ARCTIC MONKEYS – TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL & CASINO – ONE YEAR ON

It’s been a whole year since the Sheffield rockers jetted off to the moon and created an entire hotel and casino (not forgetting that taqueria on the roof), but through the mist of “rave reviews”, we reflect on how Arctic Monkeys’ sixth studio album shook the musical world and left all expectations on their heads. […]

From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves your attention. No record labels, PR companies, bands or band’s management will ever have made these recommendations. It is simply one music fan putting their taste on the line in the hope of sharing good music. The questions are intended […]

WHO ARE YA? ARRE! ARRE!

TRIBUTE TO KEITH FLINT – THE PIONEER OF AN ERA

Yesterday I woke up to what was an absolute shock to my heart, as I’m sure millions and millions of others over the world did too. Personally, at the age of 23 it was the first time a musician who I truly looked up to had taken his own life, for others I’m sure Chris […]

WHO ARE YA? HONEY2HONEY

WHY THE LIVE STREAMING OF GIGS IS A PRO, NOT A CON

We all know that income from recorded music has been decreasing since the invention of the internet, the way most artists make their money now comes from playing live, but this is only really the case unless you can charge a fair whack for your tickets. Recently standing tickets for Drake’s tour were, at face […]

Hey fellas have you heard the news? Robbie’s back in town, and his desire for an aquatic-type basement leisure room thingy will likely put dragon-suit-coke-fiend-riff-merchant man out on the tiles; are his dancing days numbered? I can empathise with the desire to protect not just a house, but one hell of a spooky dwelling that […]

JIMMY’S LAST STAND

SILENT RADIO’S 2018 HIGHLIGHTS AND 2019 EXCITEMENTS

It’s strange to think that, amongst the ten highest-selling vinyl records of 2018, six of them were by artists that are either disbanded or deceased. The likes of Nevermind and Dark Side of the Moon will probably still be raking in the cash for years to come, but Silent Radio writers and contributors tell us […]

Aside from football, there are three things that Manchester does incredibly well; music, writing, and festivals. So, it’s no wonder that the UK’s biggest literary celebration, Louder Than Words returns for its sixth year November 9-11. The annual and beloved cultural event brings with it a plethora of knowledgeable music folk who are writing, making […]

LOUDER THAN WORDS IS ALMOST UPON US

INTERVIEW – IDLES (Joe & Bowen)

The Idles boys were back in town, so we (Max & Simon) though it best to have a quick catch up with them, our last meeting was the December of 2016 ahead of their Night and Day Cafe show. Almost 18 months later we’re back stage at Gorilla before they entertain Manchester on a much […]

Four minutes in a chippy with The Charlatans? Well, two of them anyway. We sat down for a “speed-interviewing” session with bassist Martin Blunt (MB) and keyboardist Tony Rogers (TR) to discuss (very quickly!) the great North by Northwich Exhibition they’ve curated and the new EP. What’s been the highlight of curating your own festival […]