We met Hannah Peel at Cross Street Chapel in the centre of Manchester to film this beautiful version of ‘Song For The Sea’.
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Video: Rik Warren
We met the amazing Rik Warren at The legendary Johnny Roadhouse music shop on Oxford road to film this bluesy session!
Read on...Review: Ariel Pink + ANR + Weird Era || MCR Academy 3 || 18/05/11
Better other half, with Ariel Pink and snuggling men
“I saw Haunted Graffitti live the other night, Ariel got off stage and made out with me, me being a straight man….Ariel….Pink of all people.”
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Ariel’s cute as a button ain’t he? how could this pint sized pop genius … Read on
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Video: Trojan Horse
We were lucky enough to film Manchesters Trojan Horse in the Power Hall at the Museum of Science and Industry, here they perform ‘Discipling the Reserve Army’ amid the steam engines and railway carriages
Read on...Review: Perfume Genius, Jo Rose || The Kings Arms || 17/05/11
The room is eerie-still as Mike Hadreas, AKA Perfume Genius takes his place behind his keyboard at a very full King’s Arms in Salford.
We have already watched the wonderfully understated, never over-rated Jo Rose flow through another beautiful set of his tender, poetic, country tinged songs, with numbers like … Read on
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Video: The Youth Anxiety
We visited TYA at their lovely home very near our lovely home in Withington where they were kind enough to perform this awesome version of ‘The Double Image’ in their front room!
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Video: MAZES
We met up with Mazes at the Deaf Institute’s backstage flat where they jumped in the bath to perform this awesome version of ‘Go-Betweens’.
Read on...Review: Future Everything presents… Warpaint || The Ritz || 14.05.11
“Be sure to note the key changes in the set, I guarantee you won’t need more than one finger to count them,” My friend advises from his Antipodean residence.
“Also try not mentioning who they’ve dated, as every review I’ve ever read has mentioned John Frusciante and Vincent Gallo…”
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Video: Dark Dark Dark
We met up with Dark Dark Dark at St Phil’s Church ahead of their support slot for The Black Heart Procession as part of the wonderful Future Everything Festival. Here is their awesome performance of ‘Celebrate’, filmed on the organ balcony of St Phil’s…
Read on...Review: Future Everything Presents…FUCKED UP + KONG || ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD || 12.05.11
“If the people behind FutureEverything have ‘cherry pick[ed] some of the most innovative, ground-breaking and sensational acts of 2011’ then why the hell am I having to watch Stranger Son of W.B?” was pretty much my only thought upon entering Islington Mill on Thursday night. The Manchester ensemble were already … Read on
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