Posts by Month: April 2011

The first support band have already started playing as I arrive, it’s still light outside and the smoke from the machine is caught in the late evening rays as they bounce off the glitter ball. Small groups of people are huddled together around the perimeters of the room giving an … Read on

Curtis Eller, the foremost yodelling Banjo player from the Big Apple made his annual trip across the pond and (as always on the Manchester date) settled in the steadfast setting of the Ruby Lounge to perform to an eager, if not expectant crowd.

Peddling his unique blend of Victorian infused … Read on

“I’ll belong to this world someday”

Every so often, I have this dream that my mother dies and I am overwhelmed by profound sadness. This emotion drills a hole deep in my chest and resides there, pulsing and warm, long after I have awoken. Not often can one experience something … Read on

We met the lovely Dr.Mahogany’s Goat Circus at Hulme Community Garden Centre to film this beautiful version of ‘Stomping Foot, Clapping Hand’ in one of the centre’s grow tents.

By Adam Yare
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“I can’t wait for it to be out, we’ve been sitting on the record for a really long time and we’re just ready for people to hear it,” proclaims a very tired Chris Freeman, Keyboard player with Atlanta based group the Manchester Orchestra.

The bands third … Read on