LIVE: SOCCER MOMMY – 04/03/2018

-THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER- Soccer Mommy is the alias for 20-year-old musician and singer-songwriter Sophie Allison from Nashville, Tennessee. After having released two records in the last 2 years, one of which was produced in her very own bedroom, March 2018 has seen the release of her debut full-length studio album, Clean. A few months […]
-THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER- It’s Friday, it’s cold and I’ve got a last minute gig: Manchester outfit Douga at the warm and old school boozer The Castle; happy days. I love live music in pubs. Before the trendy bars and O2 academies became the staple arenas for every kind of music imaginable, the local watering […]

LIVE: DOUGA / CHEW MAGNA – 23/02/2018

SEXTILE ANNOUNCE JANUARY 2018 UK TOUR DATES PLUS NEW VIDEO ‘RIPPED’ SHARED

Following the release of their second album Albeit Living in July on Felte Recordings, L.A. punk/EBM band Sextile, have announced plans for an extensive European tour at the start of 2018 and have also shared a new video. The band’s first ever European tour will kick off with two weeks of dates across the UK, before […]
Off The Record, launched by three of the UK’s premiere independent music festivals, Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot, and music site Louder Than War, is all about innovative ideas, new music and emerging artists. By day, it features a music conference at the Methodist Central Hall, curated by Sound City and Louder Than War, […]

HOT OFF THE PRESS: OFF THE RECORD CONFERENCE LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT

THOMAS TRUAX ANNOUNCES UK TOUR TO COINCIDE WITH NEW SINGLE FEATURING GEMMA RAY

American singer Thomas Truax is to return with new single ‘Save Me’ featuring British pop-noiress Gemma Ray, though not yet available, Truax has booked a UK tour to coincide with its release. The single will be the first single from Thomas’s upcoming ninth full-length album. THOMAS TRUAX 2017 UK TOUR DATES Fri 15th September – […]
-CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER- No excuse is needed for Manchester’s best band to put on a show at a top venue like the Castle Hotel on a Friday night in early August. Friday nights that don’t have False Advertising gigs can only be described as a waste anyway. But on this occasion, there happens to be […]

LIVE: FALSE ADVERTISING / PEAKS / GRACES / HAPPY ANIMAL – 04/08/2017

LIVE: HIGH WYRE / MADA CRAM / LUKE STEINMAN – 28/07/2017

-THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER- The midsummer months are pretty barren ground for us gig-aholics, with bands spending most of their time on the festival circuit. But in the absence of the established names, this time of year provides a perfect chance to explore some of the local artists plying their trade, hoping for their lucky […]
Brooklyn-based artist, Frankie Rose, has just announced the release of her new album  Cage Tropical, due Friday 11th August 2017 via Slumberland Records/Grey Market. Featuring sci-fi references and ’80s influences, lead single ‘Trouble’ has recently been shared alongside its video. The video for ‘Trouble’ features a hotline fans can call, that’s based out of Roswell, […]

FRANKIE ROSE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, UK TOUR & NEW SINGLE ‘TROUBLE’ WITH VIDEO – WATCH HERE

LISTEN TO SPRINTERS NEW SINGLE ‘FIGURE IT OUT HERE WITH SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT MAY

Manchester’s Sprinters share ‘Figure It Out’ taken from their upcoming self titled debut LP due Friday 5th May 2017 on vinyl & digital platforms via Icecapades (Slowcoaches, Sex Hands, Joey Fourr etc.). ‘Figure It Out’ is the first taste from their debut album in which they deliver a golden pop-tinged track that boasts potent, softly […]
 – THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – As far as selling out your first Manchester headline show goes, it can only be a good thing. Even in a modestly sized venue such as The Castle, it’s an intimate setting to get to know your fans. Tonight, a few have travelled from Chester; the birthplace of Peaness. […]

LIVE: PEANESS – 08/03/2017