FINAL WAVE OF ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVAL

BLOSSOMS WHITE LIES FENECH SOLER // THE PIGEON DETECTIVES // JONES // VAULTS // SHOCK MACHINE + MORE ADDED TO THE BILL Stockport’s finest number one selling band Blossoms along with the critically acclaimed White Lies have been announced as daytime headliners for Manchester’s new multi-venue festival Neighbourhood taking place on Saturday 8th October. This […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER –  When I first heard Light Up Gold, Parquet Courts’ second album, it’s half spoken half sung vocals and repetitive melodies immediately led me to draw comparisons to The Fall. New track ‘Outside’ has been likened to Pavement by many and a review described their album Human Performance as sounding not dissimilar […]

LIVE: PARQUET COURTS – 18/06/2016

PARKLIFE WEEKENDER AFTERLIFE: PREDITAH, P MONEY & BARELY LEGAL – 11/06/2016

– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – One of the best Parklife Weekender Afterlife parties has to offer is being held at Gorilla, Manchester. A chic bar-come-gig venue, Gorilla has seen the best in most genres play, from Skream to Circa Waves. As I make my way up the stairs at Gorilla, absolutely shattered from a soaking day […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – “Thanks for coming down. Sorry for being so long about it,’ given that it’s been over twenty years for some since they had last seen The Stairs, the announcement from Edgar Summertyme when he takes to the stage is something of an understatement. The band is back after a long hiatus […]

LIVE: THE STAIRS – 03/06/2016

LIVE: JAGWAR MA – 26/05/2016

– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Aussie psych-poppers-cum-Maaadchester students Jagwar Ma return to Manchester to a rapturous crowd, a sold-out crowd in fact. The parallels that are made between them and The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays etc…  are always talked about – songs like ‘Exercise’ with its bassy groove could easily be put on The Second Coming. […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Gorilla is one of those venues that feels ready made for a mosh pit, for a crowd of sweaty rock fans pogo-ing into one another. It’s a great little venue that provides intimacy for the audience, artists and bands. Tonight though, it’s unlikely that there’ll be any moshing as the venue […]

LIVE: CATE LE BON – 23/05/2016

LIVE: BLACK LIPS – 20/05/2016

– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Rowdy Black Lips enter the stage among chilly gusts and misty fog, perfect set for their opening track ‘Sea Of Blasphemy’. “Sea of vandal/Lost my candle…”. Pure classic garage, with broken bones, glass effects and everything. This gig at Manchester’s Gorilla is their only show in the North of the UK, […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – A golden rule that I have picked up about writing is: show, don’t tell. As in, if a character is rude don’t say ‘He’s rude,’ have him do something rude. This rule, ‘show, don’t tell’ can be applied to other art forms, namely music and one which Laura Mvula might want […]

LIVE: LAURA MVULA – 18/05/2016

NEW INNER CITY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED – NEIGHBOURHOOD

On Saturday 8th October 2016 brand new Neighbourhood Festival will be taking over Manchester City Centre for a full day of incredible live music. Over 100 of the hottest bands and freshly tipped new artists from all around the world will be performing across nine of Manchester’s best and most iconic music venues for one […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – If you spend lots of time looking through blogs in search of a new artist to pin your hopes on, it’s likely you’ll have come across Demo Taped on your travels. If you haven’t had such luck though, Demo Taped is an 18-year-old artist from Atlanta making music that often crosses […]

LIVE: DEMO TAPED – 21/04/2016