Gig Review: Seb Lowe at Manchester’s O2 Ritz

Manchester’s O2 Ritz welcomed some of the finest young Mancunian musical talents to warm up from Oldham’s wordsmith Seb Lowe, who delivered a masterful performance beyond his years to inspire socialist change.

Album Review: Beholder from The Blinders

One of Manchester’s hottest prospects, The Blinders, has released their most critically acclaimed album to date. Beholder feels as if the five-piece has stepped into their creative stride despite announcing they would be taking a step back from the band. 

Gig Review: Inspiral Carpets at Stockport’s AMP

As part of Stockport being awarded Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture, it was an opportunity to prove that their culture is going beyond a title when Manchester legends Inspiral Carpets took to the stage for an intimate gig at AMP.

Album Review: Liam Gallagher & John Squire

As far as supergroups groups go, Liam Gallagher and John Squire are some of the most star-studded. Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr forming Electornic, Alex Turner and Miles Kane in The Last Shadow Puppets, don’t come close to the Oasis frontman and The Stone Roses guitarist. But in terms of sound, the Mancunian icons delivered…

Gig Review: Coldplay at the Etihad

Legendary soft-rock group Coldplay proved why tickets to their show are like gold dust as they produced a spectacular performance where the whole of the Etihad Stadium was united by their beautiful music.