Manchester
Say Psych: Video Premiere: XUP – Sunday Girl
XUP is Lane on the Mustang bass, drums and vocals – a one woman, all power offering that is here to blow your mind. Lane began writing, recording and performing as XUP in 2008, releasing seven albums while based in London and Manchester. For live performances, she’s occasionally had other musicians playing drums and guitar, …
Say Psych: Interview – XUP
Manchester’s underground has never been short of bands, but it could be considered lacking when it comes to solo females. XUP is a one woman spectacular who has been around for a while now, but has recently upped the anti and is making a stir. With a new single on the horizon, BSM caught up …
Keeping Control : Independent Manchester Music Scene 1977-81 Remembered
Keeping Control: Independent Music from Manchester 1977-1981 Various Artists on Cherry Red Records (76 track 3xCD set) This a great collection of Manchester music from a 4-year period in its history, perhaps the most important era in the overall scheme of things. Manchester entrepreneurial legend Anthony Davidson, the owner of TJM Rehearsal studios, probably the …
Outbreak Festival 2023 – Day Splits Announced
It’s 12 years since the Outbreak Festival began in Sheffield and the festival has new home in Manchester for 2023, in the shape of the Mayfield Depot, a stones throw from Piccadilly Station, having been at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in 2022. Day splits and day tickets have just been announced, which sees some of the …
Say Psych: Live Review: The Dirt & Special Guests @ The Peer Hat, Manchester 14.04.2023
Photos by Meg Crowther Lomax Tonight, is a special one, with the gathering of likeminded souls at Manchester’s Northern Quarter hub for misfits The Peer Hat, for the launch of the Agitator EP by The Dirt. Before we get on to them, we are treated to sets from three support acts. First up are Bloodworm, …
Meet: Saul Davies of Manchester band James.
With James set to release their 40th anniversary double album of greatest hits reimagined with a full orchestra & choir this June and head out on the road for a run of headline shows, starting at the end of April and running through till mid May, Then playing a number of UK summer festival dates, …