LIVE: MOUNT KIMBIE – 28/10/2017
Mount Kimbie -THE RITZ, MANCHESTER- Electronic duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos have been making music as Mount Kimbie since 2008, formed out of the awfully named ‘post-dubstep’ movement that also saw the rise of one James Blake, who went on to be quite the big deal himself. Their debut Crooks and Lovers was an instant classic, their follow up Spring Fault Less Youth was slightly underwhelming to these ears, but earlier this year they released their third effort, Love What... Read More
LIVE: THE LOVELY EGGS / SEAZOO – 27/10/2017
The Lovely Eggs -GORILLA, MANCHESTER- The Lovely Eggs return nearly 12 months to the day after they played one of their largest headline gigs to date at Manchester’s Gorilla. I was fortunate to be there last time as a paying punter and had jumped at the chance this time to review them on their return to the city. The only question on my mind was would they be as good as last time. Prior to their set I catch supporting Welsh wizards Seazoo, who delight the audience with their... Read More
LISTEN TO TY SEGALL’S NEW SINGLE ‘MEANING’ HERE
Meaning by Ty Segall Ty Segall reaches deep down into his deep bag of rocks and pulls out an up-tempo dance number, an armload of guitars and a hardcore jam, urging us ultimately to jailbreak from the self-imposed thought prison we’ve all been raised in. No, tonight’s not the night, do it now! Denée Segall’s lead vocals hammer home ‘Meaning’ with unbridled strength: “I see fear in freedom…” Is this what’s holding us back?... Read More
THE THE TO HEADLINE FESTIVAL NO.6 2018
Festival No.6 (6th-9th September ‘18) has today announced legendary post-punk outfit The The as the first headliners on the bill for next year’s festival – the bands only confirmed UK date outside London. One of the most important acts of the new wave era, the cult band were a beacon of passion and truth in Thatcher’s Britain and influenced an entire genre. After a long hiatus of 15 years Matt Johnson has returned with new material – this year’s Record Store Day single... Read More
Silent Radio – 28th October 2017 – MCR Live Resident
Join Silent Simon and Silent Max for 2 hours of anything but silence. Plenty of gigs in Manchester this coming week to fill the playlist with a few exceptions of new releases that needed to be brought to your attention. The Silent Radio Show goes out live every Saturday from 5-7. Tune in and discover your new favourite. www.silentradio.co.uk TRACK LISTING Roots Manuva – Witness (1 Hope) / Girl Ray – Just Like That / Katie Von Schleicher – Life’s... Read More
LIVE: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB / RESTAVRANT – 27/10/2017
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER- Rock royalty such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will always do things how they want. About to smash into their 20th year (can you believe they started in 1998?! Me neither…), the now three-piece announced a new album in September. Releasing just a couple of tracks off Wrong Creatures to whet people’s appetites, their latest tour will stoke fire in any committed fan’s heart ahead of the full release in the new year. Their... Read More
LOOK AT THE ‘BRIGHT LIGHTS’ OF THE PLAN HERE
The Plan unveil new single and video for the off-kilter ‘Bright Lights’, written about “the conflicting desire for peace and simplicity vs the desire for instability, chaos and extremity. The video features Amy Glover’s ink drawings of The Plan’s faces, devoid of emotion, and in the chorus these images merge with a clip from an installation called ‘The Element of a Thread’ by Anne Hamilton. The footage was kindly loaned to us by US... Read More
THAT’S THE TICKET: IS THE TICKETING SYSTEM BROKEN?
Here’s an opinion – if you aren’t going to go to a gig, don’t buy a gig ticket. Doesn’t really seem very controversial, does it? But as demonstrated by the selling-out of the Flight of the Conchords tour this morning and the speed at which these tickets appeared on re-sales sites for up to £500 (and more), there are a lot of people out there who are gaming the system for profit. First things first: I don’t mind people doing things for profit per se, or even gaming... Read More
HENRI HERBERT AND THE FURY GIVE US THEIR ‘POCKET VENUS’ – WATCH NOW
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OTHERKIN ANNOUNCE FRESH UK TOUR DATES IN DECEMBER
Otherkin Irish garage-rockers Otherkin have announced a new batch of pre-Christmas shows in England and Scotland. OTHERKIN 2017 UK TOUR DATES October Sun 22/10 Deaf Institute, Manchester Mon 23/10 Crofters Rights, Bristol Tue 24/10 Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 25/10 Face Bar, Reading Thur 26/10 Camden Assembly, London Sat 28/10 Forum Basement, Tunbridge Wells Sun 29/10 Hope & Ruin, Brighton December Mon 4/12 Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham Tue 5/12 The Cookie, Leicester Wed... Read More
