THE BIG MOON SHARE LIVE VIDEO OF ‘CUPID’ & SOOO MANY LIVE TOUR DATES – CHECK THEM OUT HERE

The Big Moon have recently shared a live video recording of their current single, ‘Cupid’. Recorded over the past few months by photographer Jodie Canwell, collating the band’s performances of ‘Cupid’ on Brighton Pier from the band’s recent slot at The Great Escape, at London’s Village Underground, and at The Scala, it captures The Big […]
Manchester’s multi-venue Neighbourhood Festival is back! Over 100 artists and bands from all around the world will be performing across Manchester’s best and most iconic music venues the south side of the city on Saturday 7th October 2017. Headlining the festival are acclaimed live favourites Peace, and Rat Boy, along with some of the country’s […]

NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVAL 2017 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED

LIVE: TOUCHE AMORE – 18/02/2017

– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – The distressed voice of Daniel Johnston suffocates the room in thoughts of an eternal, inescapable funeral. Calls to forever close, and the silence invites a dangerous animal to the stage of Manchester’s Sound Control. Restless and feverish, the platform is paced to the soundtrack of melodic incline, before cathartic contraction […]
– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – Walking from the centre of town Sound Control feels like an expedition tonight. It’s that time of year when pretty much the whole of Manchester feel that getting wrecked on a school night is acceptable ‘cos its Christmas’. I dodge several drunken parties this evening, swigging lager and chanting latter […]

LIVE: FUTURE OF THE LEFT / POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS – 23/11/2016

FINAL WAVE OF ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVAL

BLOSSOMS WHITE LIES FENECH SOLER // THE PIGEON DETECTIVES // JONES // VAULTS // SHOCK MACHINE + MORE ADDED TO THE BILL Stockport’s finest number one selling band Blossoms along with the critically acclaimed White Lies have been announced as daytime headliners for Manchester’s new multi-venue festival Neighbourhood taking place on Saturday 8th October. This […]
– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – Let’s begin with an undeniable truth that will set the tone for this review: The Hotelier are fucking awesome. Don’t let the ‘emo’ tag they get tarred with put you off, they are so much more than that. The label comes from their incredible second album Home Like Noplace There […]

LIVE: THE HOTELIER – 10/05/2016

LIVE: THIS WILL DESTROY YOU – 30/04/2016

– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – This Will Destroy You are a post rock band (although they don’t like to be referred to as a ‘post rock’ band, instead favouring ‘doom metal and shoegaze’, which suits them pretty well to be fair) from Texas who pretty much do one thing and one thing only: play quietly […]
On Saturday 8th October 2016 brand new Neighbourhood Festival will be taking over Manchester City Centre for a full day of incredible live music. Over 100 of the hottest bands and freshly tipped new artists from all around the world will be performing across nine of Manchester’s best and most iconic music venues for one […]

NEW INNER CITY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED – NEIGHBOURHOOD

LIVE: ORANGE GOBLIN – 16/12/2015

– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – It’s been two decades since Orange Goblin swept the nation with their brand of heavy metal mania. Tonight, they’re back in Manchester for what promises to be one hell of a live show. 20 years of Blood, Metal and Beers, the band’s new slogan is already slapped on every second […]
 – SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – After the post-punk revival scene of the noughties was knocked six feet under by bands more emotionally-complex, Palma Violets have been praised for resurrecting venues all over the country with their energetic live performances. Tonight it’s Sound Control which graces their presence and a dividing line soon creates two camps: […]

LIVE: PALMA VIOLETS – 18/11/2015