Before the main event, Manchester Academy welcomed ‘Dodgy’, Fronted by Nigel Clark on vocals/guitar, alongside Mathew Priest on drums, Andy Miller on guitar, Stu Thoy on bass and multi-instrumentalist Graham Mann on keys and brass. I usually roll support acts…
On Saturday night, Manchester Academy threw open its doors to welcome homegrown icon Shaun Ryder and Black Grape, for a celebration three decades in the making. Thirty years on since their chart-topping debut album, It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah! a…
On a bloody cold December night, I found myself dithering and weaving through Manchester’s streets, heading toward the city’s iconic Art Deco landmark, the O2 Apollo. Once a grand variety hall, now a Mecca for live music, its glowing friendly…
Back again at the countries largest indoor arena to sample the auditory delights of the Welsh indie-rock wonders, The Stereophonics. With a career spanning nearly three decades, they’ve sold over 16 million records worldwide, earned multiple UK number-one albums, and…
Britpop legends Cast returned to the Liverpool Olympia for a sold-out show celebrating 30 years of All Change. This was my second visit to this stunning Edwardian venue having just covered Manchester bass-slayer and all-round indie royalty, Peter Hook and…
Few people can be described as true legends on the music scene but John Otway is one of them. For over fifty years Otway has completely ignored the opinions of many and continued doing exactly what he pleases cloaked in an…
