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We’ve been looking forward to filming a session with Manchester’s kraut astronauts, Plank! for years so we were pretty excited to get them down to the fantastic surrounds of the Manchester Museum to film a couple of tracks including their new single ‘Aphidelity’ which is out now on Aa Recordings. … Read on
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This New Year’s Eve in Manchester, stop dickin’ about and drag your turkey-beaten ass down to Fuel Cafe as we say hello to 2014 like a sarcastic cousin.
We’ll be scrubbing off 2013′s dried-on stains with the flannel of fun as we welcome the super-sound Daq Sabbath and the … Read on
CURATIONS is a monthly night of musical power curated by a guest Manchester music entity. Whether it be a label, band, website or writer, the guest curator gets free reign of our home away from home Fuel Cafe to put on whatever musical delights they choose.
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Cherry Ghost is songwriter/vocalist Simon Aldred. In 2007, the debut album, Thirst for Romance, revealed the potential of what this extraordinary artist could do. Widescreen, wondrous songs, like Mathematics and 4am, had already been showcased on Later with Jools Holland months before the album’s release, and then were played … Read on
Cherry Ghost is songwriter/vocalist Simon Aldred. In 2007, the debut album, Thirst for Romance, revealed the potential of what this extraordinary artist could do. Widescreen, wondrous songs, like Mathematics and 4am, had already been showcased on Later with Jools Holland months before the album’s release, and then were played … Read on
A Night Of Winter With Patrick Wolf
Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilizes a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola. He is known for combining electronic sampling with … Read on
We’re very excited to announce that Grunge outfit LOOM will be playing for us at The Castle on 19th December as part of their sardonically festive ‘Season’s Beatings’ tour.
Those who saw them tear Trof Fallowfield to shreds in June can vouch for their anarchic Nirvana ‘In Utero’ inspired … Read on
When The Broken Family Band called it a day in 2009, after eight years of shows, five albums – seven if you count mini efforts The King Will Build A Disco and Jesus Songs – and a fair few spots on the more esoteric of musical outlets (Radio 4′s … Read on
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On the 6th December 2013 Manchester label, Dogface Records, officially opens it’s doors, celebrating with a fantastic showcase of the quality acts it has been busy producing over the course of this year. Formed by a close-knit core of producers, songwriters and at least one technological genius.
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Chorley grunge-poppers, Then Thickens have unveiled the video for recent single ‘Restart Your Heart’ (released Dec 2nd 2013 on Hatch Records) taken from the band’s forthcoming third album, ‘Death Cap At Anglezarke’ which is premiering over at Q Magazine right now. It was directed by our very own … Read on
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