INTERVIEW: SAMARIS

Samaris delivered an ambitious yet wonderful album earlier this year, mixing traditional Icelandic poems with twisting and contorting electronics, all layered over and completed with the simple yet enchanting melodies of the clarinet. I spoke to possibly the only clarinet player in the electronic scene from the three-piece, Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir, just after their performance […]
From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves to be brought to 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. […]

WHO ARE YA? MOUNT FUJI

INTERVIEW: MIKAL CRONIN

San Francisco-based garage prince Mikal Cronin took us on a dissonant narrative journey this May in his latest release MCII, an inventively poetic and piano driven sophomore album that caught the ears of the music press. As he comes to terms with an orchestra of change, from the recording process to the album’s reception I chat […]
THE WAVE – a brand-new Silent Radio feature. We speak to the city’s venue owners, promoters and new music advocates. The guys (and girls) behind the magic and probably the very people responsible for one of your favourite live music experiences… Chris Horkan, Manchester Founder, Hey! Manchester promotions | Web Company boss | Journalist | […]

THE WAVE: CHRIS HORKAN (FOUNDER OF HEY! MANCHESTER)

NEWS: FESTIVAL NO.6 – LINE UP + 2012 HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO

The award-winning Festival No. 6 is proud to announce My Bloody Valentine. They join an already stunning bill that includes Manic Street Preachers, Chic, James Blake and many more. The performance will be their only England and Wales festival date this year. Festival No.6 is a pioneering festival concept bringing together music, arts and culture […]
We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. There are many other sites out here on the internet that have a gig guide, but how many […]

AUGUST 2013

WHO ARE YA? THE OTHERNESS

From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves to be brought to 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 WAVE – a brand-new Silent Radio feature. We speak to the city’s venue owners, promoters and new music advocates. The guys (and girls) behind the magic and probably the very people responsible for one of your favourite live music experiences… Jay Taylor, Manchester Director, Classic Slum promotions | Gig booker, The Ruby Lounge | […]

THE WAVE: JAY TAYLOR (CLASSIC SLUM PROMOTIONS / GIG BOOKER AT THE RUBY LOUNGE)

WHO ARE YA? THE WATCHMAKERS

From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves to be brought to 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. […]
Natalie Findlay is just like your average twenty two year old. She likes going to festivals (having hit up Latitude three years in a row), going out with her friends around London, and yeah maybe one minor difference, she’s also the power vocals behind UK band Findlay. It’s all very très typique for a girl who […]

INTERVIEW: FINDLAY