JOHN CALE REVEALS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ‘THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO’ SOUND CITY COLLABORATORS

Global music legend John Cale has today announced the artists that will play live with him at his only European show – Liverpool Sound City, Friday 26th May 2017 – to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary The Velvet Underground & Nico album. Joining him will be The Kills, Gruff Rhys, Clinic, Nadine Shah, Fat White Family, and Wild […]
– THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – So The Kills have a similar name to The Killers which is confusing especially as they were making music around the same time, but The Kills are way cooler by virtue of many things including their line- up, a guy and a girl, the fact that the guitarist Jamie […]

LIVE: THE KILLS – 29/09/2016

THE ROADHOUSE SET TO CLOSE DOWN IN MAY

Iconic Manchester venue The Roadhouse is set to close, it has been announced. The Newton Street venue, which has been open for 22 years, is set to close its doors for the final time on June 1. The venue will hold a series of special one off gigs and club nights, before the final show […]
– THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT, MANCHESTER – With less than three weeks to go to Halloween, tonight’s event seems like a completely suitable way to start the gothic season, right down to the names of the headliners – The Horrors and The Kills, playing in an old air raid shelter in the dead of night. Spooky. […]

LIVE: THE HORRORS/THE KILLS – 15/10/2011

LIVE: THE KILLS – 27/05/2011

– CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH, MANCHESTER – High on my list of bands to see, The Kills caught my attention six years ago on a TV broadcast of Fashion Rocks. The duo of Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart played the minimal and raw ‘No Wow’ as models paraded around the stage. As a darker version of […]