MANCHESTER FOUR-PIECE HOT SHORTS REMINISCE ON ‘SUMMER OF 2012’

Manchester four-piece Hot Shorts want you to cast your minds back to a distant time, a more hopeful time: the London Olympics were in full swing; Frank Ocean had just released Channel Orange; you donated to take down Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. That’s right, it’s the ‘Summer of 2012’, and Hot Shorts are taking you […]

The Louder Than Words Festival of music and writing grows louder each year. Now in its seventh edition, this remains the only festival that interrogates that enduring love affair between music and the written word. There are some significant names still to be confirmed, but much of the programme is already secured. Festival highlights include legendary musicians such […]

THE LOUDER THAN WORDS FESTIVAL LINE UP ADDITIONS: THE LOVELY EGGS AND EVIL BLIZZARD

LIVE: MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST 2019

-VARIOUS VENUES, MANCHESTER- As the title shows, the event primarily caters towards a genre half a century in age, although that didn’t stop the promoters from cherry picking enough non-psych bands to give off the impression it was a name only title. I mean understandably you need a healthy balance of differing styles and realistically […]

With both local and external talent alike forming the nucleus of this year’s line-up, Manchester’s annual commemoration of all that is paisley has once again returned to the forefront. The seventh annual edition of Manchester Psych Fest takes place across five stages in three great Manchester venues on Friday 30 August. Alongside an eclectic mix […]

MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST RETURNS THIS WEEKEND

THE LOVELY EGGS MAKE A PLEA TO SAVE THE LANCASTER MUSIC CO-OP FROM THREAT OF EVICTION

The Lovely Eggs (and others) make a plea to save the Lancaster Music Co-Op from threat of eviction. Social media support has also come from Sleaford Mods, Chris Packham, Marc Riley, Jane Weaver and Phill Jupitus MESSAGE FROM THE LOVELY EGGS Lancaster City Council have issued an eviction order on our local rehearsal and recording […]

-BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER- The circus is in town tonight. Lancaster’s two best bands, miles apart in style but united in ethos, have come to the end of a ten date sold-out nationwide tour, climaxing at Band on the Wall for what will turn out to be a memorable blow-off. The Lovely Eggs are […]

LIVE: THE LOVELY EGGS / PORKY THE POET / MR. BEN AND THE BENS – 17/02/2018

THE LOVELY EGGS ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES & SHARE VIDEO FOR ‘WIGGY GIGGY’

Currently in the middle of their sold-out UK tour supported by Phill Jupitus as Porky The Poet and Mr Ben and The Bens, The Lovely Eggs reveal the mind-melting new video for their new single “Wiggy Giggy”, which is due out on 7″ on Friday 16 February, from the album This Is Eggland, out on […]

Hot on the heels of their rammed and raucous Autumn tour, Northern psychedelic punks The Lovely Eggs announce their next series of live dates for February ahead of their forthcoming album This Is Eggland (out Friday 23 February 2018 on Egg Records). They will be supported by comedian Phill Jupitus (in his guise as Porky […]

THE LOVELY EGGS ANNOUNCE FEBRUARY 2018 UK TOUR WITH PORKY THE POET AKA PHILL JUPITUS

‘I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT’ SAY THE LOVELY EGGS

The Lovely eggs have shared the video for the first single, ‘I Shouldn’t Have Said That’, from their forthcoming album. Directed by Casey Raymond, the video features The Lovely Eggs duo of Holly and David as well as an appearance from Bob from Twin Peaks, perfect for giving you the creeps for Halloween! ‘I Shouldn’t Have Said […]

-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- The Lovely Eggs return nearly 12 months to the day after they played one of their largest headline gigs to date at Manchester’s Gorilla. I was fortunate to be there last time as a paying punter and had jumped at the chance this time to review them on their return to the city. […]