Manchester musician and metalhead Simon Robertshaw conducts a historic evening in Gary Numan’s career before a rowdy Bridgewater Hall
Danko Jones at The Ruby Lounge: Live Review
From the gritty, dirty blues of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell to the party rock of Danko Jones, there is something for every rock fan as we pay our final respects to The Ruby Lounge…
Preview & Competition: TesseracT, Between The Buried & Me and Plini @ Manchester Academy 2
We have a TesseracT merch bundle to give away in celebration of this now sold out triple act prog gig. It’s not a night to be missed!
Michael Schenker Fest at the Academy: Live Review
The Michael Schenker Fest rolls into town once more complete with four vocalists - we headed to the Academy to check it out!
Interview with Chris Appleton of Absolva
Anne sits down for a chat with singer and guitarist Chris Appleton for an extensive insight into Absolva…
Riverside at Academy 2: Live Review
A polished performance of Polish prog on a precipitous evening…
Poly-Math, Kylver and Altostratus at Little Buildings: Live Review
We travel to Newcastle to experience a night of prog and math-rock in a room not much larger than your living room, it was messy…
Interview With Tasha D. of Smoking Martha
The Australians are taking over! Smoking Martha are about to blast around the UK and we took a few inutes to chat with them about the album, touring and the Hollywood Bowl!
Hey Bulldog at Jimmy's: Live Review
We take a rare visit to Jimmy’s to catch a cracking set from Hey Bulldog….
Ryders Creed / Silverchild / Mouth In The South At The Globe, Glossop: Live Review
We head up into the hills, to Glossop where there is a super cool venue with vegan food and great beer. Oh, and there are some great new classic rock bands playing too…
Badgerfest 2018: Live Review
The Badgerfest is out of hibernation and it’s claws are ready to strike across two stages with it’s metal mayhem…
City Of Thieves – ‘Beast Reality’: Debut Album Review
London melodic hard rockers City Of Thieves have unleashed their debut album ‘Beast Reality’, we find out how beastly it really is…
Black Peaks at Academy 3: Live Review
Having dropped an utterly stunning new album in All That Divides, Black Peaks headline a tantilising evening that includes Gold Key and Bossk…
Prognosis - Definition: Album Review
Definition flies out at the listener in medias res, striking out in multiple directions at once. Prognosis dance in the blurriness of their boundaries and succeed not through commitment to one thing but instead the mastery of many…
Grass Roots ft. Reptilian Humanoid at Zombie Shack: Live Review
Grass Roots is a new Manchester music promoter and they have started off with an eclectic mix of bands at the Zombie Shack including Reptilian Humanoid, we turned up to find out what all the fuss is about…
The Virginmarys: Interview
The Viginmarys are back with a banging new album, Northern Sun Sessions, and we had a chat with Ally and Danny a few weeks ago about it…
Greta Van Fleet – Anthem of the Peaceful Army: Album Review
This album has dropped and we have questions to ask! Are Greta Van Fleet just a facsimile of Led Zeppelin? Are they any good or are they tripe? Or should they just rename themselves Greta Van Hype?
Festival Headliners Will Never Be Good Enough....
For some people the festival headliners will never be good enough, but are they seeing the bigger picture? We have to get something off our chest…
Daydream Hotel - Love By Design (Built Ugly): Debut EP Review
Somewhere up in the hills of near Derbyshire, Daydream Hotel have been lovingly crafting their distinctive sound resulting in the debut EP: Love By Design…
Flickertail - The Spinning Top: Live Review
Even without Guinness and kilts, Flickertail play to impress and are on their way to conquering Europe…