Live Manchester interviews local and international artists from the world of music, theatre and film.
Our interview series has included international stars including Sabrina Carpenter, Maggie Lindemann, Lindsay Ell and MacKenzie Porter, UK bands such as Black Honey, Anteros, and Foxglove as well as international bands including Striking Matches, Sumo Cyco and The Aces.
We also interview stage and film artists including previous features with Roxanne Pallett, Amy-Jane Ollies and Jessica Jane Stafford.
Catch our written interview features here on Live Manchester and our filmed interviews over on our YouTube channel. Filmed interviews with international artists are also run in conjunction with PitchShifter Magazine and featured on their YouTube channel.
Ward Thomas, currently on tour alongside The Shires on their joint headlining Homegrown tour, recently played an outstanding gig at Band On The Wall. We got to catch up with incredibly talented sisters Lizzy and Catherine Ward Thomas to discuss touring, Nashville and their debut album, the excellent From Where We Stand – which last…
When we first saw Kristyna Myles at the Deaf Institute earlier this year on the launch of her incredible debut album Pinch Me Quick! we knew instantly that she was a special talent. The next few months saw this cemented with a Mobo nomination, GTA Award and a headline appearance at the Manchester Jazz Festival. …
Swedish sister band Baskery have been described as everything from Americana to folk to punk blues to alt-country. The truth lies in all of these as the band transcends genres to produce truly unique music, which they recently brought to Gullivers in the NQ where the crowd were taken aback by the stunning performance put…
As Grimmfest 2014 launches, we chat to Jessica Jane Stafford, who steals the show in the Grimmfest lead-up World Première Devil’s Tower.
With the rising stock of country music in the UK at the moment, we caught up with Sasha McVeigh ahead of her recent excellent show at Night and Day Cafe to discuss what she’s up to, why country music is enjoying such a resurgence and how her debut album is going. Why Country music? What…
London quintet Eliza and the Bear (James Kellegher, Callie Noakes, Martin Dukelow, Chris Brand and Paul Kevin Jackson) have been whipping up quite the proverbial storm since bursting onto the scene at the end of 2013, winning a legion of fans whilst supporting Paramore and Twin Atlantic. With their EP Light It Up seeing huge…
After their recent outstanding gig at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge, The Courtesans have now released their appropriately titled single, Genius, and have their debut album, 1917, set for release in September. Genius is simply that – it’s an incredible track which provokes the senses. It’s typical of the album, 1917, in that it beautifully crafts and…
Aged only 16, Gabriella Cilmi was launched into the public eye with her hit song Sweet About Me, a song which sold over 2 million copies and reached the top ten in 16 countries (peaking at number 8 in the UK). Now, still only 22 years old, the singer songwriter is back with her third album,…
Ahead of the launch performance for The Orielle’s latest Single Entity, we caught up with Halifax’s finest for a quick chat. Tell us a bit about your background Sid: We’ve been together for about two years now. We first met at a house party, where there was a piano upstairs and we started jamming together. We…
Fresh from her knockout performance at Matt and Phreds, where Charlie Cooper launched her incredible debut EP, Needs Must (When The Devil Drives), we met up with Charlie Cooper to discuss the EP, her career so far and what the future holds for such an incredible talent. The last time we met was for your EP…
