The Silent Radio Show 15/10/2016 with Garden Centre playing live
Silent Session #12 with Garden Centre playing live in the studio. The band are in town to play Carefully Planned Festival. Front man Max, popped in to talk gardens centres, driving a train and why not to take yourself too seriously. Plus, we feature acts selected from our hand-picked gig guide and also those hitting the Silent Radio headlines. This is our weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. The Silent Radio Show – live... Read More
LIVE: YVETTE YOUNG – 12/10/2016
Yvette Young – GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – It feels like a 60’s love-in in the back room at Gullivers tonight, the majority of the crowd have taken to sitting on the floor of the intimate but packed space front of stage waiting for Yvette to start her set. It’s a friendly atmosphere and everyone is comfortable and ready to fall in love with Yvette’s music. There are no support acts and so we get to dive straight in, with Yvette coming through the... Read More
SINGLE REVIEW: THE ISLAND CLUB – ‘LET GO’
The Island Club Energetic, floor-filler, upbeat and catchy are just some of the words appropriate for The Island Club’s latest offering. ‘Let Go’ has already been released across various platforms. Although many sounds can be heard in the single, the band centres in the synth pop/indie world although some rock influence is prevalent in their music. The track has something for music lovers of all backgrounds; funky guitars, brilliantly crafted choruses, a killer... Read More
INTERVIEW: GOD DAMN
God Damn I caught up with Thom, James and Ash (who joined half way through) from God Damn to talk about the new album, touring, recording amongst other subjects. Later that night they would support Red Fang at Newcastle’s The Riverside. Standing on the banks of the Tyne, here’s what they had to say: W: I saw you guys live when you supported the Foo Fighters at Manchester’s Old Trafford cricket stadium. How did you feel going into such a big occasion? T: ... Read More
LIVE: PARQUET COURTS – 10/10/2016
– ACADEMY 2, MANCHESTER – 285 Kent-by-way-of-Texas pseudo-slackers Parquet Courts have been consuming culture at an unnatural rate and spitting it back out just as fast since 2011 in an endless effort to move beyond prescriptive expectation and reflect the great distances between humanity and the claustrophobia of the concrete world, but according to bassist Sean Yeaton as the band take to the stage of Manchester’s Academy 2, they’re still wearing the same clothes... Read More
OH PEP! ANNOUNCE UK TOUR
Melbourne’s Indie-Folk duo Oh Pep! are excited to be returning to the UK this October with a full tour, including Manchester’s own Gullivers on November, 1st. Full tour details listed below. ‘Doctor Doctor’ was the first single released from the Australian duo’s debut album Stadium Cake (released in the UK at the end of August on STAR HOUSE). ‘Doctor Doctor’ gained rave reviews and was chosen as God Is In The TV’s Track Of The Day, whilst being... Read More
OFF THE RECORD: A NEW EMERGING MULTI-VENUE MUSIC EVENT AND CONFERENCE
Off The Record Three of the UK’s premier independent music festivals – Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot – have teamed up with fellow music lovers Louder Than War in launching a brand new emerging multi venue music event and conference in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, the heart of what has been ranked as the best city in the UK for live music. Taking place on the 4th November Off The Record is all about new music and innovative ideas. During the day at Methodist... Read More
LIVE: PITY SEX / EUGENE QUELL – 07/10/2016
Pity Sex – SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – There is a very loudly mic’d kick drum that first draws my attention to tonight’s support act Eugene Quell. I’ve missed opener Claw The Thin Ice due to a slightly gammy foot, the reason for both my late arrival and my choice to sit on a bench despite the crowd being beckoned forward. It’s been a long Friday, and I’m finding myself in the Soup Kitchen basement for the second time in three days. Later I’ll be catching... Read More
GENGAHR ANNOUNCE LIVE RETURN WITH INTIMATE UK TOUR
Bringing their spectral indie pop to a local music haunt near you this Autumn – GENGAHR – announce their return to the live stage with a slew of intimate UK shows.Looming from the shadows with a clutch of new songs, the four piece will be previewing new material penned for their highly anticipated follow-up album at some of the country’s finest small venues on this new run of dates. Gengahr will kick off proceedings at Sheffield’s Bungalow & Bears on 16th... Read More
SWEDISH BAND FRANCOBOLLO ANNOUNCE ‘WONDERFUL’ EP
With their origins in Sweden, and now based in London, Francobollo’s new EP, Wonderful is a statement of intent. Today they’re sharing their new single, and the EP’s title track, ‘Wonderful’.Mercury Prize and Brit Award winning producer Charlie Andrew took great interest in the band after seeing them play live, making them the first signing to his newly established label Square Leg Records. Currently producing their debut album, the record itself was a test... Read More
