Guy Garvey, Edwyn Collins and Tim Burgess are the among the big names set to appear at the second Louder than Words festival in Manchester next month. The festival, which is a collection of talks, discussion events and live gigs, takes place at the Palace Hotel, on November 14, 15 and 16. Highlights of the […]
As long as people have made music, others have sought to write about it, to capture its magic in words. Words and beats, language and melody, enjoying a sensual, symbiotic relationship. Sometimes melodic, at others dissonant this is the very relationship that will be explored at the inaugural Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, this November […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW - SOFY: HOW TO PERFORM MAGIC
LIVE REVIEW - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: MANCHESTER ACADEMY - 13/09/2026
LIVE REVIEW - MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: HALLE ST MICHAEL'S - 17/09/2026
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 18 SEPTEMBER 2026
INTERVIEW - DIRTY SLIPPERS
ALBUM REVIEW - PENELOPE ISLES: 3
ALBUM REVIEW - KIEFER: MEMORY BOMB
LIVE REVIEW - EVANESCENCE: CO-OP LIVE - 10/09/2026
ALBUM REVIEW – BIITA HOUDEI: THIS BED WAS MADE FOR ME
ALBUM REVIEW – DUR-DUR BAND: DUR-DUR VOLUME 3 (1988) & 4 (1989)
