Some concerts hardly need a review – you know they are going to be top-notch! Midge Ure has got the songs, the performing experience and the personality to put on a dazzling show. Liverpool’s philharmonic you know has wonderful acoustics, superb sound system, and great lighting. So it’s not exactly a surprise that tonight was […]
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Last week I caught Skating Polly at Gulliver’s in Manchester which prompted me to write a rave review in Live Music Pix. I have been known to get carried away when I enjoy a gig, but here we are, over a week later and I’ve been to 4 fab gigs since. Yet, I’m still buzzing […]
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It wouldn’t be Christmas without Slade, so of course they are touring this November & December! SLADE – Without doubt one of the most exciting bands to come out of Great Britain in the past 50 years. With their unique blend of perfect pop rock’n’roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, and no less than 23 […]
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Some people are a bit snobbish when you mention The Sweet, but I had a great time last year at The Parr Hall! – review here. So if you missed it last year, or fancy a repeat treat, they are back on Friday 6th December at The Parr Hall – surprisingly easy to get to […]
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Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto formed Buzzcocks in Bolton in February 1976. The band, completed by the addition of Steve Diggle and John Maher, opened for the Sex Pistols in Manchester on July 20th, a follow up to the now (in)famous Lesser Free Trade Hall gig which Devoto and Shelley had organised the month before. […]
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The Gig Cartel presents Hugh Cornwell Electric The Monster Tour. ‘Golden Brown, Strange Little Girl, Always The Sun, Peaches, No More Heroes, Nice & Sleazy…..sound familiar? All big hits, all great songs, all written and sung by Hugh Cornwell, the songwriter behind The Stranglers. He is the hitman and he’s back with a new album […]
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Edwyn Collins with support from Gabi Garbutt & The IlluminationsGorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 5WW Back in 2015 I saw Edwyn Collins and his wife/manager Grace Maxwell being interviewed by Dave Haslam (talk about 3 legends!) about his music and of course his double-cerebral haemorrhage in 2005 that affected his speech and movement on […]
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There must be something in the water in America at the moment, because some of the best new bands I’ve seen in the past year or so have been American. The Coathangers, The Nude Party, Pinky Pinky, Vera Sola, Dan Mangan (ok, he’s Canadian), Laura Gibson, the list goes on, have all been superb, and […]
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The Cure – Glasgow Summer SessionsBellahouston Park, Glasgow It’s fair to say that judging by my facebook newsfeed at least, most of the bands on the BBC Glastonbury coverage this year went down like a lead balloon with fellow music fans. Much as I love Glastonbury, there isn’t that much on the 5 biggest stages […]
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Dead Kennedys are coming to Hangar 34, Liverpool on Monday 5th August, supported by Catholic Action and Vile Assembly. Ok, so Jello Bifra hasn’t been with the band since 1986, nevertheless they still put on a good show, take a look at this recent footage: and the support looks good too: Final tickets available here.
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