Noah and The Whale have created a treasure hunt for fans to track down their new album at local Record Shops,
and unlock the album to hear online before the release date of 6th May. This will be Noah and The Whale’s fourth album and the release follows a hugely exciting few years for Noah […]
They say moving house can be one of life’s most stressful tasks. If one person knows about that its Manchester-based Marc Rigelsford, better known as the DIY pop maverick, Magic Arm. His new album ‘Images Rolling’ follows on from 2009’s debut album Make Lists Do Something and is a further exploration of the musical playground that […]
Dutch Uncles keep on to the break of dawn. However, they were a wee bit tired once dawn broke, so they missed the trip to the aquarium, where coincidentally their latest video, for Bellio, was being filmed. To coincide with the fishy fun, they have an 8 track leviathan of a digital EP featuring Bellio, […]
Following a sold out London show in February and a full tour in May including Manchester’s Deaf Institute (May 6th) which sold out 3 months in advance, Unknown Mortal Orchestra are returning to UK in November due to huge demand, to play London’s legendary Electric Ballroom (their biggest UK show to date) and Manchester’s Gorilla […]
Public Service Broadcasting get back on the road in 2013 with new single ‘Signal 30’, a cautionary tale of the dangers of disrespecting the rules of the highways and byways, and their hardest-hitting track to date. The lead single from their imminent debut album ‘Inform – Educate – Entertain’ (out May 6), the relentless, high-speed […]
Two years on from the release of his Mercury nominated debut, ‘Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam’, Ghostpoet announces his sophomore album ‘Some Say I So I Say Light’ which will be released on the 6th May 2013 through Play It Again Sam. Obaro Ejimiwe, aka Ghostpoet, laughs when he remembers how Gilles Peterson “took […]
Oxford five-piece Spring Offensive put time and consideration into everything; from unique shows in churches, museums, art galleries and WWII bunkers, to self-directed music videos and hand-printed releases. BBC Introducing in Oxford’s Band of the Year for 2012 Spring Offensive release a new self-directed video for “No Assets”. Recorded and mixed by David Pye in […]
Noise of Art kicks off its year long celebration of 100 years of electronic music with a stellar line up featuring the debut London show of the Eccentronic Research Council – featuring Maxine Peake – and stellar DJ line up. Marking a century since Luigi Russolo published his ‘Manifesto for An Art of Noises’ the […]
Mancunian venue 2022 NQ celebrates its first birthday in April 2013 after a memorable twelve months establishing itself as the cultural hub in the UK’s second creative city. The venue has been built on a commitment to Music and Arts in the North West by adopting a simple mantra – CreateLearnExhibitWork. The space’s appeal lies […]
The profusely prolific Laurie Hulme keeps on pumping out those hits, his alter ego ‘Songs For Walter’ has committed himself to giving away a free track each month. His last singles ‘Tougher Than A Soldier’s Boots’ and ‘Moon / Two Out Of Ten’ gained multiple radio plays by Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq and Tom Ravenscroft. […]
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 25 JULY 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - MCKINLEY DIXON: MAGIC, ALIVE!
ALBUM REVIEW - WET LEG: MOISTURIZER
ALBUM REVIEW - BARRY CAN'T SWIM: LONER
ALBUM REVIEW - CORY HANSON: I LOVE PEOPLE
INTERVIEW - CORY HANSON
EP REVIEW - LEI HOPE: INERTIA
ALBUM REVIEW: MADE KUTI - CHAPTER 1: WHERE DOES HAPPINESS COME FROM?
SINGLE REVIEW - ALKALINE TRIO: OBLIVION
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 18 JULY 2025
