Cabbage are no longer strangers to topping the bill at venues like Manchester’s o2 Ritz, yet Saturday night would prove to be special even for them. Before we get to them though, we have a smattering of bands from different…
The DMA’s arrived on our shores with the whir of a klaxon as they dropped their second studio album For Now on April 27th 2018. It came complete with a signing and brief acoustic performance at Rough Trade East, before…
Anticipation is building for ‘Glamour at thee Ritz’, which is now less than three weeks away (May 19). The all day show will see Cabbage headline a bill which is frequented by some of the best emerging bands doing the…
The arrival of Cabbage‘s debut album Nihilistic Glamour Shots is one that has been long-awaited. Dreamt about, written about, we have eagerly anticipated the launch of their (hopefully) long-chain of albums as an active band. Knowingly controversial, Cabbage is indie music’s…
A lot has happened since 2014; topically, typically and technologically. It’s a different world since Ben Howard’s last studio album. I Forget Where We Were summarised the ideologies of many of his youthful fanbase. The subsequent arena tour, and his top…
On the back drop of a dark red stage surrounded by what looked like old lights from a 50’s film set The Vaccines run out onto the stage of Manchester Academy 1. The room is filled with young teenagers ready…
Pop, funk and jazz have entangled with the classic youthful indie genre, creating a new wave of artists set to change the way we view the angsty, erratic music scene. No Hot Ashes are part of the resistance, the four-piece…
For those who believe Django Django are worth anything less than high flying appraisal as one of the better bands within the indie music scene, this would have been the gig for you. Their performance not only consolidated their talent…
Mention the words ‘Cabbage’ and ‘album’ and ears prick up. Reactions are gauged and opinions voiced by any music fan with an ear close to the vast ground paced by the Mossley punk-rock quintet. It seems all too surprising Cabbage haven’t…
Enhancing the nostalgia and breadth of 60s psychedelic rock and roll are the brilliant Arizona based band, The Myrrors. The band are currently touring to showcase their exceptional musical wit, as what they define as “Sonoran trance music”. Even at…