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Sable - 'Kitchen Sink' - Album Review
Released on the 20th August, Kitchen Sink sees Sable - once Manchester based and now occupier of continental-creative-capital Berlin –...
Aug 23, 2021


Gamma Girl - 'Van Helsing killed kids' - Track Review
Released on July 1st, North-West native Gamma Girl’s newest track entitled ‘Van Hesling killed kids’ is as weird and awesome as its...
Jun 30, 2021


Witch Fever - ‘Reincarnate’ - Track Review
Manchester Doom Punks Witch Fever have returned with their new, smouldering anthem ‘Reincarnate’. This track doesn’t fuck about. You’re...
Jun 2, 2021


Luke Lovekin – 'I Like It When You're Mean' - Track Review
Releasing on the 28th of May this year “I like it when you're mean” is the latest provocative dark pop offering from Manchester artist...
May 28, 2021


Sugarstone & SLAP RASH – Socially Distanced and Live at The Ferret:
It’s been a hard year for music fans globally with Covid-19 cutting off gigs, tours signings and harming artists and touring crews alike....
May 28, 2021


Dream English Kid - ‘I See Red’ - Track Review
Released a year ago this week, Manchester group Dream English Kid’s single I See Red emerges playfully between spine chilling and...
May 22, 2021


TINFOILS - 'How Do You Sleep At Night' - Track Review
TINFOILS’ latest release, the bright and driving ‘How Do You Sleep At Night’, arrives just in time for Summer. ‘How Do You Sleep At...
May 18, 2021


The Goa Express – ‘Second Time’ – Track Review
The Contemporaneous psych rock band The Goa Express are a group who had been snatched up and enthused by the Manchester music scene while...
May 14, 2021


DEAFDEAFDEAF - ‘Odes’ - Track Review
Over at SPEW, we have all been keeping our eye on post-punk band DEAFDEAFDEAF as we were utterly impressed with their relentless and...
Apr 30, 2021


Lissy Daisy - 'Prairie Gentian' - EP Review
Recently moved from the outskirts of rural Lancashire into the contrary concrete landscape of Manchester, Lissy Daisy brings along with...
Apr 23, 2021


Document Tour Announcement
Manchester Post-Punk outfit Document have announced their span of UK tour dates. The aptly titled “August Tour” will see the 5 piece...
Apr 21, 2021


A Chat With Diminutive Arthur
We had a chat with Diminutive Arthur, electronic low-fi/hiphop artist to discuss his new project "WAYS OF SEEING", future projects and...
Apr 19, 2021


Cable Car Disaster - 'I Broke My Synthesizer' - Track Review
A solo project which you could say was built from limitations straining from a stolen DAW, one microphone and, as the title explains,...
Apr 15, 2021


The Battery Farm - Artist Spotlight
The great thing about Manchester is that it caters for a wild variety of artists who are at home in the city, honing their craft without...
Apr 7, 2021


NARA - 'Fashion' - Track Review
Rife with energy and sonic wonders, meet the Manchester band who are making waves with their debut offering ‘FASHION’. Nara are Dan, Zak,...
Mar 27, 2021


Hayes & Y - 'The Times' - Track Review
It has been quite the dreariest month I have had for some time while steadily waiting for the moment I can once again experience some...
Mar 21, 2021


Springfield Elementary - Artist Spotlight
An unusual choice of band name can go a long way. So much so that the subtle nod to our favourite yellow cartoon heroes caused me to...
Mar 17, 2021


The Covasettes - 'Modern Rapunzel' - Track Review
'Modern Rapunzel' is a perfect fit for your indie rock playlist that's bound to fill the air of our hopeful summer with our mates and...
Mar 12, 2021


Euan Ellis - ‘In Motion’ - Album Review
‘In Motion’ is exactly what it says on the metaphorical tin. It is a love letter to those late night road trips that we all have missed...
Mar 2, 2021


Loose Articles - 'Buses' - Track Review
If for some reason you are a raving fan of Transport for Greater Manchester, this track is definitely not for you. However, if you are...
Feb 25, 2021


Catch up with Foxglove's Abi
we had a great catch up with Foxglove's Abi to discuss their recent performance on Scruff of the Neck, crochet and their new single!...
Feb 16, 2021


Suave Martyrs - 'Cascades Of Gold' - Track Review
I may be late to stumble upon the indie band called Suave Martyrs, but oh boy am I glad to hear some freshness in Manchester which isn't...
Feb 13, 2021


Canvas – 'Touch the Sun' - Track review
Originally from Burnley and now occupying Manchester Indie-Psychedelic band Canvas have just released their first single onto major...
Feb 12, 2021


Marc Todd - 'Feel Like A Hurricane' - Track Review
I was sent exclusive access to ‘Feel like a Hurricane’ from Indie-folk artist Marc Todd. Listening to Marc’s previous release ‘Always, I...
Jan 28, 2021


atmos bloom - Self Titled - EP Review
atmos bloom are Manchester’s newest dream pop duo, featuring Manchestrer’s Tilda Gratton and Curtis Paterson. What started as a side...
Dec 30, 2020


Fainter – 'In Reverse' - Track Review
In Reverse, a fresh single released by the two-piece band, Fainter, as of last month has Spew hitting repeat. The band has a protruding...
Dec 16, 2020


Separator - 'Pull You Under' - Live Review
In anticipation of Separator (formerly Alex Rave and the Sceptical) releasing a full performance in the coming week, I had the pleasure...
Nov 9, 2020


GNOD & João Pais Filipe – 'Faca De Fogo' - Album Review
GNOD, The psychedelic noise rock collective, have recently fused together with Porto-based sound sculpture and percussionist João Pais...
Nov 4, 2020


Phoebe Green - 'Golden Girl' - Track Review
Phoebe Green - Golden Girl Following up from her previous offering of the year, ‘Reinvent’, Phoebe Green has returned with a dark,...
Nov 4, 2020


Foxglove - 'Bright Lights' - Track Review
I was lucky enough to get an exclusive listen to Indie Pop band Foxglove’s new single ‘Bright Lights’’. I watched this band live at The...
Nov 4, 2020


Oort Clod - 'No Shine' - Track Review
Alternative, garage punk band Oort Clod’s track “No shine” takes the 3 chords rule with its simplistic chorus and catchy vocal melody...
Nov 4, 2020


James Hartley - 'What I Gotta Do?' - Track Review
Upcoming singer/songwriter James Hartley from Bury Is hitting harder than ever with his new release “What I Gotta Do?”. With the infusion...
Nov 4, 2020


Lockdown Chat With Document
During the hight of the COVID-19 lockdown, I had the pleasure of catching up (online) with dark Manchester post punks Document. This is...
Sep 1, 2020


Amy Stephens.
This week we talked to Amy Stephens. Q: Tell us about yourself. What is your photography story - how did you get to where you are now?...
Sep 1, 2020
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