There’s a particular kind of hush that settles over a venue just before the opening act walks on. Not silence, because Mancs and the Ritz don’t do silence, but that low, curious murmur of a crowd still finding its feet,…
Walking into the Ritz last Wednesday, the space grabbed you more than anything else – Not the crowd, the stage, or even the bands, but the fact that the normally well populated balcony was closed off, reserved only for AAA…
I managed to scrounge myself a Photopass for Airbourne’s Manchester show. If you have never experienced Airbourne live then I suggest you make sure you do next time they tour, they are something special. Enjoy the pics…..
The Deaf Institute’s ground floor Lodge Room has always felt like the kind of place where bands come to either find themselves or lose themselves. Sometimes both happen on the same night. The 100 capacity room seems intimate without being…
Friday night at Manchester Academy opened its doors to the electrifying force that is Franz Ferdinand as they kicked off the early run of their massive world tour, storming through Ireland, Europe, and even lining up a US festival appearance…
More than thirty years after they first surfed the shimmering crest of the Britpop wave, Dodgy return with a single that feels both familiar and revelatory. “It’s Not the End,” released yesterday, arrives as the second preview of Hello Beautiful,…