• Obituary: Viola Beach

    On the 13th of February, the four member indie band Viola Beach and their manager tragically died in a car accident in Södertälje, Sweden after playing their first international gig. The incident killed guitarist and singer, Kris Leonard, guitarist River Reeves, bassist Tomas Lowe , and drummer Jack Dakin...
  • Playlist: Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day is upon us. If words alone can’t conceivably hope to covey the depths of your passion, if you hope to woo a potential valentine, or even if you’re sacking off the whole thing as a bad job – compile the following playlist and all of your appropriately seasonal fancies and...
  • Album Review: Charlie Puth – Nine Track Mind

    Charlie Puth gained his fame through posting pop and doo-wop videos on YouTube since 2009. Nine Track Mind is his first album, which features the infectiously catchy single ‘Marvin Gaye’ featuring Meghan Trainor, that has bound to have gotten on your nerves already. Puth attempted to honour the soul...
  • Album Review: Daughter – Not To Dissapear

    Dark, slow and melancholic, Daughter’s second album, Not To Disappear certainly follows in the footsteps of their first album ‘If You Leave’ by addressing deep and harrowing personal issues such as loneliness, alienation, the emotional destabilisation that follows destructive life events and depression. This album is chilled out and...
  • Live Review: Happy Mondays, Rock City (26/11/15)

    Madchester’s baggy Happy Mondays celebrated the 25th anniversary of their best known album – Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Belly Aches – at Rock City on the 26th of November, packing out the large venue with raucous fans, and proving that, despite their previous comeback failures, they haven’t worn themselves out...
  • I Am The Resurrection, Again: Thoughts on the Second Return of The Stone Roses

    The Stone Roses, one of the great bands that helped Manchester’s music scene secure it’s formidable reputation, recently announced two comeback gigs, to be held in June next year at the Etihad Stadium, and even organised two extra nights after overwhelmingly high demand for the £60+ tickets. They will also headline T in...
  • Live Review: Blossoms, Rescue Rooms (10/10/2015)

    Stockport’s rising Blossoms, who supported The Courteeners at Heaton Park in July (alongside Peace and Bipolar Sunshine) have termed their own unique sub-genre ‘Ethereal Nostalgic Sonance’. It does sound painfully pretentious but their tunes are trippy, chilled and dreamy, with indie-pop vibes softening the psychedelic mystique. The band, who started...