The Louder Than Words Festival of music and writing grows louder each year. This year it will take place between Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November 2017 at the Principal Hotel, Manchester, and is now in its fifth edition; this remains the only festival that delves into our enduring love affair between music and the written word. […]
The storied career of seminal British punk band The Damned is coming to the big screen. When the band kicks off its 35th anniversary tour this month in Boston, they will be shadowed by New York-based filmmaker Wes Orshoski, who is directing/producing a feature-length documentary on the group. The as-yet-untitled-film, to be a production of […]
GIG GUIDE
Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list.
See this month's guide
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)
