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Day 2, August 24th. Saturday begins with a brew in the Media Centre, or to be more precise 4 brews, luckily none made by my new found friend Angela, from Avondale Radio; top tip here, if she ever offers you a brew, be cautious, be […]
Gig reviewsDay 1, August 23rd. First things first; Stonedead 2024, when all is considered, you were absolutely bloody magnificent! Before you all start, just let me quantify that opening line for you, remember that this is ‘my’ take on it, it’s as I saw it, and […]
Gig reviewsAmerican punk rock band make their long awaited return to Manchester with a short headline UK tour. With only two dates on the tour it was bound to sell out almost instantly, the band from Chicago known for their against the system themed music teamed […]
Gig reviews‘Assorted Marvels’ by My Glass World is released on 15th January 2023 on Luxury Noise Records. The new album veers from the sax-driven stomp of ‘White Out’, the first single, to the almost soulful slant of ‘Genghis Khan’, via the claustrophobic plaintive bump of ‘Citizen of Nowhere’. This latter track, […]
NewsUNBROKEN; BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM – OUT JAN 26TH 2024 VIA EARMUSIC – PRE-ORDER HERE ‘FIRST SUMMER AFTER’ THE FIRST SINGLE RELEASED NOV 3RD & FIRST TOUR DATES FOR 2024 ANNOUNCED The brand-new studio album Unbroken, released on January 26th, 2024, on earMUSIC, is the modern […]
NewsWATCH THE TRAILER HERE AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AND BLU-RAY FROM DECEMBER 4TH PERMISSION TO LAND… AGAIN; 20TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF CHART-TOPPING DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW VIA WARNER MUSIC, STREAM / PURCHASE HERE SOLD OUT UK ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN DECEMBER Lightbulb Film Distribution are excited to share first […]
NewsTonight it was an ‘expanded’ KK’s Steelmill as the big room was fully opened up to allow some room to breathe for the sold-out show. The show was opened by The Damn Truth, a collection of Canadians hailing from Montreal specially imported for this tour […]
Gig reviewsWatch the video for ‘Brambles’ HERE 2024 World Tour on sale now Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | Photo credit: Brian Rankin Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are today sharing new single ‘Brambles‘, the second song to be taken from their forthcoming album Dark Rainbow, […]
NewsAmazing Hollywood-style video shot at Pinewood for Christmas single. Trickster, the Austrian singer and entrepreneur from Linz, releases his amped up and swinging mash-up of Christmas classics ‘Silent Night vs Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ on Trickster Recordings through Absolute. Blending nostalgia and festive […]
NewsInfused with Sultry Blues and a Vibrant Pulse, “Wild Love” Delivers a Hauntingly Energetic Sound that Reaffirms Joanne’s Musical Prowess Available now via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records; Stream “Wild Love” on all platforms HERE Watch the music video HERE British blues-rock virtuoso Joanne Shaw Taylor […]
NewsThe debut solo single by Long Earth vocalist Martin Haggarty is released 17th November 2023 in aid of War Child, accompanied by a poignant video by award-winning filmmaker Ross Eaglesham. War Child UK is a charity supporting children in conflict zones throughout the world. […]
NewsALBUM OUT NOW, VIA WIAIWYA RECORDS; STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE PLUS, ONE-OFF LONDON LIVE DATE IN DECEMBER; REMAINING TICKETS ON SALE HERE Arriving as their 10th official studio album, and 60th release on their own hitBACK label, the London independent mainstays return with 12 […]
NewsWe’re in the KK’s Steelmill boxroom tonight, well, not quite a boxroom but the smaller side room away from the main area. Audience tonight was only expected to be around 100 people so quite an intimate gig in prospect. The show kicks off with local […]
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