THE WAVE PICTURES DINE OUT WITH NEW VIDEO ‘BAMBOO DINER IN THE RAIN’

The Wave Pictures reveal the new video for their current single, ‘Bamboo Diner in the Rain’, taken from their new album of the same name. The video is The Wave Pictures’ second collaboration with talented London filmmaker, Ed Prosser. The band says of the video: “Ed’s surreal vision of the song seems to encompass both […]
Kiran Leonard shares brand new song ‘Cracked Globe’. The recording features Kiran playing a number of guitars simultaneously in a truly unique fashion, as he explains in his statement below, and will be available on an upcoming tape, Monarchs Of The Crescent Pail (out next month on Very Bon Records). Kiran Leonard said of the […]

KIRAN LEONARD SHARES BRAND NEW SONG ‘CRACKED GLOBE’

SOUND CITY+ LAUNCHES 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Internationally renowned music industry conference Sound City+ is celebrating its ten year anniversary on Friday 26th May 2017 with a host of high profile speakers from across the industry, and as ever promises an intensive packed programme of speakers, debate panels, workshops and the acclaimed Sound City+ 1-2-1 meetings. This year’s ‘Revolutions’ theme will enable […]
On Friday 10th February 2017, Spring King will be headlining the first ‘What’s New’ event by the Northern tastemakers, Too Many Blogs. Taking place in Islington Mill, Salford, the site is a legendary Greater Manchester venue that is currently fundraising in order to keep its doors open. You can learn more about why Islington Mill […]

#RAISE THE ROOF AT ISLINGTON MILL FUNDRAISER THIS FRIDAY

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS 2017 UK TOUR DATES ON SALE THIS FRIDAY

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced an 8-week European tour kicking off in the UK at Bournemouth’s International Centre on Sunday 24th September 2017. The European shows follow dates across Australia (January 2017) and the USA (May & June 2017), and the tour will be the first time European audiences can experience live […]
With all dates of their current headline tour sold-out, and their April headline dates also sold-out, Manchester five-piece Cabbage have announced their three biggest headline shows to date, happening in 2017: Thur 29th June London Scala Fri 30th June Birmingham O2 Institute3 Sat 1st July Manchester O2 Ritz Cabbage will be supported by The Blinders […]

CABBAGE ANNOUNCE BIGGEST HEADLINE GIGS TO DATE

FAT OUT FEST 2017 REVEAL FULL FAT LINE-UP

Salford’s foremost experimental festival, Fat Out Fest, returns for its 4th edition. On 14th, 15th, and 16th April 2017, Islington Mill will see the return of Fat Out Fest, a 3 day glitter-coated celebration of independent art and music brought to you by Salford’s experimental DIY promoters’, Fat Out Til You Pass Out. Taking place at Islington Mill and two surrounding warehouses on Regents Trading Estate, Fat Out will curate a stage on each day of the festival, whilst opening up their festival to their collaborators – Lisa Meyer (Supersonic Festival, Birmingham), Anthony Chalmers (Baba Yaga’s Hut, […]
Sounds from the Other City (SFTOC) returns on Sunday 30th April 2017 showcasing the best in new music within Salford’s incredible array of venues, alongside world class street food, art and craft beer. The cultural celebration brings over 2,000 people to the Chapel Street area each year, hosting the most innovative, exciting bands in the […]

SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY 2017 FIRST ACTS UNVEILED

COWTOWN SHARE CLASSIC 8-BIT STYLE VIDEO ‘EMOJICORE’

Cowtown have unveiled the video for new single ‘Emojicore’; a meticulously created clip which sees the band running through a glitchy mash up of the SEGA  Nintendo, Playstation and Windows PC systems. Created by Emily Garner, the video was built frame by frame using MS Paint and Adobe PS. She says of the process: “The method is archaic but stupidly fun and it […]
Following an inaugural event last summer packed with incredible performances from across the musical spectrum, spectacular scientific happenings and a mind-expanding programme of arts and culture, bluedot with Ovo Energy have revealed the first wave of its musical line-up including all three headliners; Orbital, Pixies, and ALT-J. Taking place 7th, 8th, and 9th July 2017 […]

BLUEDOT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS WITH HEADLINERS ORBITAL, PIXIES, AND ALT-J