INTERVIEW : “Drawn To The Dark Side” – Embers.
The focus on Manchester’s music scene recently has seen many banging the dusty old drum of a band who made one reasonable album and sang“ The past was yours. But the future’s mine.” A fact
Manchester
Track Of The Day(2) – Mount Fabric – Curves And Corners
Curves and Corners is the new single from Mount Fabric, released on Crystalline Recordings on 02/07/12 and it’s breathtakingly good, figuratively speaking think Radiohead with massive testicles. They’re also yet another fine band from Manchester,
Screen Test – Projectionists Interview
“I certainly don’t think Thatcher is a feminist icon, she had no interest in social equality” so says Rebecca Stephens after we’ve conluded our interview and we can’t help but think “Ahh, how we’ve missed
On Tour With Dum Dum Girls.
Ok I will accept that the title of this post might be construed as a tad misleading and has perhaps strayed over into the more deluded realms of ‘optimistic,’ “on tour ,with Dum Dum Girls?
Dum Dum Girls Only In Dreams Competition
Well we’ve raved over Dum Dum Girls second album ‘Only In Dreams’ describing it as “a genuine slice of pop genius and as such ought to be mentioned in the same breath as canonised
Totally Wired – The Whip Interview/Album Review
‘Riot’ By The Whip. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15979639″] Manchester has long been a fertile breeding ground for electronic music, be it the nihilistic, heart wrenching poetry of Joy Division, set against the backdrop of a bleak,
Songs To Learn And Sing – Ladytron, Prince Edward Island, Howling Bells, No Ceremony,The Icarus Line.
Today we feature Ladytron, Prince Edward Island, Howling Bells, No Ceremony and The Icarus Line. Ladytron. Let us be clear so there is no misunderstanding, I love Ladytron, their icy, hauntingly sinister goth electronica
Sarabeth Tucek – Live @ Band On The Wall, Manchester 09/05/2011.
If you’ve visited this blog before you’ll no doubt be aware of our love for Sarabeth Tucek and we have certainly not hid our admiration for her stunning sophomore album ‘Get Well Soon.’ She
Tears, Fears and Beers – Help Stamp Out Loneliness Interview.
‘Record Store‘ By Help Stamp Out Loneliness. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/13512562″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Help Stamp Out Loneliness formed when indie popsters ‘Language Of Flowers’ disbanded in 2007 after Bentley Cooke (guitar) and Colm McCrory (bass)
Dum Dum Girls Live in Manchester.
Alas not a review as such, due to the unremitting crapness of public transport in the UK. Basically the last direct train back to Merseyside from Manchester is at 10.15. Actually there is another one
Songs To Learn And Sing – Scanners – Salvation/Baby Blue
‘Salvation’ By Scanners [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10016987″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘Baby Blue’ By Scanners [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10016988″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] London four piece Scanners return with a dark glittering double A side ‘Salvation/Baby Blue’ from
Midweek Download-13/12/2010
Run Toto Run And Wheels. The more astute amongst you may have noticed that the ‘Midweek Download’ this week, is actually at the beginning of the week, and thus contravenes the description ‘midweek.’ I can