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.
Having enjoyed huge success with The Saturdays, Una Healy returned to her roots with her debut solo album The Waiting Game and recently set off on her debut UK solo headline tour. The run of intimate dates on her Voice Inside Of Me Tour included a Manchester gig at the Deaf Institute, as well as…
Both fixtures on the Manchester music scene, when Ben Williams and Hayley Williams decided to form the duo Son of William it was, quite literally, music to our ears. We caught up with the new duo to hear about their songwriting, creative process, launching their debut EP at Whiskey Jar on 27 June 2018 and…
Fresh off the back of her latest huge single Obsessed, Maggie Lindemann comes to Manchester Arena this week, supporting The Vamps on their UK tour. The rising star has enjoyed ever growing success since she took the brave, whirlwind decision at the age of 16 to move to LA to pursue her dream career. Capitalising…
As I sit backstage at Rebellion with Skye Sweetnam and Matt Drake of Sumo Cyco, their fondness for Manchester comes up quite a few times. In fact it’s one of the first things they mention. “We have lots of special memories (of Manchester)” declares Skye before she laughs. “And some that we’ve forgotten because we’ve…
Jenn Bostic makes her return to the UK shortly for a run of dates which include a Manchester gig at Gullivers on 2 May. The Manchester gig comes towards the end of run of dates in support of her upcoming album, Revival, which is due for release just a couple of days later on 4…
Utah alt-pop quartet The Aces are on a roll. Their growing popularity being matched by the every increasing media approval – “Artist To Watch” plaudits were thrown their way in 2017; nods of approval have been frequent from media outlets; and after releasing the debut EP I Don’t Like Being Honest last year, the band…
It was back in 2016 when we first saw Sarah Darling live at London’s Country2Country music festival where she performed at one of the pop-up stages which act as a precursor to the main evening event. And she was in good company, with other acts gracing the free stages including Ashley Campbell (who performs at…
They’ve built a reputation on sensational live shows, so when Yonaka were announced to appear at Manchester’s The Ruby Lounge, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to catch them. We also managed to get a bit of time with them backstage to find out what makes them tick, their new EP Heavy and future plans….
When Lo Moon burst on to the music scene with the stunning Loveless, critics and music fans were wowed. But as quickly as they arrived, they seemed to disappear. Now, however, with new material under their belt, plenty of gigs performed and their live UK debut, Lo Moon are certainly back. We managed to get…
Starring Roxanne Pallett, Habit was launched at Manchester’s Grimmfest last week. It was an immediate winner with fans. Though nestling comfortably within the horror genre, it also delves in to the realms of drama and thriller. The film sees Michael (the excellent Elliot Langridge) drawn into the dark, troubled, underbelly of Manchester where he finds himself…
