LIVE: NICK MULVEY – 23/03/2015

– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – What a magical thing it is to hold a room like the Albert Hall in the very palm of your very hand.  To own the eyes and ears of everyone present.  To fill this cavernous room with a sound constructed entirely from your voice and six strings stretched over […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – An energetic aura surrounds Warpaint – these 4 ladies from LA have together developed a way of conveying a message with deep sincerity and emotion, whether it be about darker times, or simply about having fun. Their spirit of adventure is evidently infectious – there’s disappointment at the door for many, at this, one […]

LIVE: WARPAINT – 22/03/2015

LIVE: UNDERWORLD – 13/03/2015

– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – I’m not sure how I feel about full album shows. On one hand, if you love the album it’s great – you know what’s coming and you know the band will play your favourite song from it because, er, they have to. On the other hand, there’s no surprise, there’s […]
– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – No, not the ill-considered government policy, but rather the band from Philly, back for their second sold out gig at Manchester’s gorgeous Albert Hall. (And who needs that pale London imitation, right? Our Albert Hall bleeds royal blood.) If the support seem a bit, well, shit – kind of […]

LIVE: THE WAR ON DRUGS – 19/02/2015

THE GARDEN SHARE NEW VIDEO BEFORE WARPAINT SUPPORT SLOTS

The Garden have released a video for their latest single, Surprise. The Californian punk duo, formed of twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, released the single on Luv Luv Luv Records late last year. The band, which originally formed in 2011, uses a sparse sound created by the use of just a bass guitar and […]
– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Those who are familiar with Manchester venues already know about the immense pleasure provided by experiencing a gig in the magnificent Albert Hall setting. For those who aren’t, the building is a former 20th century Methodist chapel with a strong gothic soul which has been recently renovated and turned […]

LIVE: INTERPOL / HEALTH – 08/02/2015

I AM KLOOT ANNOUNCE NEW LIVE ALBUM AND UK TOUR

I Am Kloot will release a new live album before embarking on a UK tour in April and May. The Manchester band, fronted by John Bramwell, will release Hold Back The Night – I Am Kloot Live on March 23. The album, which will feature 20 tracks from all seven of the band’s studio albums, […]
Following their headline show at Manchester’s Gorilla last month, TELEMAN announce they will join Metronomy on the road in December, returning to play the Albert Hall in Manchester followed by dates in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany: DECEMBER Saturday 6th – Manchester (Albert Hall) Monday 8th – Utrecht (Tivoli Vredenburg Popzaal) Tuesday 9th – Brussels […]

TELEMAN REVEALED AS SUPPORT FOR METRONOMY

LIVE: LAMB – 01/11/2014

– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Lamb were arguably at their peak when I was most impressionable, blending genres that I was immersed in at the time – trip-hop and drum & bass. 22 years ago, Lou Rhodes and Andy Barlow agreed to start a band, in a bar on Manchester’s Oldham street – they made […]
– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – It is now almost a year since Black Francis appeared at Albert Hall to mark my first live event here at this Wesleyan chapel that had been largely hidden away and out of public consciousness for four decades. But it is only really in 2014 that the building has been […]

LIVE: ST. VINCENT – 22/10/2014