LIVE: RYAN ADAMS – 14/09/2017
Ryan Adams -APOLLO, MANCHESTER- WARNING: I am a Ryan Adams fan boy, so this review will mainly be a gushing fan letter to one of the greatest songwriters of the last 20 years. With that out the way, and you duly forewarned, let’s continue… I love Ryan Adams. There, I said it. He came into my life just at the right time; it was 2001 and I was 18, I was leaving the village I’d lived in for my entire life to move 350 miles away to Bournemouth for Uni. The Strokes were... Read More
BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING HOSTS AMPLIFY ANNOUNCES FULL LINE-UP AND DAYS SPLITS
Marking 10 years of BBC Music Introducing, Amplify is the biggest new music business event ever to be held in the UK and a must attend for all musicians and anyone looking for a career in music. With over 100 sessions and 250 speakers, Amplify will feature some of the biggest names in the business including Chase & Status, Melanie C, Marika Hackman, Nina Nesbit, JP Cooper, and Rae Morris joining previously announced The Libertines, Blossoms, The Courteeners, Hurts, Frank Carter,... Read More
Silent Radio – 16th September 2017 – MCR Live Resident
Join Simon, Max and Rich as they help you discover your new favourite with the SilentRadio.co.uk radio show TRACK LISTING Sparks – What The Hell Is It This Time? / Sweet Baboo – Swallows / The Murlocs – Space Cadet / Baby Strange – Pure Evil / Julia Jacklin – Cold Caller / Tankus The Henge – Recurring Dream / Tom Hickox – The Dubbing Artist / The Desert – Playing Dead / LCD Soundsystem – Change Yr Mind / Juju... Read More
JULIA JACKLIN REVEALS ‘COLD CALLER’ – TAKE A LISTEN THEN CHECK OUT HER NOVEMBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES
‘Cold Caller’ is the second track from Julia Jacklin’s ‘Eastwick’/’Cold Caller’ AA-side single which has been released digitally, and on limited edition vinyl on Transgressive Records. Following the release of the video for ‘Eastwick’, ‘Cold Caller’ is an ode to Jacklin’s sister. Jacklin explains how ‘Cold Caller’ and the 7” came to be: “I started writing this song when my older sister told me she... Read More
WATCH THE ‘SKYLINE’ OF BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE’S NEW VIDEO
Following the release of their long-awaited fifth album Hug Of Thunder, Broken Social Scene have just released the video for single ‘Skyline’. Directed by Kevin Drew, the video follows Brendan and Dimitri Karakostas on their quest for momentary survival, through peanut butter, mouth guards, friendship, skateboarding and Foreigner. Broken Social Scene Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Read More
WHY DON’T YOU LISTEN TO ‘WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY THAT?’ BY THE LEMON TWIGS. DON’T SAY I DIDN’T TELL YOU SO.
Ahead of their final North American and UK tour of the year, The Lemon Twigs have shared a second song from their ‘Brothers of Destruction EP’; the forthcoming six-track EP due to be released on Friday 22nd September 2017, ‘Why Didn’t You Say That?’. Take a listen. The Lemon Twigs Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Read More
PRS FOUNDATION’S ‘KEYCHANGE’ TO ANNOUNCE 60 FEMALE ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS AT REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL
Introducing ‘Keychange‘: a collaborative European programme led by PRS Foundation which empowers women to transform the music industry. The programme has announced it will support 60 female artists and innovators at from across Europe, who will come together to form a network of female music creators and industry innovators. With those participants being announced at this year’s Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg. Two Keychange launch events will take place at... Read More
IT’S GOING TO BE LOUDER THAN WORDS AS THE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF THEIR 2017 FIFTH EDITION
The Louder Than Words Festival of music and writing grows louder each year. This year it will take place between Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November 2017 at the Principal Hotel, Manchester, and is now in its fifth edition; this remains the only festival that delves into our enduring love affair between music and the written word. Since its first incarnation in 2013, audience and contributor numbers have more than doubled, which in turn has only increased the variety of talks,... Read More
BIT OF A CHAT: RUSSELL MAEL OF SPARKS
Sparks Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Some questions are easy to answer, some not so, but some are so easy to answer they are referred to as a no brainer, and this was the case when I was asked if I’d be interested in talking to Russell Mael, one half the sibling duo Sparks ahead of their first album in eight years and a UK tour to coincide. Our chat took place in early May with me in the basement of an old mill just outside Manchester city centre and Russell in Los... Read More
LIVE: ALVVAYS – 07/09/2017
Alvvays -GORILLA, MANCHESTER- On the eve of the release of their second album ‘Antisocialites’, Canadian dream-poppers Alvvays (pronounced “Always”, as you would imagine) are stopping off at the wonderful Gorilla to give us a preview of their new material. Not having heard anything from the new LP but the couple of singles they’ve released over the last few months, I’m excited to see what they have in store as their self titled debut album is... Read More
