With Arkells’ upcoming album Rally Cry set for release on 19 October, the band hit the UK for a run of dates just a few weeks later. Their seven date UK tour sees the Canadian 5-piece performing at Manchester’s Club Academy. And it marks a welcome return to these...
Lindsay Ell makes her welcome return to Manchester in October with a gig at the city's Night and Day. The Manchester gig, one of two UK dates she is playing, marks her return to the city where she performed a joint headline show with Kristian Bush earlier in the...
After her stunning show at the Deaf Institute a few months back, Catherine McGrath returns to Manchester to headline at Gorilla. It’s been a whirlwind time for the singer/songwriter who has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Moving on quickly from her own debut headline tour...
It’s only a few weeks until Black Honey’s self-titled debut album is released and anticipation is certainly building. A series of festival appearances over the summer, an upcoming UK tour, taking in Manchester Academy, and the release of their truly excellent single...
Having enjoyed huge success with The Saturdays, Una Healy returned to her roots with her debut solo album The Waiting Game and recently set off on her debut UK solo headline tour. The run of intimate dates on her Voice Inside Of Me Tour included a Manchester gig at...
Both fixtures on the Manchester music scene, when Ben Williams and Hayley Williams decided to form the duo Son of William it was, quite literally, music to our ears. We caught up with the new duo to hear about their songwriting, creative process, launching their debut...
As I sit backstage at Rebellion with Skye Sweetnam and Matt Drake of Sumo Cyco, their fondness for Manchester comes up quite a few times. In fact it's one of the first things they mention. "We have lots of special memories (of Manchester)" declares Skye before she...
Utah alt-pop quartet The Aces are on a roll. Their growing popularity being matched by the every increasing media approval - "Artist To Watch" plaudits were thrown their way in 2017; nods of approval have been frequent from media outlets; and after releasing the...
It was back in 2016 when we first saw Sarah Darling live at London’s Country2Country music festival where she performed at one of the pop-up stages which act as a precursor to the main evening event. And she was in good company, with other acts gracing the free...
They’ve built a reputation on sensational live shows, so when Yonaka were announced to appear at Manchester’s The Ruby Lounge, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to catch them. We also managed to get a bit of time with them backstage to find out what makes them...
When Lo Moon burst on to the music scene with the stunning Loveless, critics and music fans were wowed. But as quickly as they arrived, they seemed to disappear. Now, however, with new material under their belt, plenty of gigs performed and their live UK debut, Lo...
Starring Roxanne Pallett, Habit was launched at Manchester's Grimmfest last week. It was an immediate winner with fans. Though nestling comfortably within the horror genre, it also delves in to the realms of drama and thriller. The film sees Michael (the excellent...
I turn a corner backstage at Manchester Arena on my way to meet Sabrina Carpenter. There she is, sat casually on the floor with a group of fellow singers, musicians and crew. She’s playing the guitar, singing along. “Come, join us” she beckons. I’m not altogether...
"They’re just really high energy" comments Thomas Rhett as we chat to him about his live performances backstage at Manchester's Ritz, "I love including the crowd, I love when the crowd sings with me, I love when they participate, when they put their hands up and dance...
Born in the UK and raised, for part of her life, in New Zealand by her Kiwi father and Scottish mother, Lucie achieved early success with her debut album Breathe In, which produced two top ten singles and together with her second album went on to sell well over a...