NEWS: TOP LESS – ‘DANGER LOVE’ VIDEO
Forming as a band while living overseas in Scotland, Top Less now calls Canada home. Hooky vocals, lush multi-layered synth arrangements, thick bass lines and catchy guitars run Top Less through the gamut of electro, dance and glam pop. The lyrics, often ironic and kitsch, strike at the heart of young relationships, partying and friendship. Their larger than life shows are packed full of theatrical content including costume, dance performance, glitter, props and massive video... Read More
NEWS: TWISTED REEL – INTIMATE SCREENING OF CULT CLASSIC ‘WILD STYLE’
Before Hip-Hop became synonymous with guns, bitches and bling, it was all about good music, breakdancing and graffiti… Twisted Reel, the new music based film night to hit Manchester kicks off with a bang with a special screening of ‘Wild Style’ the 8o’s Hip Hop film classic. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of this seminal film’s release, Twisted Reel’s Wild Style night will bring Charlie Ahearn’s film to the big-ish screen for the first time for many. Acknowledged... Read More
NEWS: CAVFEST – A PRIMARY SCHOOL EVENT LIKE NO OTHER
If you thought the Prime Minister playing ‘Killing Me Softly’ at a primary school at the end of Love, Actually was far-fetched… well maybe you need to think again. If your usual primary school organises a fund-raiser, it is probably unlikely to tear up any trees in the playground or lift any roofs from the main hall. However, this is Manchester and things are a little different in this city. Here, the school is Cavendish Primary, in Didsbury and when they hold a fundraiser,... Read More
LIVE: THE ORWELLS – 13/09/2013
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Looking around, there is no shortage of garage rock crawling out of the bins in every suburb and back alley of America, infecting itself among the fuzz-demented noise craving youth. That being said, barely legal Chicago five-piece The Orwells fit this mould of what you might call yet another “underground revival”, catching the ears of today’s mud hungry counter-culture with every rare EP release. The Orwells have been... Read More
LIVE: GIANT DRAG / BAD GRAMMAR – 13/09/2013
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – I’ve been wanting to see Manchester based duo, Bad Grammar for quite a while now and somehow it just never happens, so I’m glad to finally make it to the building of their gig. Upon entrance my attention is immediately diverted to the merchandise stand where I find some rather fetching Bad Grammar tie dyed t-shirts and also some rather beautiful Giant Drag tour posters. I am pleased to note that Bad Grammar singer/guitarist,... Read More
LIVE: LOS PORCOS – 13/09/2013
– KRAAK GALLERY, MANCHESTER – “Welcome To Pork City” written on a newspaper stand ahead of the dark back alley where Kraak Gallery is situated is about as ambiguous a notice as the band’s online surfacing, which carried with it a similar secretive obscurity. Signing to Caledonian records, the same label as upcoming Blaenovon, the band first posted songs on their Soundcloud with no description apart from the words ‘Yacht Rock’ and a... Read More
Album Review: Nightmares on Wax – Feelin’ Good
A great artist releasing an album is always a good thing, but when new material comes at a machine-gun pace (hello Ryan Adams), it can sometimes detract from your relationship with their art. Listeners need time to acquaint themselves with an album, to let their perception of and relationship with the tracks evolve. Some days you like one song, other days, not so much. Your favourites change on a regular basis until the album is cemented into your collection and finds its own... Read More
LIVE: FUCK BUTTONS – 09/09/2013
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Tonight Gorilla is darkly intense and chaotic, a quasi-bestial atmosphere collecting in anticipation of the sound explosion that Fuck Buttons promise to hurl. Touring their latest album Slow Focus after a near four-year hiatus, the Bristol duo recently headlined Glastonbury’s Park Stage and are on the brink of a world tour that will see them in a different country or US state almost every day until November. Wyclef wrote a song about it... Read More
NEWS: ISLET – UNVEIL VIDEO FOR ‘TRIPPING THROUGH THE BLUE ROOM (PART II)’
The fearless Welsh band’s bold collaboration with ice-painter Casper White exemplifies Islet’s intimacy with experimental approaches and their continued exploration of visual art. White’s unique process has been described as an act of ‘creative destruction’. For this video he painted a series of portraits of the band members directly onto ice blocks, allowing layers to freeze and then to thaw under the gaze of a video camera. This footage was layered with shots of the... Read More
NEWS: TOTEM & MOSHI MOSHI – ‘SEE SAW GIRL’ VIDEO
Comprising of sunset flavoured fizzy guitars and driven by a restless drumbeat ‘See-Saw Girl’ touches the bands pop-punk roots. Yet although intricately layered ‘See-Saw Girl’ is wholly immersible with it’s call and response vocals and toe-tapping sensibilities. Heralding a statement of intent from Totem, ‘See-Saw Girl’ acts as the perfect introduction to the band, encapsulating their wild, cacophonous energy behind them. Totem are able to deliver compelling... Read More
