– 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 […]
After both moving into the area last year, independent promoters Grey Lantern and Bad Uncle were keen to put Levenshulme’s Klondyke Social Club firmly back on the gigging map. Fast forward a few months and the two come together this weekend to throw a Box Social for the ages! Ten live acts, DJs, and independent […]
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Nine years. It’s been nine whole years since Jetplane Landing were last in town, nine whole years since they last toured at all, in fact. Time flies, times change, but with their ‘Don’t Try’ comeback album, Derry’s finest are proving to still be as vital as they ever were. Twelve […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
QUICKSAND SHARE NEW SINGLE 'INVERSION'
THIRD ALBUM FROM LUCY DACUS ANNOUNCED ALONGSIDE THE RELEASE OF ITS LEAD SINGLE 'HOT & HEAVY'
NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED BY MAPLE GLIDER, BUT FIRST COMES HER NEW SINGLE 'SWIMMING'
BERLIN BASED THREE-PIECE SHYBITS RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'SUNSHINE'
UK-BASED DAYTIME TV HAVE STEPPED OUT WITH THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC OF 2021 WITH 'ZOMBIE'
INTERVIEW: CATHAL COUGHLAN
ELI SMART SHARES 'HIGHSCHOOL STEADY'
LISTEN TO ALICE MERTON'S 'VERTIGO'
NEW SINGLE FROM RED RIBBON 'WAY'
LISTEN TO LACHLAN'S LATEST SINGLE 'RELAY'
