Rating: Wavy post-punk rockers Mary Joanna & The Southern Electrikk’s success has snowballed since their formation a year ago. An eclectic bunch (seemingly thrown together by some omnipotent force gathering elements of the Manchester music scene), they present a mix…
Rating: The evening’s line-up is a showcase of some of the North West’s finest ‘Stoner Rock’ groups, and the crowd is a smattering of dreadlocks and torn-clothed reprobates. It’s never easy to be the first band playing in a relatively…
Rating: With such a long and productive career, it’s not surprising that Ryan Adams has done the whole reverential thing once or twice, in 2010 ‘Orion’ saw him turn away from softly-softly alt country all the way to sci-fi metal. This…
Rating: Nostalgia can be an interesting phenomenon. While to some extent all things are derivative, the value of wholly derivative art is often (and quite understandably) criticised. Originality and innovation are obviously wonderful traits to find in any art form,…
Anticipation and spirits are high walking down into the bowels of The Ruby Lounge, the slight smell of beer and piss is accompanied by the broken noise of first support Ablebody. Sadly this is a somewhat deflating start, the adolescent-ish…