– THE CROWN AND KETTLE, MANCHESTER – To be able to see two bands of such high calibre playing for free in a pub says a lot for the quality of the music scene in Manchester in 2016. Having seen both these bands previously at venues spanning my twin hometowns of Sheffield and Manchester, for […]
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – The Hipshakes are like those kids you see hanging around the hallway in High School at the beginning of a John Hughes movie. They don’t figure in the main plot, but they’re far more interesting. They ain’t nerds and they aren’t jocks, they are the music obsessive vinyl collectors […]
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – The gig space in the Soup Kitchen looks like a catacomb and it fits the night perfectly, given that the devotion shown by fans of The Lovely Eggs shares some traits with a religious cult, and this is now the cult of the Magic Onion, as explained later. The amplification […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW – HARKIN: HONEYMOON SUITE
LIVE: PEACHES – 14/06/2022
ALBUM REVIEW – GIRLS AT OUR BEST!: PLEASURE (DELUXE EDITION)
LIVE REVIEW: AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS - ALBERT HALL
JUNE 2022
ALBUM REVIEW – MONO: MY STORY, THE BURAKU STORY (AN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)
LIVE: INDIGO DE SOUZA – 15/05/2022
ALBUM REVIEW – KIKAGAKU MOYO: KUMOYO ISLAND
ALBUM REVIEW: VERO - UNSOOTHING INTERIOR
LIVE: MATTIEL / LE REN – 13/05/2022
