– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – Liverpool-based Mugstar bring their unique brand of psychedelia to the Islington Mill for the launch of their titanic double-album Magnetic Seasons and it is safe to say that they have not disappointed. Mugstar, whose intense work ethic and experimental sound have granted them a wide variety of opportunities (including featuring one […]
Fat Out Til You Pass Out announce A-Bound Festival, a national collaboration of unorthodox music and interactive art. Running for 5 days from Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 March A-Bound Festival brings a diverse line-up of promoters, musicians, DJs and artists working against the edges of their field from across the UK to Salford, […]
– FAT OUT’S BURROW (ISLINGTON MILL), SALFORD – As another underwhelming and frustrating day at work draws to a close the abbreviation “WWPD?” is whirling around my head. Because I know the lady I am going to see would not stand for this boring, crap job: yes, “What Would Peaches Do?” Peaches (real name Merill) would […]
Trummor & Orgel is Swedish for Drums & Organ, which gives you something of an idea of what to expect when they play Islington Mill on Thursday 10th December. They’re touring in support of mini album Hopes and Dreams, a collaborative effort with string ensemble Stockholm Strings. It gives more of a widescreen feel to […]
– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – After seeing London based Japanese ‘acid punk’ 4-piece Bo Ningen at The Ruby Lounge almost exactly 4 years ago, I left the venue in some kind of state of shock. The words that I wrote about the event (review) could not convey with enough fervency just how great I thought the gig was, and […]
Manchester five-piece PINS have announced new tour dates with support coming from Best Coast, Gang Of Four and Stealing Sheep. This year has seen a packed out touring schedule for the band supporting the likes of Sleater-Kinney, Drenge and Wire, along with performing their own sold out headline shows. Alongside a final festival date of […]
– FAT OUT’S BURROW (AKA ISLINGTON MILL), SALFORD – In Islington Mill’s small but perfectly formed space, Welsh noise-popper Joanna Gruesome can’t even all fit on the stage. All dressed in black turtlenecks (a couple of which will be discarded along the way…’stupid turtlenecks’) a bassist and a guitarist are forced to stand off stage, […]
– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – In the belly of Salford tonight is one of the year’s most diverse, eclectic gig line-ups. First are Liverpool’s Ex-Easter Island Head, a trio of deviant experimenters who concoct swathes of ambient, shimmering textures and feedback primarily from four guitars laid flat atop two tables. Alongside a conventional drum-kit, they […]
– FAT OUT’S BURROW, SALFORD – This is not your average Wednesday night. A grown man stands above us, wearing khaki shorts, a schoolboy-like shirt and red socks pulled up to his knees. Soon, this man would hold a level of control over us. He would direct us, manipulate us and frankly embarrass us. His […]
Promoters Fat Out Til You Pass Out have announced the line-up for the start of their two year residency at Islington Mill. A week long calendar of events in June to mark the promoters’ has been announced to showcase the direction they want to take during their tenure. The opening night will feature James Blackshaw, […]