Manchester four-piece Hot Shorts want you to cast your minds back to a distant time, a more hopeful time: the London Olympics were in full swing; Frank Ocean had just released Channel Orange; you donated to take down Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. That’s right, it’s the ‘Summer of 2012’, and Hot Shorts are taking you […]
John Mouse will play Dulcimer in Chorlton on Saturday night. The Welsh musician will play the pub, in Wilbraham Road, following the release of his fourth album, The Death of John Mouse, which was produced with the help of crowd-funding. The record includes the single I Was A Goalkeeper, which features a duet with Los […]
– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – My mate Danny is a terrible influence on me. By the time we arrive at Sound Control he’s already five pints deep and complaining that it’s £2.50 more on the door than it was in advance. It’s worth it for Trust Fund though. I first saw them play at the […]