Author: Sounds From Nowhere
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The Psychedelic Furs, The Wendy James Band, O2 Ritz, Manchester 01/10/2019
It came about at the request of the lead actress- a yet-unnamed project about teenage love both requited and unrequited, in a setting already familiar to the cast and crew. A single by a band she liked very much, at the time her favourite song. She asked a screenwriter, a man she enjoyed a close…
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Janelle Monáe, DJ Paulette & House of Ghetto, Castlefield Bowl Manchester, 04/07/2019
“Tonight we celebrate our weirdness. We celebrate being outcasts. Being dirty computers. All the things that make us unique. All the things that make them uncomfortable.”Scant days removed from her low-key show-stealing turn at Glastonbury and fresh from a brace of arena shows in London and Dublin, Janelle Monáe has turned to Manchester as part…
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The Eagles, M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool 30/06/2019
The iconic Californian rockers brought their incredible, five-star show to the M&S Bank Arena, in what might be the local highlight of the musical year. The Eagles have been around for almost fifty years now, without taking out their break-up years between 1980 and 1994, and their catalogue is far reaching, but you’d have to…
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Nick Cave, Eventim Olympia, Liverpool 26/06/2019
Nick Cave at the Olympia. Too good to be true? Liverpool’s most beautiful example of faded Victorian glamour playing host to the Gothic Prince himself, it’s a match made in heaven. Had this been any ordinary gig, it would have been wonderful enough, but this night, part of his Conversations with Nick Cave Tour was…
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Bon Jovi, Manic Street Preachers, Anfield Stadium, Liverpool 19/06/2019
Legendary rock hearthrobs Bon Jovi head to the iconic Liverpool Football Club grounds Anfield Stadium to rip it up. Jack Cinnamond writes. Fresh off their Olympia date only mere weeks ago, the Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers open the night with their wandering alternative sound. Kicking off with “Motorcycle Emptiness“, the band had their own…
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WITCH Documentary to Premiere at IndieLisboa on May 8th
The documentary surrounding the incredible story of Zambian psych legend Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda and the resurrection of his cult zamrock group WITCH will officially debut at IndieLisboa on May 8th. Directed by filmmaker Gio Arlotta, the documentary tells the story of Jagari and later follows the reunion of his zamrock group WITCH (We Intend To…
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Neighborhood Weekender Return to Warrington in May
The full line-up for the huge Warrington Neighborhood Weekender has been announced, with the festival returning to Victoria Park in Warrington this May. This year welcomes George Ezra and former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft as the headline acts, with Primal Scream and The Vaccines taking the subslots on the two days respectively. Saturday will also…
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6 Music Festival Review: Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Good The Bad and The Queen, Anna Calvi and More, 29-31/03/2019
The annual BBC Radio 6 Music Festival lands in Liverpool for the weekend and showcases our bright city for what it really is, the musical capital of the UK. The Eventim Olympia was the opening ground, the venue that in its original heyday held a circus, tonight is the stomping grounds for the live adventures…
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Wonderful Duo Her’s Have Passed Away, Confirms Label
Local pop favourites Her’s have tragically passed away after a road accident during their debut U.S tour, their record label has heartbreakingly confirmed. The fastly rising, wonderfully unique duo were fresh from Austin‘s SXSW showcase on their U.S tour when Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, and their tour manager Trevor Engelbrektson were involved in a…
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Sleaford Mods, O2 Academy Liverpool, 03/03/2019
Sleaford Mods are back in town and whilst it feels like there should be a pre-gig tension in the air, inlight of Jason Williamson’s penchant for angry wailing polemics, there is a much more prevalent feeling of love in the air. No amount of city re-generation can hide the fact that Liverpool is still feeling…
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