– SACRED TRINITY CHURCH, SALFORD – Jesus may have won the battle, when he kicked the moneylenders out of the temple, but he lost the war. Idolatrous, life-sized silver male and female torsos (nipples intact) – which clearly contravene one or more of the Ten Commandments – stand to the left of the stage on […]
– IBIZA ROCKS HOTEL, SAN ANTONIO – The summer is finally here which means two things to most of us – festival season and holidays. Music lovers and party people seem to head to one particular little island in the Balearics at this time of year. An island that needs no introduction – Ibiza. Famous […]
– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – In Islington Mill for a show promoted by Fat Out Till You Pass Out, who generally have excellent taste in music and artwork for their gig posters. They have a series of interesting shows coming up this summer including their own two day festival in August, and they are kicking […]
– THE APOLLO THEATRE, MANCHESTER – Just before Battles take the stage a friend of mine gets into a fight in the crowd. Some over-priced cider is accidentally spilt over a punter which results in said punter taking issue. Insults are exchanged, a tussle ensues where the cider spiller jumps on the back of the […]
– SACRED TRINITY CHURCH, SALFORD – Gigs in Churches are the new black. Sacred Trinity nestled on the cusp of Manchester, on Salford’s Chapel Street – which is now getting quite a reputation, of the good kind. Bang in the middle of this new creative cluster, round the corner from Islington Mill, the uber top […]
When I first saw new pictures of Seasick Steve in Elton-esque shades I did wonder if the once homeless blues player had got a bit big for his denim dungarees. But after a listen to his latest single, I realised that the OTT appearance was more than well deserved. If his last album was a […]
With its sparse, yet super-melodic intro, ‘Girls Like You’, the 4th single from Passive Me, Aggressive You, caught me off guard on first listen. Immediately electronic, with synth sounds swelling between percussion, it is reminiscent of MGMT’s ‘Oracular Spectacular’, which is,of course, no bad thing, but it does mean that The Naked & Famous are […]
– THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER – Three support bands have been lined up for tonight and the Roadhouse only has a handful of customers. I arrive late and manage to catch Meursault (while ordering a Guinness) who I would simply describe as The Twilight Sad, if they were a little sadder. Wire lights run along the […]
– CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH, MANCHESTER – High on my list of bands to see, The Kills caught my attention six years ago on a TV broadcast of Fashion Rocks. The duo of Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart played the minimal and raw ‘No Wow’ as models paraded around the stage. As a darker version of […]
– NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER – What better way to continue City’s post-parade celebrations than with a good old gig at the good old Night & Day, eh? Well, as Advances In Mathematics are first up, there’s quite a few. As their name suggests, the local quartet dabble in twinkly, arpeggio-laden post-rock which inevitably […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW – PROLAPSE: I WONDER WHEN THEY’RE GOING TO DESTROY YOUR FACE
INTERVIEW: MANCHESTER PSYCHFEST RETURNS - WE CATCH UP WITH PROMOTERS NOW WAVE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT
INTERVIEW - NERVES
ALBUM REVIEW - MARISSA NADLER: NEW RADIATIONS
ALBUM REVIEW - NO JOY: BUGLAND
ALBUM REVIEW - MGK: LOST AMERICANA
ALBUM REVIEW - THE THING: THE THING
ALBUM REVIEW - THE ROYSTON CLUB: SONGS FOR THE SPINE
ALBUM REVIEW - TEETHE: MAGIC OF THE SALE
INTERVIEW: PEA SEA - NEW ALBUM 'A PYKE OF PATINA SLATE' FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH PETER BREWIS (FIELD MUSIC) AND TOM ENGLISH (MAXIMO PARK)
