God Is An Astronaut w/ Jo Quail – Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds: Live Review
God Is An Astronaut and Jo Quail wow us and transport us to higher plains with their transcendental sounds.
Barbara – Manchester Ritz: Live Review
Five dates into their national tour with the re-formed Haircut 100, ATB favourites Barbara rolled into Manchester – and swept all before them in a sensational show at the O2 Ritz.
Rosalie Cunningham – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at the Night & Day Cafe in Manchester for a Sunday evening rendezvous with Rosalie Cunningham and her band.
McHale’s Permanent Brew – Lessons From The Darkest Storms…: Album Review
McHale’s Permanent Brew channel classic influences on their second album.
The Cold Blooded Hearts – The Cold Light Of Day: Album Review
The Cold Light Of Day debut from The Cold Blooded Hearts takes several detours from the hard road.
Pygmy Twylyte – Manchester Club Academy: Live Review
Pygmy Twylyte, the finest purveyors of the music of Frank Zappa, show why they are a class act on a rare trip to Manchester.
The War On Drugs – Piece Hall, Halifax: Live Review
We spend a marvellous evening with the equally marvellous War On Drugs at the (marvellous) Piece Hall in Halifax.
Ayron Jones – Chronicles Of The Kid: Album Review
Ayron Jones rips yet another new one on Chronicles Of The Kid. They call him ‘filthy’.
Hundred Reasons w/ Hell Is For Heroes & My Vitriol – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Hundred Reasons tour the UK for the first time in many a year on the back of their first LP for 15 years with Hell Is For Heroes and My Vitriol in tow.
Anchor Lane – Call This A Reality?: Album Review
Anchor Lane return with their new album following up 2020’s Casino. Call This A Reality? sees the Glaswegian trio step up.
We’re Cut Adrift – The Deep Cuts of U2: Opinion
As U2 gear up to release Songs Of Surrender, we have a look at some of the deeper cuts within the U2 canon and offer our thoughts.
Zappa – His Greatest Works: Opinion
Frank Zappa has so much music out there; it is hard to know where to start. We offer our opinion and pick out what we think are his greatest works.
Ayron Jones w/ Amongst Liars – Manchester Deaf Institute: Live Review
Seattle’s hard rocking, blues licking Ayron Jones makes his first appearance in Manchester as part of his first full UK tour.
Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart: Album Review
Let me see those hands. As ever, Simple Minds provide a stirring of the blood as we emerge from turbulent times.
Jakabol – Jaded Temple: Album Review
Something refreshingly inventive from Bristol-based outfit Jakabol whose experimental journey builds bridges between many forms on their debut album Jaded Temple.