There have been considerable developments since The Psychedelic Furs last commanded a Manchester stage. Pandemic and other issues aside, the band have found it within themselves to birth an album’s worth of new material (after a...
Read MoreIf Channel 5’s Friday music documentaries are to be believed, the 80s was the best decade for music. Many from the class of ’81 to ’84 are particularly feted, and few more so than Clare Grogan. In 1981, she was everywhere: in...
Read MoreIt was like nothing had happened. Eighteen months of lockdowns and enjoyment-sapping restrictions were blown away in a second by a post-punk poet and a rock ‘n’ roll band. Manchester must be Fontaines D.C.’s...
Read MoreWin a pair of tickets to see Martin Kemp as he goes Back to the 80s at Manchester Academy. TV personality and Spandau Ballet member, Martin Kemp, will be bringing the 80s back to Manchester Academy this Autumn. Following a...
Read MoreIt’s been a couple of decades since Skin led Skunk Anansie onto stages and into our hearts but it felt like no time had passed at their most recent Manchester Academy gig. From the bouncing opener Charlie Big Potato through to a...
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