Cards on the table, I’m a Gabriella Cilmi fan. I’d wanted to see her live for a long time but circumstances continually conspired against me – even snow and ice got in on the act one time to prevent me from seeing her. So when this tour was announced I was on the verge of booking…
It’s twenty years since Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe (which has been rereleased this week), an album which arguably changed the way Mancunians walked and talked, changing the landscape for music lovers and inspiring young musicians. Now, founding member, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs is back with his latest group Phoneys & The Freaks, a…
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,…
For a band which avoids overloading guitars, steering clear of reverb and maintaining a clean, concise melodic theme, with a strong minimalistic approach, Teleman can certainly fill a room with sound to delight fans. That is exactly what we experienced last night at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. Before a sold-out Deaf Institute crowd, Teleman performed numbers from…
If you are not familiar with Kristyna Myles’ music – you need to be! We were fortunate enough to attend Kristyna’s album launch at the Deaf Institute and were left in absolutely no doubt as to her amazing talent. Three fantastic bands and artists supported the Kristyna Myles gig – Miss 600, Sam Gray and…
Brit Award and Ivor Novello award nominated singer Nerina Pallot has announted a 17-date nationwide tour, which will take in the Waterside Arts Centre in Sale on Monday 3rd May. The news coincides with the release of her EP Free As You Wanna Be which was released on Tuesday. This, her latest EP, has been…
We headed down to the Deaf Institute to catch the hottest thing to come out of Halifax in quite some time, The Orielles, launching their single Entity, a stunning piece of surf-rock/pop – strong bass, beautiful, dreamy vocals, driving guitar and drums. There’s quite a buzz developing about the Orielles, and we went in with…
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…
In recent months, Charlie Cooper has been featured on Craig Charles’ Soul and Funk Show on BBC Radio 6 as well as on BBC Radio 2 and was selected by Jools Holland himself to open his O2 Apollo gig in December 2013. So, last night we headed down to Matt and Phreds to catch her…
In the lottery of life, Nina Nesbitt hasn’t done too badly at all. At the age of 19, she’s an experienced gigger, launched her debut album, Peroxide, scored an army of fans, she’s certainly got the looks and style and she’s definitely got the talent to match. Almost a regular on the Manchester live scene, she…
