DELILAH BON: THE RAGE WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
Exclusive Feature and Interview by Hannah “Dead Men Don’t Rape shook the entire room. It was truth, not a chant.” Watching Delilah Bon live feels like stepping into a world that makes more sense than the one outside. A world where survivors are believed. A world where women are not punished for existing. A world where […]
The Empty Page bring powerhouse Punk Passion to Star and Garter
For 124 years, Star and Garter has stood tall at the edge of Manchester and earned itself quite the name for the punk scene both in Manchester and across the world as well as a beacon of resilience in an age of manchester bar culture and high rises, making it the perfect breeding ground for […]
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Exhale Self-Doubt – Exclusive Interview with Danny Wright
In the back alleys of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, there is a door that leads to an artist who attracts one of the most diverse audiences I have ever experienced. Men in their 60s dancing and singing every lyric, alternative women with the coolest hair and makeup you’ve ever seen, middle-aged women in suits and heels, […]
Skindred Pack Out Wakefield’s Venue23
Whether you know Venue23 as it is now, or as it was during its original incarnation, Warehouse23 – I feel it’s more important now than ever to support independently run venues and live music. Saying that, this sold-out show was absolutely rammed, and there was no mistaking that this 850 capacity venue was packed out […]
Spacey Jane — A Band Making Waves from Australia to the UK
When Spacey Jane stepped onto the stage at Manchester Academy, the atmosphere shifted. The lights dip, the crowd hushes, and the opening riff of Through My Teeth slices through the room. It’s less a gig and more a collective exhale, a moment suspended between nostalgia and new beginnings, where Australians and Mancunians merge into one, […]
Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber — Global Tour Announced
Thirty years on from redefining hip-hop, Wu-Tang Clan continue to evolve their legacy with Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber, a global celebration of rhythm, mythology, and creative force. Following a sold-out North American run earlier this year, the Clan now take their movement worldwide. The tour kicks off in Amsterdam on March 2nd, 2026, before […]
Tony Walsh: Where Word Meets Rhythm
Musicality is rich in the way Tony Walsh speaks, not in the backing track, but in the voice itself. Each phrase lands like a drumbeat, each pause carries its own tension, his Mancunian dulcet tones. He’s a poet, sure, but listen closely and you’ll hear it: rhythm, phrasing, and pulse. Spoken word that doesn’t just tell, it […]
Superfan Revival: How Gen Z Is Redesigning Fandom
There’s a clear and definitive feeling and rhythm to belonging. It’s in the rituals that we have as music fans and concert goers whether that be pulling on a homemade shirt, painting a lyric across a shoddy cardboard sign, or stepping into a crowd already singing the first line before an artist has hit the […]
Sam Fender scoops Mercury Prize with New Release
Sam Fender doesn’t really do quiet years. Fresh off a Mercury Prize nod and a summer of sold-out stadiums, he’s back with a deluxe edition of his chart-topping third album, People Watching, arriving 5th December via Polydor Records. The Mercury Prize win last night cemented his place in the modern canon. People Watching saw Fender […]
A View From A Bridge: Music, Honesty, and the Space Between
There’s something quietly powerful about watching a musician pick up a red telephone on a bridge and simply talk. No studio, no PR spin, no crowd. Just a voice, a moment, and the hum of the city behind them. That’s the beauty of A View From A Bridge, Joe Bloom’s project that strips away the […]