GUY GARVEY, TIM BURGESS AND EDWYN COLLINS SET TO APPEAR AT LOUDER THAN WORDS FESTIVAL

Guy Garvey, Edwyn Collins and Tim Burgess are the among the big names set to appear at the second Louder than Words festival in Manchester next month. The festival, which is a collection of talks, discussion events and live gigs, takes place at the Palace Hotel, on November 14, 15 and 16. Highlights of the […]
Manchester five piece Dutch Uncles return with new album O Shudder, set to be released on Memphis Industries on 23rd February 2015. It will be followed by their biggest headline shows to date at the Ritz, Manchester on 27th March and Koko, London on 10th April. O Shudder was recorded in Wales and Salford with […]

DUTCH UNCLES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM PLUS HEAR LEAD SINGLE ‘IN N OUT’

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

Public Service Broadcasting will head to Manchester next year to promote their eagerly anticipated second album. The Race for Space will be released on February 23 next year, and the duo will head out on tour in April and May, including a date at The Ritz on Wednesday, April 29. To launch the album, the […]
Los Angeles two-piece Girlpool have previewed Blah Blah Blah, the latest single from their upcoming debut self-titled EP. Girlpool are guitarist Cleo Tucker and bassist Harmony Tividad, who create a raw, stripped-down sound without a drummer. The duo are currently on tour in the US and will head to the UK for seven shows, including […]

LA DUO GIRLPOOL PREVIEW NEW SINGLE

ROYAL BLOOD UNVEIL NEW VIDEO AND ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR

Royal Blood have announced a new UK tour after their previous dates sold out in minutes. The Brighton two-piece have also unveiled a new video for their next single Ten Tonne Skeleton, which will be released on December 1 and is taken from their self-titled album, which reached number one in the UK. Their gig […]
Manchester four-piece PINS have unveiled a new video to accompany their cover of The Belles’ 1966 single Come Back. The girl group originally released the song as part of the Come Back EP for Cassette Day, which also featured two other covers of 1960’s Girls in the Garage band tracks. The surreal video, which was […]

MANCHESTER FOUR-PIECE PINS UNVEIL NEW VIDEO

PIXIES ANNOUNCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY DOOLITTLE REISSUE

Pixies will release an expanded version of their classic album Doolittle to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Pixies: Doolittle 25 is a three-disc collection featuring 50 tracks including demos, B-sides and Peel sessions. More than half of the tracks included have not been commercially released before. The album, which was originally recorded in 1989 with producer […]
Alt-blues group Palace will play a free show at Fallow Cafe, in Fallowfield, on Saturday, October 25, to promote the release of their debut EP ‘Lost in the Night’. The band, who recently supported Jamie T, is comprised of Leo Wyndham (vocal, guitar), Rupert Turner (guitar), Will Dorey (bass) and Matt Hodges (drums). Their brand of […]

LONDON FOUR-PIECE PALACE ANNOUNCE FREE MANCHESTER SHOW

AUTOBAHN GIVE AWAY FREE DOWNLOAD OF ‘NEW AGE’

To mark their forthcoming tour with Eagulls, and to bridge a gap between their last EP and debut album, AUTOBAHN have recorded their own version of ‘New Age’ by Blitz and made it available as a free download. “We wanted to record something to bridge the gap between our last release on Tough Love Records […]
Twisted Reel have announced the Manchester premier screening of a brand new unofficial documentary about Mark E Smith and The Fall. Featuring extensive exclusive interviews with Mark E Smith and John Peel as well as many many more including Thurston Moore, John Cooper Clarke, Henry Rollins, Stephen Malkmus, Grant Showbiz, Dee Dee Ramone. A tribute […]

THE FALL ‘IT’S NOT REPETITION, IT’S DISCIPLINE’