Live Review: Let’s Eat Grandma – Liverpool Music Week
Let’s Eat Grandma Arts Club, Liverpool Music Week, 30th October 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones Liverpool Music Week is not just an excuse to get some artists who would normally not visit Liverpool to play in one of the city’s venues, or there just to give some artists the chance to play sell … Continue reading
Live Review: The Big Moon – Liverpool Music Week
The Big Moon Arts Club, Liverpool Music Week, 28th October 2016 Words & Photos: Rebecca Mason Arts Club is just one of the many venues for Liverpool Music Week this year. Last night the intimate loft kicked off a series of shows for DIY Breaking Out, starting with The Big Moon. Support came from local … Continue reading
Live Review: The Shimmer Band – Liverpool
The Shimmer Band Buyers Club, Liverpool, October 13th 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones This time two years ago, Liverpool’s Evol put on a £5 entry, low capacity gig of some young lads from Stockport who released their debut album this summer. The events at Buyers Club as the promoter put on Bristolian hopefuls … Continue reading
Live Review: The Rifles – Glasgow
The Rifles The Garage, Glasgow, 14th October 2016 Words: Gary Feeney Photos: Cameron Brisbane It’s not always the case that you’d be able to muster a great deal of enthusiasm for a band making their second appearance in a city in the same year and nor is it often the case that a band releasing … Continue reading
Live Review: Jordan Allen – Liverpool
Jordan Allen Byers Club, Liverpool Words: Gary Lambert A lot of rumours have spread from the Manchester music scene about yet another one off the convey belt provided by Manchester’s commuter belt, a young lad by the name Jordan Allen. Like a tale as old as time, Liverpool acting as staging post for one of … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Liverpool Music Week 2016Liverpool Music Week 2016
Liverpool Music Week 2016 Tickets on sale here Liverpool Music Week: Website // Facebook // Twitter Words: Elena Katrina Liverpool Music Week has been a highlight of the Liverpool music scene’s calendar since as long as I can remember. It brings together an eclectic mix of bands from various stages of their careers and always … Continue reading
Festival Review: The Tenement Trail 2016
The Tenement Trail 2016 Various, Glasgow 8th October 2016 Words and Photos: Alice Haden With the festival trending on Twitter, hundreds of fans fled the streets of Glasgow (mainly Sauchiehall Street) to find the best kept secrets this industry has to offer. Playing in some of the city’s best venues were the likes of Sweaty … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Carefully Planned 2016
A Carefully Planned Festival 2016 Keep up to date with a Carefully Planned festival: Website // Facebook // Twitter TICKETS ON SALE £14 A DAY//£20 WEEKEND HERE. Words: Elena Katrina Manchester, the, seemingly, beating heart of new music in the NW. With the amount of festivals all clambering to host there this year says it … Continue reading
Live Review: This Feeling, Liverpool
This Feeling The Jackobins, Broken Witt Rebels, Spares & Seprona 30th September, The Zanzibar, Liverpool Words: George Holland Photos: Fi Carroll This Feeling returned in glorious fashion this weekend with a true to form sell out at Zanzibar. Four bands storming bands in exchange for one of those snazzy new five-pound notes. Who could ask … Continue reading
Live Review: Jodie Abacus – Manchester
Jodie Abacus Deaf Institute, Manchester, 27th September 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Lucy Lamb Support for Jodie Abacus came from Age of L.U.N.A. (Live Under No Authority) who are a curious up-and-coming British hip hop act. As the eyes of the music world after a decade of Grime are now looking towards that as the … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Neighbourhood 2016
Neighbourhood 2016 Neighbourhood is SOLD OUT Neighbourhood: Website // Facebook // Twitter Words: Gary Lambert Manchester city centre on a Saturday afternoon in October, it doesn’t strike you as the most obvious venue for a new festival but with Neighbourhood Festival about to open its doors for the first time, it is going to do … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Tenement Trail 2016
Tenement Trail 2016 Glasgow’s Tenement Trail returns to stages with an even bigger line-up. Words: Alice Hadden Keep Up To Date: Website // Facebook Milburn, Be Charlotte, The Van-T’s and Declan Welsh are only a fraction of talent appearing at this years now infamous Tenement Trail. Known for its abundance of rising stars, the one … Continue reading
Gig Review: Sundara Karma – Liverpool
Sundara Karma Arts Club, Liverpool 21st September 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Elena Katrina A lot can change in a year. Popped Music met up with Sundara Karma at a gig in a Liverpool venue which had distinctly disappointing sales although that was not reflected in the level of performance from the band. Roughly twelve … Continue reading
Festival Review: Always The Sun
Always The Sun 10th and 11th September 2016 Words & Photos: Elena Katrina “Who calls their festival always the sun?!” calls out a nonplussed Jamie from Get Inuit during their soggy set. “Always the Rain…. only joking! They’re paying us….!” He might be joking but he does have a point – it was always going … Continue reading
Live Review: Blossoms – Stockport
Blossoms 5th August 2016, Stockport Plaza Words & Photo: Gary Lambert When you are walking to a venue and see a sign directing you to the nearest air raid shelter, followed by getting directed to your seat by a man in a white bow tie there is almost a feeling that you had somehow managed … Continue reading
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