V FEST 97 – LEEDS 2019: A LOOK AT FESTIVALS THEN AND NOW

When Dave Grohl tells 2019’s Leeds Festival audience on Friday night that some of the “old school” Foo Fighters fans had seen him before at Leeds, he was referring to people like me who saw them at V97 – and the fantastic, high-energy set they played sandwiched between Beck and Prodigy. For a lot of […]

Musicals aren’t what they used to be – thank Heavenly Father! That’s why you find me here to see my first ever musical on press night for Manchester’s hottest show, mixing with the glitterati on the red carpet for The Book of Mormon. Well, to tell the truth, it’s me, some very attractive ladies and gents […]

REVIEW: THE BOOK OF MORMON @ PALACE THEATRE, MANCHESTER

HEAVY METAL: WHAT HAPPENED?

Heavy metal has always been a strange curiosity to me, I mean basically it’s another aggressive iteration of rock and roll that seems to favour excessive distortion (varies) and lyrical subject matters that certainly at one point were considered taboo. The majority of people will say it started with Sabbath, and I am inclined to […]

Pleasantly amused by the Battenberg-like decorum on the inside of the Brunswick Mill as well as the fact that the outside resembles an industrialised castle, I sit down with Springfield Elementary in their allocated rehearsal space to discuss what they’ve been up to. Angus: What are your names and what instruments do you play? Chris: […]

INTERVIEW: SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY

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 […]