Manchester Academy 26th April 2022 Melancholy rules the air as Mitski and SASAMI dominate the Academy’s stage. Since the song Nobody went viral on Tiktok the past year, Mitski has seen her audience grow a significant amount, shifting from a…
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Words by Joanne Marsland Photos by Philip Goddard Friday night and I got to see one of the most influential men in British music history, Mod God PAUL WELLER. After enormous fame with THE JAM in the 70’s and THE…
Words and Photos by Joanne Marsland Thursday night at Victoria warehouse, Manchester was host to an energetic, anthem filled gig with headliners THE VACCINES and support from BLACK HONEY and AZIYA. AZIYA is a 21 year old London singer/songwriter/producer and…
Words and Photos by Steve White An eye injury means that former Simple Minds bass player, Derek Forbes – co-writer of some of their biggest tunes including Waterfront – can no longer play support on this tour. So tonight’s three…
“Sparks is an American pop and rock duo” (Wiki). No, Sparks are probably the most innovative, inventive, imaginative, exciting rock/pop/electronic/dance/synth/orchestral/classical/punk/eclectic/odd-ball duo/band you’re ever likely to come across and, despite having formed in 1971 and having released 25 albums since, in…
Word by Joanne Marsland Photos by Philip Goddard This was the first of 2 consecutive nights for Jack at the Apollo, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if most of the audience had tickets for the Monday night too….