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Doves – The Universal Want: Album Review

By At The Barrier on 5th September 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Doves make their eagerly-anticipated return with their first new album in eleven years with The Universal Want. It does not disappoint.

Doves’ Andy Williams: Interview

By Dominic Walsh on 25th August 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Doves release The Universal Want on September 11th. We chatted to Andy Williams, drummer with Doves, prior to release to find out more.

Opinion: Ten essential deep cuts from The Smiths

By At The Barrier on 4th August 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

The Smiths have their legendary status nailed down. Their canon is massive. Here, we pick ten deep cuts from their superb back catalogue.

Opinion: Top 10 bands to watch in Manchester

By At The Barrier on 9th June 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Manchester has always been a hotbed of great bands. We take a look at which bands to keep an eye on as Manchester continues to thrive.

Time Tunnel: Captain Beefheart, Manchester 1973

By John Barlass on 29th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Our man John takes us back into the Time Tunnel and to a time when he shook the shackles of pop music for the experimental side of the coin and ended up seeing Captain Beefheart in Manchester in 1973.

Clannad – The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 17th March 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Clannad put on a show for a sold out and defiant Manchester crowd. Their In A Lifetime final tour hits the grand Bridgewater Hall.

The Trials Of Cato – Castle Hotel, Manchester: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th March 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Not quite back to the scene of their ‘Best Album’ triumph at the 2019 Folk Awards for Hide And Hair, Trials Of Cato are back in Manchester.

The Inspector Cluzo – Soup Kitchen, Manchester: Live Review

By Howard King on 25th February 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The Inspector Cluzo nip across from Gascony and don’t quite destroy Manchester but do some damage to an innocent drum kit.

Fairport Convention – 2020 Wintour: Live Review

By At The Barrier on 16th February 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

The Fairport Wintour is in motion and a good chunk of the team, including several Fairport/Cropredy vets have been in attendance sometime, somewhere. Here we look back on the opening of the tour in Southport, a stop in Manchester and a sojourn to Bath.