NEWS: THE BUG CLUB ANNOUNCE FORTHCOMING ALBUM

The continually prolific Bug Club have announced their new album, ‘Rare Birds: An Hour of Song’. A double album weighing in at 64 minutes, it contains (count them) a colossal 47 songs and is touted as the Faust Cycle for people with shorter attention spans. The songs were written at home in their garden which […]
Bingo Records not only have one of the best record label names ever, but they also have a knack for snapping up really cool bands, Mr Ben and The Bens being a case in point. So when they say they’ve got a new EP out by someone we haven’t really covered before, well, it’s about […]

EP REVIEW: JOHN MYRTLE – HERE’S JOHN MYRTLE

LIVE: MR. BEN & THE BENS – 14/09/2018

-GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER- Tonight Gulliver’s has been taken over by Lancastrian label, Bingo Records for their first year anniversary, a birthday bash! The record label consists of a menagerie of interwoven bands, with label mates performing under a number of different guises and playing multiple instruments. The room is filled with affiliates, friends, family (a lovely […]
The annual retro-fest event Cassette Store Day returns on October 13th and we spoke to CSD UK manager Brit Williams about what she has in store for the event’s sixth year. “Yes, we’re back and some say it couldn’t be done. Cassette Store Day 2017 was brilliant and we had an impressive amount of releases […]

CASSETTE STORE DAY 2018 RETURNS 13TH OCTOBER

LIVE: MR. BEN & THE BENS / DOG DAISIES / FAMILY SELECTION BOX / SUNDRIFT – 23/03/2018

-THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER- Manchester’s place as the hub of Northern music has never been in dispute and it’s a well known fact that The Castle Hotel in the Northern Quarter has seen its fair share. Bands from all over will come to play in our prestigious venues and Friday night is no different as […]