LIVE: CARL COX – 03/04/2010

– THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT, MANCHESTER – I’ve not had it for a while – that tingle that tinkles down the back of your neck as you approach the door that separates you from your night out, from your disco destiny. But this is a big one and my neck’s tingling like Cheryl Tweedy herself were […]
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – I slowly sink into my couch with each stylish pair of killer heels that totter by. It’s not so much the thought of being stood in the mosh pit with four inch spikes wielding down on my toes. No, it is the glares from my wife searing into my […]

LIVE: 1913 – 02/04/2010

SINGLE: Rossi B & Luca ft. Killa P – E10 Riddim

UK Funky meets Grime in this explosive dance floor track. Planet Mu switches direction with its latest release, blowing a hole in the dance floor, and standing proud for its biggest triumph of 2010 yet. This, a label debut from Rossi B & Luca “E10 b/w Police Ar Come Run”, features the powerful locals of […]
I’ll never forget the first time I heard a Noisia track. I literally stopped mid sentence. I was so gripped by what I was hearing. The track stood out like a sore thumb and everything else I heard that night paled in comparison. It was so crisp, so precise, structured so perfectly. How do you […]

ALBUM: Noisia – Split the Atom

LIVE: JERRY DAMMER’S SPATIAL A.K.A. ORCHESTRA – 30/03/2010

– THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER – Alarm bells are ringing. A respected character from British music history has been given the budget and stage space to indulge a passion. Yep, in every pop band there is a Damon Albarn, desperate to elevate out of the pop sphere, to do something “serious”, something “worthy”. Jerry Dammers […]
German based Michael Fakesch is one half of the now defunct duo Funkstörung (translated to Radio Interference) with ex-partner, Chris De Luca. Back in 1992 the pair invested in a Roland TR808 & Roland TB303 and set out to make some noise. Eighteen years on they’ve had a fruitful career with numerous releases on a […]

ALBUM: Michael Fakesch – Exchange

LIVE: ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT – 28/03/2010

– ACADEMY 3, MANCHESTER – They’ve been away and now they’re back, with a cracking new album and live show to further blow our tinnitus fizzing ears. ‘Coconut’ released on the 1st of March has been widely praised, and much has been made of the input of DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy on the sessions Stateside for […]
May 68 refers to a massive protest movement that occurred in France in May 1968 (of course) that marked a decisive shift towards a more sexually, spiritually, equality driven liberal society. For this Manchester band it’s a decisive statement. Where most modern electro-pop bands look back to New Order for inspiration, May 68 set their […]

SINGLE REVIEW: May 68 – My Ways

ALBUM: The Chameleons – What Does Anything Mean? Basically

The Chameleons have long been relegated to the position of footnote in the history of Manchester music, despite being the greatest band to ever emerge from Middleton.  They have become the Gaugin to the Stone Roses Van Gough, the Salieri to the Smiths Mozart.  With this reissue of the seminal 1985 album ‘What Does Anything […]
– THE BRITISH LEGION, WIGAN – It’s cold and dark and I’m walking down a street just on the outskirts of Wigan town centre looking for the British Legion. Now I know you might be wondering what the hell I’m doing spending my Friday night at the Legion, well it’s not because I’m meeting up […]

LIVE: SIDEBURN LAUNCH PARTY – 26/03/2010