Making political statements through music has been The Specials’ strong suit since they formed in the late 1970s. And that skill of getting the message across through music still stands today. I was at Manchester’s...
Read MoreU2 rolled into town as part of their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour and turned Manchester Arena into the smallest large venue around. As Bono explained in his introduction, the band first performed in the city back in 1980, at...
Read MoreFor such a towering musical icon he looked small, but anyone would from the back row of the upper tier of a vast, fan-shaped arena accommodating 13,000. The Desperate Dan jaw, shoe-brush eyebrows and quiff-hawk hair (now in...
Read MoreMany bands suffer from what’s known as ‘Difficult Second Album Syndrome’, that awkward step where a recording career isn’t brand new any more but it’s a not-yet-seen-it-all doddle either. For art...
Read MoreNorthern Soul photographer Nicola Jackson sees critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Rag ‘n’ Bone Man at Manchester’s O2 Apollo. Support artists included Zimbabwe-born British singer-songwriter,...
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