Author: Mark Kelly

Music lover. Gig reviewer. Often found at the merch stand.

Beyond Manchester

Jessica Lynn reveals lyric video for Getaway Car
ByMark Kelly

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]After recently releasing the single Getaway Car, Jessica Lynn has now shared the lyric video for the track. The video comes as she prepares to perform at tonight’s Belles & Gals International Awards Special which will be live-streamed from 7pm on…

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Jessy Rose shares solo single Set Free
ByMark Kelly

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Jessy Rose has shared his new solo single Set Free from upcoming debut EP Are You Home? The track marks a return for the former Hare Squead frontman. [adrotate banner=”3″] The track offers an introduction to the Dubliner’s story who is…

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Falana shares new single Joy
ByMark Kelly

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Falana has shared her new single Joy, the first release in a series of singles from global artists on Red Bull Records. The track was written with fellow singer-songwriter Omolara Ayodele and producer KINGBNJMN at the legendary Geejam Studios in Port…

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Teenage Fanclub share new single ahead of album and UK tour
ByMark Kelly

Teenage Fanclub have shared their new single I’m More Inclined ahead of the release of their new album and UK tour. The UK tour will open at Manchester Academy 2 in September 2021. [adrotate banner=”3″] I’m More Inclined was the first track put forward for the new album Endless Arcade. As the band’s Raymond McGinley…

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Aby Coulibaly shares video for new track Long Nights
ByMark Kelly

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Aby Coulibaly has shared the video for her latest track Long Nights, the follow up to highly praised singles Taurus and Maybe. Similarly, Long Nights has received huge praised from press, tastemakers and fans alike. [adrotate banner=”3″] The video for Long…

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Megan McKenna shares new single This
ByMark Kelly

Megan McKenna is set to release her new single This, some time after fans first fell in love with the track. The single marks a new deal with frtyfve records. [adrotate banner=”3″] Fans of Megan McKenna know the song through her performance of This on The X Factor: Celebrity as she performed it on the…

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In Review: Tay Temple returns with new single Train
ByMark Kelly

Manchester singer and songwriter Tay Temple is back with her new single Train, which is due for release on 22 February. The track depicts the solitude she felt when first moving away from home to pursue her music career in Manchester at the age of 16. [adrotate banner=”3″] Train marks Tay Temple’s third single. Following…

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Manchester Living | theatre, stage and film

Drive in Tina Turner tribute coming to Manchester’s Trafford Centre
ByMark Kelly

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]A Drive In Theatre Tina Turner tribute is coming to Manchester’s Trafford Centre in April. The production will star Justine Riddoch as the award-winning Tina Turner. [adrotate banner=”3″] Totally Tina is a recreation of a live TIna Turner concert, celebrating the…

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Sunbirds announce UK dates including Manchester’s Deaf Institute
ByMark Kelly

Sunbirds have announced three UK shows including a Manchester gig at the Deaf Institute for February 2022. The band is the new project from Beautiful South’s co-founder Dave Hemingway who joins South colleague Phil Barton, singer and violinist Laura Wilcockson and drummer Marc Parnell in the band. [adrotate banner=”3″] Sunbirds released their debut album Cool…

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Rainbreakers set to release new single Ashes
ByMark Kelly

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Rainbreakers have returned with their new single Ashes, taken from their upcoming album due out this year. Ashes is due for release on 26 February, with a video now available. [adrotate banner=”3″] Speaking about the release frontman Ben…

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