PIST on Orange Goblin
Bury’s riff monsters, PIST, are massive fans of rock and roll. Here, Dave Rowlands, the band’s singer, shares his love of one of the finest rock and roll bands that England has to offer: Orange Goblin.
Rising Up Peterloo – HOME, Manchester: Live Review
Rising Up Peterloo is billed as Modern Folk Theatre. Debs Newbold and Sean Cooney (The Young’Uns) have created something visceral and affecting in a minimal way.
Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited, live at Royal Festival Hall – Album Review
The avid Genesis fan can help themselves to a series of Steve Hackett’s Revisited live albums and now here’s another.
Bruce Soord – All This Will Be Yours: Album Review
The Pineapple Thief frontman has a new solo venture, “an observational record” that captures a mix of joy and consternation.
Simple Minds – Live In The City Of Angels: Album Review
Simple Mids again invite us to come in, come out of the rain. We only need say one thing – “Let me see those hands.”
Yes – From A Page news
Legendary Prog Rock band YES reveals four previously unreleased 2010 recordings, on the new From A Page five-piece mini-box set.
9bach – The Met, Bury: Live Review
Ten years since its release, the North Walian troupe revisit their first album and a bit more on their latest tour. We caught them at Bury Met.
Wayward Sons – The Truth Ain’t What It Used To Be: Album Review
Toby Jepson’s boys have no problems with the ‘difficult second album’ syndrome as they rock out like it’s nineteen eighty something.
Leprous – Pitfalls: Album Review
To say that the Norwegians sixth album shakes things up a bit may be the understatement of the year.
Glasgow band December release re-interpretation of U2’s The Refugee
Glasgow based December, release the last in a string of popular U2 covers.
Maz O’Connor on Nina Simone
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Maz O’Connor, shares her love for her ‘Mighty Triumvirate,’ and in particular, Nina Simona.
Edits on Mew
Edits are a boy/girl duo from Manchester. Here, Olivia Westhead discusses her love of French band, Mew.
Nick Beggs – Words Fail Me: Album Review
New album from acclaimed Chapman stick and bass virtuoso Nick Beggs packaged with two from the archives.
Kiefer Sutherland w/Twinnie – Manchester Ritz: Live Review
Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland continues to blaze a trail on the music circuit.
John Bramwell / Ross & Ali / Maz O’Connor – Manchester Gorilla: Live Review
An At The Barrier works trip finds Dom, Howard & Mike each adding their own bit to a Manchester folk Festival night at Gorilla.