Interviews

During Manchester’s Neck of the Woods festival, I had the fortunate chance to talk to one of the event’s higher-profile guests. John Robb is the frontman of 70s punk outfit ‘The Membranes’, known for their dark disco grooves and spooky themes. John himself boasts an eclectic portfolio of music and …

A five-minute train ride from Piccadilly Station lies Levenshulme – one of Manchester’s many suburbs. It is here that Sam and Ruth of SM Promotes and We Are Manchester have hosted their festival, Neck of the Woods, in The Klondyke pub, for the second year in a row. Music festivals …

Luna Marble played their third ever headline show at Manchester’s famous Night and Day Café venue, and after completely selling out their previous shows despite not having a huge catalogue of music available to listen to, I knew I had to get there to find out how they were making …

Manchester’s Trunc have just wrapped up their tour supporting Calva Louise, bringing their energetic live sound and passionate, angry lyrics to pockets of rebellious queer audiences around the UK. Like many up-and-coming artists in today’s music climate, Trunc are widely independent, associated lightly with Marshall Live and Incantation Records – …

Walking into Factory 251 – one of Manchester’s most iconic nightclubs – I was greeted by an array of people wearing black denim, flashing wristbands, and lugging expensive music equipment back and forth. Guitars, drums, and keyboards emerged from cases and the room buzzed with excited energy from the crew …

The last time I covered Tay Temple was for the release of one of her singles back in March of 2021. Much of her initial development as an artist happened during the pandemic, so things have naturally progressed for her as she has had more opportunities to test her sound. …