Last weekend saw this year’s big Ladyfest event take place at Islington Mill.  Ladyfest has been on my radar for several months  and, fr...

The pat response to hearing about a new graphic novel about The Fall frontman Mark E Smith would be to say that it shouldn't be too har...

The May Day Bank Holiday is approaching this weekend and that can only mean one thing. Well, depending which century your traditions are or...

Double digits. SFTOC is 10. A coming of age? Never mind the sentiment, is the event any good? Each year has seen a development, a willingnes...

There are various ways of approaching Sounds From The Other City . First and foremost, as an open-minded musical explorer keen to turn your ...

If you want to talk all that talk about due-paying, then Cul De Sac have been experimenting since the 70s and are a kind of indie Grateful D...

Jonn Dean has been a constantly shifting musical experimenter during his time recording and performing music from a Manchester hub. An elect...

Times haven’t been easy for the recorded music industry since the turn of the century. The millennium bug hit hard and there’s no popular so...

Years ago, neatly tucked in alongside Humble Soul’s other local traditional folkies including Liz Green and John Fairhurst, Denis Jones was...

So, onwards to the latter half of the year. July, the delta of a month when MIF docks at Manchester’s shores, overflows into multifarious d...

This week sees Caulbearers, one of Manchester’s most progressive music outfits, release their much anticipated debut EP. Manchester MULE ...

This year’s Sounds From The Other City (SFTOC) festival sees that elusive guest not immediately associated with previous Bank Holiday Sunda...