LIVE: The Subways @ Academy 3, Manchester 24.03.2015

As 2015 marks the tenth anniversary of The Subways’ debut album, Young For Eternity, it becomes clear as I stand in Manchester’s Academy 3 that the trio has developed a loyal following – the room is filled with character, and the band…

New Track: Sugarmen – ‘Dirt’

Liverpool band Sugarmen are a four piece consisting of Luke Fenlon, Chay Heney, Sam McVann and Tom Shields. Having already scheduled their debut at this year’s Dot To Dot Festival and also being announced as support for a numerous amount…

Tracks Of The Week, 26.03.15

Upon hearing Hot Shorts for the first time last week on Marc Riley’s 6Music show, I became a fan instantly. Hailing from Manchester, the band released their debut EP back in January and have since been taking the Manchester scene by…

INTERVIEW: Neal X from The Montecristos

Neal X, one-man-razor-riff of sci-fi-future-rock cause celebres Sigue Sigue Sputnik talks working with Giorgio Moroder, enduring Stock Aitken and Waterman, demanding the impossible, being endorsed by Bowie, skyscraper quiffs, adding glam(our) to bleak Britain, new projects and why Sputnik will…

LIVE: Chic Featuring Nile Rodgers – Leeds 02 Academy 23.03.15

The last time that the founding fathers of Chic performed together was at a 1996 Tokyo show. Shortly after this Nile Rodger’s partner in crime, Bernard Edwards, passed away. After surviving cancer, Nile Rodgers focused on himself. Despite on/off appearances over the past few…