LIVE: FALSE ADVERTISING / ILSER – 06/05/2016

– AATMA, MANCHESTER – In the hidden attic of a side alley in the Northern Quarter, roughly a hundred people are assembled on this Friday night for something fairly special. There may be no marquee outside with a band’s name in neon letters – hell, there isn’t even a sign outside saying the name of […]
NOVELLA, THE WATCHMAKERS, SECRET FIX, COWTOWN added to Psychedelic celebration  Phobophobes, Enemies Eyes, Psyblings, Lavender also join the multi-venue festival. SATURDAY MAY 14TH 2016   London female trio Novella make the trip North for Manchester’s 4th Psych fest along with fellow Londoners Phobophobes. Secret Fix (featuring members of Temples) also make the trip, whilst Leeds noise makers Cowtown bring their […]

NEW ACTS ADDED TO MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST

LIVE: WOLFGANG FLUR – 04/12/2015

 – AATMA, MANCHESTER – Wolfgang Flür hails from Frankfurt, Germany and was a member of the illustrious and incredibly influential Kraftwerk from 1973 to 1987 where he played electronic percussion. Post-Kraftwerk, Flür founded Yamo in 1997 and released the album Time Pie, which was a collaboration with Mouse On Mars. In October this year, Flür […]
– VARIOUS VENUES, MANCHESTER – It’s been a hard week, and as I get to Manchester’s gem The Northern Quarter, I doubt whether I’ll be able to fulfill the rather ambitious programme that I’ve arranged for A Carefully Planned Festival. It’s bloody Sunday and I feel so bloody tired, but I come across with a bizarre […]

LIVE: A CAREFULLY PLANNED FESTIVAL #5 – 18/10/2015