-SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- Arriving early, I dawdle at the unmanned merch stand. Jack Cooper’s debut solo record Sandgrown is for sale. The cover is black and white and carries the effect of a woodblock print. A drawing of a straight-faced Cooper with his eyes closed foregrounds the silhouettes of key Blackpool architecture, notably the tower. […]
GIG GUIDE
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GIGS OF 2024
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024
LIVE REVIEW - CUMGIRL8: YES BASEMENT - 10/12/2024
LIVE REVIEW - IDLES: MANCHESTER APOLLO - 06/12/24
ALBUM ROUNDUP DECEMBER 2024
LIVE REVIEW: THE UNTHANKS - LYTHAM LOWTHER PAVILION: 04/12/24
ALBUM REVIEW - BEN FOLDS: SLEIGHER
ALBUM REVIEW: THE GO-BETWEENS – G STANDS FOR GO-BETWEENS: VOLUME 3 2000-2006
LIVE REVIEW: FONTAINES D.C. - MANCHESTER AVIVA STUDIOS: 29/11/24
INTERVIEW - THE KOWLOONS
