious punch in it. I also felt extremely uncomfortable as a white man, in a cinema full of middle class white people, during one scene in particular where the story of a black man being lynched is juxtaposed with a KKK initiation ceremony where the new members holla and whoop... Read More
Silent Radio – 30th September 2017 – with Brix Smith-Start – MCR Live Resident
Busy week on the gig front coming up so plenty of great music to fill this week’s radio show, with just a couple of new releases that stood out and deserved a spin. Plus, and it’s a big plus, we had a chat with the delightful Brix Smith-Start about her new band Brix & The Extricated. Her passion for playing, writing and recording is what comes through above all else in this interview, something that a lot of younger acts around should take note of. It was a pleasure... Read More
THE GO! TEAM ANNOUNCE FIRST SHOWS SINCE 2015
The Go! Team have announced a UK headline tour for February 2018. The Brighton-based band have also released a thirty second video featuring new music, hinting at more to come. THE GO! TEAM FEBRUARY 2018 UK TOUR DATES Fri 09 – Glasgow, Oran Mor Sat 10 – Leeds, Wardrobe Sun 11 – Brighton, Haunt Thur 15 – London, Electric Ballroom Fri 16 – Newcastle, Riverside Sat 17 – Manchester, Gorilla Tickets are on sale now exclusively from thegoteam.co.uk. The Go!... Read More
