– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – “I dream away my morning”, Vikesh Kapoor sings on ‘I Dreamt Blues’ conjuring up an image of Alan Sillitoe’s protagonist from Saturday Night & Sunday Morning, Arthur Seaton slaving over his lathe at a bicycle factory dreaming of plotting an escape from his small town drudgery. In fact, this is what […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – “It’s kind of weird but stranger things have happened”, quips Brett Sparks, the bearded half of the critically acclaimed husband and wife duo the Handsome Family. He’s not wrong; in the world of this delightful, yet dark and twisted Alt County band – anything is possible. With his lady Rennie Sparks, […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW - TENDERNESS: TRUE
ALBUM REVIEW - ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND: LEAN IN
ALBUM REVIEW - SQUEEZE: TRIXIES
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 6 MARCH 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - AGABAS: HARD ANGER
GIG GUIDE - MARCH 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - CONVERGE: LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH
LIVE REVIEW - MOGWAI: MANCHESTER APOLLO - 27/02/2026
BOOK REVIEW: PENNY KILEY – ATYPICAL GIRL: PUNK ROCK, LIVERPOOL AND TRYING TO BE NORMAL
ALBUM REVIEW - PETER GABRIEL: IN THE BIG ROOM
