Rating: The Drums are back – after a 3 year wait since their slightly disappointing second record ‘Portamento’, they return with ‘Encyclopedia’ – an album that ditches the surf rock and happy go lucky melodies for damp and dark textures,…
The nasal tones of John Cooper Clarke sit fondly in my memory: on hearing them I’m transported back to the back seat of my mum’s maroon mark 3 Astra, in which he intermittently commentated on our journeys (via CD) around Manchester….
“Make all the crowd go batz / make all the girl dem batz / make all the boy dem batz / turn up the room like batz” is the chorus that sets off ‘GoBatz’, the latest track from Manchester duo…
It’s Halloween night in a dark and damp Manchester and the skeletons, bloody doctors and slutty cats are out in floods. I’m happy to leave this spooky atmosphere ready to see The Antlers as I enter the Ritz but apparently…
Rating: Kid Ink is playing Manchester Academy 1 tonight after being upgraded from Academy 3. There’s over 2000 people’s worth of capacity difference in these venues, which is mental. Although he is incredibly well-known in the US and less so…
I’ve never been to Manchester’s Castle Hotel before tonight; all I know is that it’s a 70 capacity room so it should be pretty special. Man Made are one of the best new bands coming out of Manchester right now…
Rating: It’s a chilly October evening in Manchester and there’s a huge tour bus outside the Ritz ready to take Ella Eyre around the UK in luxury. It looks very fancy from the outside anyway; I haven’t yet been invited…
Rating: The Americana feel of Jo Rose’s British songwriting is the key to his unique appeal. Although born and raised in Manchester, his true country roots can be heard in the intonation of his vocals. Rose’s debut album Spurs is…
Rating: It’s the third of The 1975’s four nights at Manchester Apollo, but because of confusing additional dates, it is as Matt Healy says, “the one that sold out first”. I love seeing a band come back to do a big hometown…
Rating: Manchester’s Spinningfields, the upmarket side of town, home to Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss and just for tonight the wonderful delights of Little Comets and Thumpers. Disaronno Terrace have set up their ultimate summer party at The Oast House with…