MANCHESTER PUNK FESTIVAL 2024 @ MANCHESTER (UK) MARCH 29-31, 2024 When Easter weekend rolls around, it means only one thing in my home town of Manchester – the punks are coming. Now in its ninth year of existence, the Manchester Punk Festival is [...]
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF @ THE PINK ROOM (YES), MANCHESTER AUGUST 15, 2023 “You might notice that we’re sitting down. That’s because we sound better sitting down.” ~Howe Pearson At a few minutes past 9:00 PM, and after the opening act performed [...]
ALICE COOPER w/ THE STRANGLERS & MC5 @ MANCHESTER ARENA, MANCHESTER OCTOBER 4, 2019 Alice Cooper hit the stage tonight at Manchester Arena in support of his current release, Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back: Alice Cooper, along with opening acts [...]
THE MAPLE STATE – “WINNER” Far Out Records The track is the latest to be taken from their long-awaited new album The Things I Heard At The Party, which is set for release on 23rd March 2018 via Far Out Records. The album will [...]
Simple Minds @ Albert Hall, Manchester February 14, 2018 St. Valentines Day and the idealist and retro surroundings of a former church would be the venue for Simple Minds return to Manchester with a different approach undertaken to promote [...]
Erasure @ O2 Apollo, Manchester February 8, 2018 Growing up as a young rock fan in the eighties, Erasure were always one of my guilty listening pleasure. Alien totally to the rest of my hard-edged and heavier musical tastes. Since seeing them on [...]
Blondie @ O2 Apollo, Manchester November 11, 2017 With careers spanning nearly 50 years, the musical legends that form Blondie need no introduction. What many might not know about the group is that they formed as part of the NYC punk movement [...]
Gary Numan @ The Manchester Academy, Manchester October 13, 2017 With eager anticipation Numanoids gathered in bars surrounding Manchester Academy and by 6 o’clock there was already a healthy queue forming outside, the buzz with Savage and [...]
ZZ Top @ O2 Apollo, Manchester July 25, 2017 Despite being around since the late sixties and just being slightly older than myself, I have never previously crossed paths with the band in a live setting. True like most people my attention was [...]
Cheap Trick w/ Stone Broken @ Manchester Academy, Manchester June 28, 2017 Cheap Trick dates in the UK have been few and far between over the years. So despite not being a long-standing fan I decided to avail of the opportunity -essentially to [...]
Kiefer Sutherland w/ Sound Of The Sirens @ Gorilla, Manchester June 26, 2017 I have noticed a trend over the last few years for many A-List actors who have hit a peak in their career to try to diversify and try to establish a secondary [...]
ARIANA GRANDE AND FRIENDS UNITE FOR “ONE LOVE MANCHESTER” BENEFIT CONCERT FOR VICTIMS OF THE MANCHESTER ATTACK Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester to headline a special One Love Manchester benefit concert on Sunday 4 June to [...]
SUBSTANCE AN INTERVIEW WITH BASS-PLAYING LEGEND AND EX-JOY DIVISION/NEW ORDER MEMBER PETER HOOK Does Peter Hook really require an introduction I wondered when starting to write this piece, probably not I concluded. To play with not one but two [...]
Madness w/ The Lightning Seeds @ Manchester Arena, Manchester December 16, 2016 “Cant Touch Us Now” is what the tour has been termed, and it seems that there is just no stopping the British Ska legends. Continuing to tour regularly and unlike [...]
L7 @ The Ritz, Manchester September 10, 2016 Like many bands of a certain era (well, my youth), L7 is enjoying a second wind of popularity and success. Unfairly castigated for a couple of media-focused incidents that occurred way back in 1992, [...]
Parent – Parent A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere PARENT are Jason Brown (guitar) and Rachel Kern (voice). Based in Manchester, England this is their debut album. The album consists of 12 acoustic songs with bespoke string arrangements by [...]
Daughtry @ Manchester Academy 1, Manchester May 22, 2016 Daughtry is an American rock band formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, who was a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Their self-titled debut album was released in [...]
James @ Manchester Arena, Manchester May 13, 2016 Generally when people reference legendary Manchester bands they just mention the Big Two – Stone Roses and Oasis. Occasionally The Fall may also get a mention but one band should stand [...]
Simon Wolstencroft – You Can Drum But You Can’t Hide Strata Books – November 13, 2014 Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Strata Books Language: English ISBN-10: 0957369077 ISBN-13: 978-0957369078 Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 2.2 x [...]
