Features : Silent Radio

WHO ARE YA? – NINETAILS

Each week, 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 bands 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 […]

Each week, 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 bands 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 […]

WHO ARE YA? – THE CAPTAIN AND ME

INTERVIEW: GHOSTPOET

London–born Obaro Ejimiwe aka Ghostpoet is one of the freshest UK MC’s to surface over the last year. Not content with flying the flag for the UK Hip Hop scene, Ghostpoet’s softly spoken, casual vocals mix seamlessly with an experimental electronic edge; creatively knocking out vibes of trip-hop, dub-step and beyond. Having received deserved kudos […]

Each week, 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 bands 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 […]

WHO ARE YA? – MACHINE BOY

INTERVIEW: FRANK TURNER

For three long and often lonely years of life on the road, playing a brand of honest and passionate folk/punk, Frank Turner continued to rise to prominence with an ever increasing following. But it was in the sweaty climes of the Lock Up Stage at Reading and Leeds 2008 that his solo career really started […]

The line up has been announced for this year’s Split Festival, which will take place across September 17th and 18th at Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland. Curated by The Futureheads, with guitarist Ross Millard at the helm as Split’s Music Programmer, the festival is now in it’s third year and promises to be bigger and […]

NEWS: LINE UP FOR SPLIT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED

NEWS: MOON DUO NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO

After the release of their incredible debut album ‘Mazes’, packed out European tour and an incredible set at Primavera, Moon Duo have confirmed ‘Fallout’ to be their next single. Out on July 4th, the track is accompanied by another suitably psychedelic video, directed by Eric Mast. The album ‘Mazes’ saw its European release on April […]

Everything Everything have selected three bands based in Manchester as part of Manchester International Festival’s ‘True Faith’ series. They’ve chosen – Egyptian Hip Hop, XXXY, and Plank!- each performing a short set including material specifically written, arranged, or performed for the Festival. The show takes place in the Festival’s temporary Pavilion Theatre on Albert Square in the heart of Manchester Tuesday July […]

NEWS: EGYPTIAN HIP HOP, XXXY AND PLANK! TO PERFORM FOR MIF ‘TRUE FAITH’ SERIES

NEWS: PROFESSOR BRIAN COX CANCELS LIVE FROM JODRELL BANK APPEARANCE

Professor Brian Cox’s appearance cancelled for Live From Jodrell Bank: Transmission 001 Cox’s busy schedule prevents guest appearance Transmission 001: Sat 2nd July 2011 Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Sadly, due to his hectic working schedule, Professor Brian Cox is no longer able to appear at Live From Jodrell Bank: Transmission 001, as previously announced. Although […]

On the 16th May 2011, Manchester indie band The Answering Machine announced that they will no longer be making music together via a handwritten letter posted on the band’s official website. The announcement came just three months after the release of the band’s critically acclaimed sophomore LP, ‘Lifeline’ (released on CD and digitally on 21st […]