– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – Support band ‘New Hips’ are a tech-rock four-piece based around young music graduates with all sorts of equipment – two guitars, bass, two keyboards, trumpet, one-and-a-half drumkits, and effects boards all over the place. It’s quite a surprise that they manage to use it all. It’s quite challenging, very […]
Ironically, when I got the review list for this month, I asked if I could do Fleet Foxes and instead, I got Treefight for Sunlight – who want to be Fleet Foxes. That’s mean of me, I suppose – the truth is that both of them want to be the Beach Boys. What really sparked […]
GIG GUIDE
Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list.
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ALBUM REVIEW - SHOVEL DANCE COLLECTIVE: EVERYTHING IN READINESS
ALBUM REVIEW - TEENAGE FANCLUB: DO NOT DARE TO DREAM
LIVE REVIEW - BLOSSOMS: LIVERPOOL ACADEMY - 14/10/2026
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 16 OCTOBER 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - THE WOW! SCENARIO: STAND IN THE STAR - A VERSE AND A CHORUS
FEATURE - BEYOND THE MUSIC REPORT
ALBUM REVIEW - ELLA THOMPSON: TRIUMPH AND SADNESS
ALBUM REVIEW - GENESIS: FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION
ALBUM REVIEW - FLORA HIBBERD: MAMMOTH
LIVE REVIEW - THE SLY + SUGAR TAX: THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER - 25/09/2026
