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Music review: The Eagles, Anfield, Liverpool
A warm summer’s evening, and Anfield is filling up. There’s a buzz of anticipation. I love this place, it is so full of memories for me. But this isn’t another of those high-tension nights of European football. This is about recapturing a peaceful, easy feeling.
Read the full story..‘Music has been a constant over the years, like a coloured thread woven into cloth’
Sometimes I think about how my life would be if I had made it as a hugely famous musician.
Read the full story..Music Review: The Psychedelic Furs, Manchester Academy
There have been considerable developments since The Psychedelic Furs last commanded a Manchester stage.
Read the full story..“The vibes were sick.” The Hara talk to Northern Soul
I first met the three-piece heavy rock outfit known as The Hara during Storm Eunice. It was one of the worst UK storms in recent memory and a day where, between the four of us, no one had thought to bring an umbrella.
Read the full story..Exhibition Review: Don’t You Forget About Me, British Music Experience, Liverpool
At its best, pop resists the definitive. It side-steps the constraints of those who try to pin it down and restrict it to a dull litany of the usual saints, the Dylans and the Lennons, the Whites and the Sheerans, those who are dead and those who might as well be, desiccating them into relics and museum pieces, suitable for endless resale.
Read the full story..“I’m still the same person I was back then.” Altered Images singer Clare Grogan talks to Northern Soul
If Channel 5’s Friday music documentaries are to be believed, the 80s was the best decade for music.
Read the full story..“We formed a band at the right time.” Northern Soul talks to Shambolics
It’s no secret that the Scottish indie scene has soared in popularity over the past few years.
Read the full story..Review: Manchester Collective, Heavy Metal, The White Hotel, Salford
After what can only be described as a terrific year for Manchester Collective, the music organisation brings 2021 to a close with its Heavy Metal tour which, throughout December, has received rave reviews in London, Leeds and Bristol.
Read the full story..The Rats’ Tales: The extraordinary life stories of Manchester buskers, The Piccadilly Rats
If you’ve ever meandered past the corner of Lever Street and Piccadilly Gardens in the heart of Manchester, you’ve probably witnessed the unabated joy that is beloved busking collective, The Piccadilly Rats.
Read the full story..Music Review: Paul Weller, Liverpool Eventim Olympia
Let’s get one thing straight from the start. There’s no point in pretending that this is going to be a reasoned, impartial and unbiased review, because it’s not.
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