On Tuesday evening in the chaos of Fresher’s Week, Manchester Academy 3 was filled with a silent crowd ready for Benjamin Francis Leftwich. Following on from an enchanting set from Siv Jakobsen on her last night on tour, the room…
It’s hard to believe 2017 will mark the 10 year anniversary of the The View’s debut album, Hats Off To The Buskers. Since then the band have released another four studios album, toured relentlessly and continued to grow their army of fans in…
Now on its fifteenth year, Wales’ Green Man festival has made a name for itself in unfalteringly impressive line-ups, lovely people and surrounding scenery so gorgeous you’d be forgiven for finding yourself marvelling at the mountains instead of whoever might…
In the immediate aftermath of Morrissey’s probable ‘final’ homecoming, it’s interesting to ponder just how much ‘home’ means to a man whose words and works colour the minds landscape of said propagated home for so many people. Morrissey’s relationship with…
A piece of life advice for anyone and everyone: should the chance arise, go and see The Struts. It’s rare to say – and most of the time I wouldn’t give a band the satisfaction of saying so – but…
Inner-city festivals are always tough: endless attempts to run from venue to venue to see absolutely everyone on your list, usually resulting in lengthy queues and inevitable disappointment. But I’ve learnt from mistakes and though The Great Escape is certainly…
If you happened to be in Brixton on Friday night, you’re likely to have witnessed a swarm of Adidas-clad fourteen-year-olds descend upon Electric Brixton for Rat Boy’s sold out show. Although the bar staff may have had a quiet night…
Broken Hands first came onto my radar at the beginning of last year, their “Silver Landing Program” was turning heads, and understandably so. A change in direction caused the band to introduce a radical new idea for their live show….
Over 2500 people can fit inside Manchester’s Academy 1; A big black box full to the brim with people. Guys with shirts off and girls with heels strut around, some more rowdily than others, trying to get the best spot…
Sometimes the best ideas are the ones that seem a little bit far-fetched. And so it was, after a gig, some wine and the seemingly mad (but evidently ingenious) idea of putting on a festival, that When In Manchester was…