ALBUM REVIEW: King of the Slums – Our Favourite Trainers
THEY emerged from Hulme in 1986, breathing sour fire and an eagle eye for unfashionable detail. Second cousins of The Fall in the way they filtered and spat language to…
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MNRØ – I’m not running to you
Out right now is the debut single by Manchester singer-songwriter MNRØ, I’m not running to you, and it marks her out as something to watch out for in the rest…
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TRACK: swim in Lindsay Munroe’s ‘River’
JUST pause a second, and see Lindsay Munroe. Just a brief pause, before you press the right-cursor on her latest track, “River”. I’ll pretty much guarantee you that you’ll utter…
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SEE: The Blinders up the darkness on ‘Mule Track’
MANCHESTER-based, Doncaster-bred goth-punk outfit The Blinders are back in the fray, with their second album in the can – and their latest single “Mule Track” is a dark thrust into…
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Premiere: Joell Jordi – Living For Tonight
Taken from his debut EP, due out later this month, we’re delighted to premiere ‘Living for Tonight’ by 26 year old Manchester singer-songwriter Joell Jordi. Of the track, he says…
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Track: Lute – Dead and Buried
Manchester Prog metallers Lute have released a new, third, single ‘Dead And Buried’ following on from previous releases Fears and Victims of the Fall. It’s full of extended riffs, gear…
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News: 808 State announce huge hometown show at Manchester O2 Ritz
808 STATE will return for a LIVE hometown show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz this Winter, which is sure to be the best pre-Christmas party of the year. Following their phenomenal…
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Album Review: Bethlehem Casuals – The Tragedy Of Street Dog
You’ve got to love Bethlehem Casuals, haven’t you? The new album from the Manchester septet – The Tragedy of Street Dog, sees a concept record – a road to discovering…
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Track: Metro Trinity – Die Young EP
Short lived Manchester band Metro Trinity only Released this EP, back in 1987 on their own Cafeteria label, and a split with the Inspiral Carpets via Dave Haslam’s Debris fanzine.…
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Track: Gogo Penguin – Kora
Taken from their forthcoming self-titled album, out on June 5th via legendary Jazz label Blue Note, Manchester’s Mercury Prize winning trio Gogo Penguin have released a new track, ‘Kora’, named…
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