Tag Archives: Band on the Wall

Pip Blom / Talk Show / Jacob Slater – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

Champions League Final? Well, there was no way that could ever live up to either semi, and perhaps this was my show of support for Ajax, nipping down to Manchester, erm, City to catch another Amsterdam outfit with youth on … Continue reading →

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Whatever floats your Boat – the Pip Blom interview

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

In a sense, perhaps it was almost inevitable that Pip Blom would follow her parents into the alternative music market. It’s now three years since this Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter first shared her somewhat raw, lo-fi brand of indie guitar pop with … Continue reading →

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Robert Forster – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

I missed out on The Go-Betweens live during their defining 1978/90 spell and the 2000/6 second coming, that latter period providing three LPs now nestling among my favourites of all time. But I had the pleasure of witnessing Robert Foster … Continue reading →

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All Night Party People – in conversation with A Certain Ratio’s Jez Kerr

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

It promises to be a busy year for industrial punk-funk pioneers and indie-dance survivors A Certain Ratio, currently playing a series of UK dates to coincide with new Mute collection, ACR:BOX. After 2018’s acr:set compilation and their LP reissue campaign, the … Continue reading →

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Examining Extraordinary Times – exploring James’ world with Saul Davies

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

After 19 UK top-40 singles and 14 top-40 albums in 32 years, you’d think North West outfit James might be happy enough just playing their greatest hits these days. Not a bit of it though. For while this Manchester success story … Continue reading →

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