LIVE: MARK KOZELEK – 12/10/2018

-RNCM, MANCHESTER- Either in his own name or as Sun Kil Moon, I count that Mark Kozelek has released ten albums since 2015’s Universal Themes, although I’m not here tonight because I have listened to any of them. Before the release of …Themes I wrote a review of the previewed song ‘Ali/Spinks 2’ in which […]
-ARTS CLUB, LIVERPOOL- I’ve made the trip 30 miles west from Manchester to catch The She Street Band at the Arts Club, the interior of which sometimes recalls a miniature Ritz. Gigging only since last year, the band describes itself as the world’s first and only all-female Bruce Springsteen cover band. I go back a […]

LIVE: THE SHE STREET BAND – 11/10/2018

LIVE: ANNABEL ALLUM / VINYL STAIRCASE / ANNA McLUCKIE – 10/10/2018

-NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER- As I make my way to the venue in the relative warmth of a freak 21 degree Manchester evening, coming straight after a run of cold nights, I’m not entirely sure if I’m off to see a solo artist with the surname Allum, or a group of people who are […]
-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- I’m immediately greeted with the haunting voice of Irena Zilic as I arrive at Manchester underground hot spot Gorilla. Bosnia and Herzegovina native Irena has a wonderful tone and fantastic stage presence, bouncing off her accompanying musician with ease as she opens up the night. It’s already quite busy when I arrive part […]

LIVE: MORCHEEBA / IRENA ZILIC – 08/10/2018

ALBUM: JIM JAMES – UNIFORM CLARITY

Songs can have many versions, throughout history people have always covered another person’s tunes, from the Victorian music halls to the bands of today, and sometimes it’s the cover version which ends up being just as appreciated as the original. From Jeff Buckley’s vs. Leonard Cohen’s versions of ‘Hallelujah’ to Jimi Hendrix’s vs Bob Dylan’s […]
Operating in a similar dream pop hazy world as Slowdive, Boards Of Canada and Four Tet, hailing from Argentina and singing in her native Spanish, Sobrenadar creates gentle soundscapes which waft out of the speakers and grab your attention in the most subtle way possible. She’s already had remixes from the likes of Gwenno, Xam […]

ALBUM: SOBRENADAR – Y

LIVE: NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS – 27/09/2018

– Apollo, Manchester – With the three remaining members of Pink Floyd all doing their separate solo projects, the only way to capture any essence of Pink Floyd is by seeing either Roger Waters, David Gilmour or Nick Mason live. As Roger and Dave focus on the bigger hits from the expansive Floyd catalogue, drummer […]
-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Deep breath, eyes closed, take yourself back to the early 2000s. Indie music pulsing through your veins, the radios bleed Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand, the bands who defined indie rock. Now, snap back to 2018, radios have somewhat become something of the past, but indie music […]

LIVE: THE MAGIC GANG – 27/09/2018

LIVE: JOSE GONZALEZ / JESCA HOOP – 22/09/2018

-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Reader, I am hungover. I wish this were not the case, I only had two pints last night, but after waking up much too early, my head is humming, and I don’t know if drinking any more is a good idea oh but Tracy has bought me another pint so I guess […]
-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- If anyone has been following my series of ‘shit, how good are all these incredible young female songwriters at the moment’ reviews, then you’ll know this is approx. entry number 49, with previous editions featuring the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Soccer Mommy, Florist and Let’s Eat Grandma. There’s just such a magnificent wealth […]

LIVE: JULIEN BAKER – 24/09/2018