Author: Sounds From Nowhere
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The Night Cafe, Paris Youth Foundation, Cheap Thrills, Arts Club 03/02/2018
Three years ago, Sean Martin, lead singer of The Night Café, was barred from the East Village Arts Club. Three years later, he’s back with his band who have sold out the place. In a venue where confetti always seems to be falling down from the roof, The Night Café bring their show home for…
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Moon Duo, The White Hotel, Manchester 01/02/2018
The start of February 2018 has proven to be a rather special time in term of astrology, with a Super Blue Blood Moon hanging in the sky. There are all manner of extraordinary implications within this phenomena that resonates strongly in psychedelia, everything from witchcraft through to astral projection- and the aptly named Moon Duo…
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Arctic Monkeys Confirmed for Mad Cool 2018!
Arctic Monkeys have broke their long silence with a fresh look and many festival announcements, including Mad Cool Festival in Madrid. We're pleased to announce our 2018 festival dates. Full information at https://t.co/j1hCeXFZBM pic.twitter.com/0LSBftUUZb — Arctic Monkeys (@ArcticMonkeys) January 29, 2018 The band will co-headline Friday at Mad Cool alongside Jack White, with Pearl Jam,…
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Sextile, Hey Bulldog, Eyesore & The Jinx, Castle Hotel, Manchester 24/01/2018
A seemingly innocuous location, the back room of a small public house, atop a hardwood stage not more than inches high- intimacy defined. Los Angeles post-punk garage-rock outfit Sextile, showcasing their new album Albeit Living, thrive in this environment. Their sound attuned to densely-packed smoky backrooms rather than the golden Californian skies of their hometown,…
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Bluedot 2018: Chemical Brothers, Flaming Lips, Future Islands and The Halle Headline
The magnificent Bluedot Festival has announced its 2018 festival line-up and it’s mesmerising. Headlined by The Chemical Brothers, The Flaming Lips, Future Islands and Blue Planet in Concert with The Halle, this year’s festival of intergalactic proportions takes over Jodrell Bank Observatory for four days of programming. Joining the headliners are Public Service Broadcasting, Gary…
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Mark E. Smith, of The Fall, Has Died at 60
Legendary lyricist of the one of Manchester’s greatest bands The Fall, Mark E. Smith has passed away at age 60, following a stint of bad health. Frontman of the uncanny, cult post-punk band The Fall, Mark E. Smith gained a name for his cryptic, Northern lryrics and his prolific work with The Fall. The Fall…
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Liverpool Sound City 2018: DMA’s Headline, More Announced
Liverpool Sound City has announced more acts for their Baltic Triangle festival including Saturday headliners DMA’s, who join Peace at the top of the bill. Black Honey, Superorganism, Wye Oak, Nick Ellis, The Blinders, Queen Zee are among the new highlights announced. Also announced are the venues in which the festival will take place, from…
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Preview: Independent Venue Week 2018
Independent Venue Week is right around the corner and many venues in the city are celebrating your local venues and you should be too! Venues like The 27 Club are celebrating all week, here are the gig listings for EBGBs and The Jacaranda. Red Rum Club take to EBGBs on Monday January 29th for Vinyl…
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WRONG Completes 2018 Festival
Liverpool‘s destructive WRONG Festival has announced their full lineup and it’s amazing. Headlined by Future of the Left and a very exciting performance by CAN legend Damo Suzuki backed by MUGSTAR. This year’s WRONG has several amazing acts including GNOD, Conan, Hey Colossus, Kagoule, Sex Swing, Spectres and The St. Pierre Snake Invasion. Also including…
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The Beatles and The Lord of The Rings
The best stories to tell are the strangest and this story is one of the oddest you’ll hear. In the mid-1960s, while The Beatles were still on top of the world, they released their second feature film Help!. While not a masterpiece, The Beatles enjoyed making their films and continued until their final hour and…
