Friday, 23 December 2022
The Lottery Winners / Andrew Cushin / Lois - Manchester Albert Hall - 22nd December 2022
Thursday, 22 December 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : The Height - Nowhere
Nowhere is the debut single by teenage Salford trio The Height. It's a wonderfully laid-back song that has plenty of touchpoints in musical history but which still manages the neat trick of sounding fresh and vibrant. It's an impressive first outing from a band that's likely to be heard much more in 2023 and beyond.
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
EVEN THE STARS ALBUMS OF 2022 - 5 to 1
2022 was a year that most of our favourite artists didn't release an album after last year's run of them. So our 2022 list is a little more varied than in previous years and features a lot of artists that go under the radar of most mainstream lists with a couple of exceptions. In this second post, we recall 10 to 6 before revealing our favourite five.
Monday, 19 December 2022
EVEN THE STARS ALBUMS OF 2022 - 10 to 6
2022 was a year that many of our favourite artists didn't release an album after last year's run of them. So our 2022 list is a little more varied than in previous years and features a lot of artists that go under the radar of most mainstream lists with a couple of exceptions. In this first post we count down our favourite ten from 10 to 6
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Blossoms / Brooke Combe - Manchester Apollo - 11th December 2022
John Bramwell And The Full Harmonic Convergence / Harriet Bradshaw - Manchester Deaf Institute - 11th December 2022
Sunday, 11 December 2022
Blossoms - Manchester Apollo - 10th December 2022
Saturday, 10 December 2022
Blossoms - Manchester Apollo - 9th December 2022
Friday, 9 December 2022
I Like Trains - Manchester Deaf Institute - 7th December 2022
Monday, 5 December 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : Ist Ist - Mary In The Black And White Room
Saturday, 3 December 2022
Heartless Bastards - Manchester Low Four Studios - 2nd December 2022
Friday, 2 December 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : Fondabath - Craving
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott / Billy Bragg - Blackpool Opera House - 28th November 2022
Sunday, 20 November 2022
Wet Leg - Manchester Ritz - 19th November 2022
Saturday, 19 November 2022
Sundowners - Manchester Ditto - 19th November 2022
HotKid / The Twisted Dolls / Full Billy / Kyle Toolan - Manchester Retro - 18th November 2022
Friday, 18 November 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : The Slow Readers Club - Knowledge Freedom Power
Thursday, 17 November 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : The Murder Capital - Ethel
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Sorcha Richardson / Morning Midnight - Manchester Yes Basement - 15th November 2022
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : Luca - Til I Met You
Monday, 14 November 2022
The Lottery Winners / Dan Selwood - Mrs Boon's Tea Party - Stockport Bask - 13th November 2022
Hey Bulldog / Deathretro - Manchester Peer Hat - 12th November 2022
HotKid - Interview
Canadian band HotKid are about to embark on their first-ever UK tour starting at Retro in Manchester on Friday. We caught up with front woman Shiloh for an introduction to the band, their history, their excitement at playing over here for the first time and an insight into the Toronto and Ontario scene that they're part of.
Sunday, 13 November 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : The Short Causeway - Tripping Down The Stairs
Saturday, 12 November 2022
The Murder Capital - Leeds Oporto - 11th November 2022
Friday, 11 November 2022
Tim Burgess / Dean McMullen / Wax-Tree-Cast - Manchester Gorilla - 10th November 2022
Front man of The Charlatans, head of the listening party and solo artist Tim Burgess brought his Typical Music album tour to Gorilla on Thursday night for a sixteen song set pulled almost exclusively from his solo repertoire. Support came from The Muncie Girls' Dean McMullen and Halifax's Wax-Tree-Cast.
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Harriet Bradshaw / Big Society - Manchester Gullivers - 7th November 2022
Saturday, 5 November 2022
Ist Ist / The Silver Lines - Birmingham The Rainbow - 4th November 2022
Ist Ist played the second of their short three-date November tour in the basement of The Rainbow in Birmingham on Friday night supported by local four-piece The Silver Lines who gave an impressive account of themselves. Ist Ist previewed eight songs from their third album Protagonists due in March next year combined with a set of crowd favourites from their two previous albums Architecture and The Art Of Lying.
Tuesday, 1 November 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : Clouds And Errors - See You See Me
Friday, 28 October 2022
Tallies / Hup - Manchester Gullivers - 28th October 2022
Friday, 21 October 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : Ist Ist - Stamp You Out
Sunday, 16 October 2022
Thousand Yard Stare - Earthanasia
Inhaler / Stone - Manchester Academy - 15th October 2022
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Cold Water Swimmers / Urban Theory / Soul Shayka - Manchester Lions Den - 14th October 2022
Cold Water Swimmers headlined their latest DIY-Or-Die night at the Lions Den on Deansgate on Friday night playing their debut album Holiday At The Secret Lake in full followed by a couple of new songs from the follow-up that they're in the process of writing and recording. Support came from Bury's Urban Theory and Liverpool's Soul Shayka.
Saturday, 8 October 2022
The Orielles - Manchester Stoller Hall - 7th October 2022
Friday, 7 October 2022
Life / Pleasure Centre - Manchester Deaf Institute - 6th October 2022
Life brought their tour for their third album North East Coastal Town to the Deaf Institute on Thursday night, mixing most of the album with a few select older favourites from their first two albums in a passionate exciting performance. Support came from Pleasure Centre.
Sunday, 2 October 2022
Neighbourhood Festival (The Murder Capital / Egyptian Blue / Venbee / Tom A Smith / Rianne Downey / The Covasettes / Pastel / Corella / Rosellas) - Manchester Various Venues - 1st October 2022
Friday, 30 September 2022
Seb Lowe / Springfield Elementary / The Lanks - Stockport Bask - 29th September 2022
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Ian Brown / Dermo - Edinburgh O2 Academy - 27th September 2022
“Do you like me band?” The third night of the Ian Brown tour rolls into town with the added attraction of a set from former Northside frontman Dermo. Stuart Ralston went along.
Monday, 26 September 2022
The Big Moon / Gently Tender / Arxx - Manchester Academy 2 - 25th September 2022
Just Mustard / White Flowers - Glasgow Broadcast - 25th September 2022
Just Mustard brought their mesmerising new album Heart Under to a fanatical sell out crowd at Glasgow’s Broadcast with stellar support from White Flowers. Stuart Ralston was there.
Friday, 23 September 2022
The Charlatans - Manchester New Century Hall - 22nd September 2022
TRACK OF THE DAY : The Murder Capital - A Thousand Lives
Thursday, 22 September 2022
Wyldest / Mui Zyu / Lass - Manchester Gullivers - 21st September 2022
Wyldest brought their third album Feed The Flowers Nightmares to Gullivers ballroom in Manchester on Wednesday night, performing the album in full with support from Mui Zyu and Lass.
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
The Slow Readers Club - Interview
Monday, 19 September 2022
Ist Ist / Pale Puma - Rotterdam V11 - 18th September 2022
Ist Ist opened their series of sold-out Dutch dates in Rotterdam on Sunday night in the hull of V11 in the port area of Rotterdam in front of an adoring fan base who'd snapped up the tickets for this show in under a minute when they went on sale. Support came from local Dutch act Pale Puma.
Sunday, 18 September 2022
Dirty Laces - Manchester Academy 3 - 17th September 2022
Dirty Laces celebrated the release of their new single Midnight Mile on Saturday night at Manchester Academy 3. An hour plus set of old favourites and new material confirmed their transformation from an archetypal Manchester lads band to a much more powerful and compelling sound.