Level 42 – The Later Years: Album Review
Evergreen pop/jazz/funk group Level 42 release The Later Years – 2001-2020. It boasts all of the studio albums from that time period and a selection of versions of some of their popular chart hits.
Thundercat – AVIVA Studios, Factory International, Manchester: Live Review
Internationally renowned, Grammy award winning bass maestro, Thundercat, brings Distracted AF to Manchester.
Yellow Days – Rock And A Hard Place: Album Review
UK P-funk pioneer Yellow Days returns to his soul roots with new album, Rock And A Hard Place.
Level 42 – Birmingham Symphony Hall: Live Review
We’re at Birmingham Symphony Hall for Level 42 and their World Machine 40th Anniversary Tour.
War – Band On The Wall: Live Review
War celebrate 50 years of Why Can’t We Be Friends? with a rare show in Manchester, bringing the hit list to life!
Hothouse Flowers w/ Lorraine Nash – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Hothouse Flowers celebrate their first two albums in emphatic fashion. Support comes from the brilliantly talented Lorraine Nash.
Best Live Shows of 2024: Opinion
We look back at some of our favourite live shows of 2024. From record breaking world tours to gigs on our doorsteps.
Goat w/ MaidaVale – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Goat return to Manchester and bring their acid drenched psychedelic party with them. Fellow Swedes, MaidaVale, are in support.
Goat – Goat: Album Review
And they just keep getting better! Swedish psych-funksters, Goat, mix a monster mash of musical motifs on their eponymous 6th album.
Janelle Monáe w/ The KTNA – Factory International: Live Review
Janelle Monáe closes out er three night residency at Factory International in true grand slam fashion. Support comes from local group, The KTNA.
Body Count Feat. Ice T w/ Slope – Manchester O2 Ritz: Live Review
Body Count roll mercilessly through Manchester and leave nothing in their wake. Should we have expected anything less from the LA mob?
Yellow Days to release Hotel Heaven: News
Yellow Days applies the seductive allure of his captivating voice to stories of millennial angst and existentialism.
Ida Nielsen & The Funkbots – Stoller Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Ida Nielsen brings her Funkbots and a bag full of grooves to Manchester. You can’t fake the funk!
Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser & Frank Benbini of Fun Lovin’ Criminals: Interview
Fun Lovin’ Criminals are hitting a big milestone; 100% Columbian turns 25 and the band are out celebrating as only the FLC do.
GOAT – Oh Death: Album Review
GOAT continue their spiritual quest to transcends all realms on Oh Death; their fourth long player.