Black Casino And The Ghost - Some Dogs Think Their Name Is No - album review

Black Casino And The Ghost - Some Dogs Think Their Name Is No (Lucky Machete)

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Out Now

Black Casino And The Ghost are a four-piece from London featuring Elisa Zoot (also of Candy Says), Ariel Lerner, Gary Kilminster and Paul Winter-Hart.  They formed in 2010 and released an EP called Falling Into Pieces as well as a fantastic cover of Summer In The City. This year they've released two great singles, Hoboland and I Like You Because You're Free, as a taster for Some Dogs Think Their Name Is No, their full-length debut.

Badly Drawn Boy - Manchester Deaf Institute - 6th September 2013

Badly Drawn Boy

Manchester Deaf Institute

6th September 2013

This sold-out show at the Deaf Institute in Manchester is Badly Drawn Boy (aka Damon Gough)'s first headline show for a couple of years.  In that time he's gone through a series of personal crises that his music has got him through.  What we witnessed was an emotional and cathartic evening for one of Manchester's finest songwriters and personalities.

Littlemores - Home Sweet Home - EP review

Littlemores

Home Sweet Home EP

Self-released

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It's been almost two years since Littlemores released their Idle Idols II EP.  Since then, they've consolidated into a four-piece, been building up a ferocious live reputation in Yorkshire and have finally completed their follow-up EP Home Sweet Home.

Catfish And The Bottlemen / Puppet Rebellion / The Slow Readers Club - Manchester FAC251 - 31st August 2013

Catfish And The Bottlemen / Puppet Rebellion / The Slow Readers Club

Manchester FAC251 (This Feeling Club Night)

31st August 2013

Catfish And The Bottlemen are the latest indie buzz-band, championed by XFM and Radio 1 and getting serious airplay on both.  They're out on what seems like a never-ending tour of smaller venues to grow their already sizeable following.  We caught up with them at Manchester's FAC251 to see if all the hype is justified.