Manchester promoters Northern Noise and Forced Fun are thrilled to announce that their next show will be on September 28th with the fantastic Brighton three-piece, Fear Of Men. They’ll be playing Manchester’s Castle Hotel, an 80 capacity venue for a one-off special show to celebrate the launch of debut album Loom. The band will be no […]
THE HMZ RITZ, MANCHESTER Now Wave gigs regularly promise plenty of bands and no fillers, as with tonight’s quadruple bill. The thankfully renovated Ritz is starting to get a little sticky underfoot again, due to spilt beer. At £4.35 for a pint of Guinness, I’m not wasting a drop. Psychedelic dark punk pop rock band […]
– THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – I had the pleasure of catching Brighton based outfit Fear of Men as part of the wonderful Sounds From The Other City Festival which took place in Salford last month, and it was their simplistic indie pop melodies that won over my heart and have refused to leave my head […]
Having received acclaim from the likes of Gorilla Vs. Bear, The Fader, and the NME for the song ‘Doldrums’, taken from their last demo cassette, Fear of Men return with the 7” ‘Green Sea’, which sees the band combine the warmth and intimacy of their first home recordings with a more ambitious and textured production […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW: TY SEGALL - HELLO HI
ALBUM REVIEW: HOWL IN THE TYPEWRITER – THE SOUND OF MUSICK AND THE RED ALBUM
AUGUST 2022
ALBUM REVIEW: THE BURNING HELL - GARBAGE ISLAND
ALBUM REVIEW – MUSH: DOWN TOOLS
ALBUM REVIEW – THE WOLFHOUNDS: BRIGHT AND GUILTY
LIVE: LAURA VEIRS – 19/06/2022
LIVE: TIRZAH – 22/06/2022
ALBUM REVIEW – HARKIN: HONEYMOON SUITE
LIVE: PEACHES – 14/06/2022
