I can distinctly remember where I was the first time I ever heard ‘Dry The Rain’ by Steve Mason’s former outfit The Beta Band, I was off work with a cold, and on the radio during the day, as some sort of listener request, this subliminal piece of melodic slow building pop came wafting out […]
Multi-award winning Festival No.6 (7th-10th September 2017) has today announced the headliners for this year’s festival – The Flaming Lips, Mogwai, and Bloc Party. Topping the bill is a band that needs no introduction – The Flaming Lips. Following critical acclaim for their 14th studio album, Oczy Mlody, the psychedelic adventurers will be treating the […]
The brand new 3 day festival to take place at Jodrell Bank Observatory has announced the headliners will be Caribou, Underworld and a UK festival exclusive from Jean-Michel Jarre. Taking place 22-24 July at Jodrell Bank, the Cheshire observatory at the cutting edge of humanity’s quest for knowledge, bluedot is a festival of discovery that […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Well, well, well, what do we have here then? Gorilla is tuning its dial towards a club night. I think this is my first gig preamble that feels more like post gig excitement. Bouncy, upbeat tunes and a nugget of Fool’s Gold cracked out before the main man gets on stage. […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Wow. Good evening from The Deaf Institute – the venue that laughs in the face of health and safety. The venue that scoffs at the idea of personal space. The venue that puts the ‘mmmm’ in intimate. Seriously, there’ll be no cat-swinging here tonight, so tightly jammed in are […]