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The return of Cherry Ghost
5:25pm Friday 19th March 2010
HE wrote one of 2007’s most acclaimed albums, Thirst For Romance, won an Ivor Novello award... and promptly vanished. So where has Simon Aldred, the Bolton-born frontman of Cherry Ghost, been? And why have we been waiting so long for album number two?
Northern Soul lives on at Brass Cat
10:00am Friday 19th March 2010
NORTHERN Soul has been back in the headlines in Bolton recently — with one school teaching its pupils about the music and several letters reminiscing happily about nights at the Wigan Casino.
First Metal Massacre details announced
2:10pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
BOLTON’S annual metal festival, Metal Massacre, will return this year across three stages on Sunday, April 10.
Charlatans announce Blackpool gig
2:10pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
INDIE stalwarts The Charlatans have announced two extra live dates after their gig at London’s Roundhouse sold out in a matter of hours.
Gig review: Editors @ Apollo, Manchester
10:52am Wednesday 17th March 2010
There’s something a little bit uncool about Editors. Frontman Tom Smith has a likeable awkwardness on stage, he looks like a rock star but he doesn’t quite act like one.
Mini Viva plot rise to the top
10:46am Wednesday 17th March 2010
THEIR debut single, Left My Heart In Tokyo, was a top 10 chart hit, but pop duo Mini Viva know that if they want long-lasting success they have to be prepared to wait.
Rhode Island open mic night returns
10:03am Wednesday 17th March 2010
A MONTHLY open mic night at the Rhode Island coffee shop returns tomorrow. Singers, musicians and poets of all kinds are welcome to get up and show off their talents at the free event. Entertainment starts at 7.30pm and runs until around 11pm.
Our Fold confirmed for Bestival
10:04am Wednesday 17th March 2010
WESTHOUGHTON band Our Fold have been confirmed as playing this year’s Bestival.
Editors chat about "scary" live show
10:17am Thursday 11th March 2010
THEY’RE one of Britain’s biggest bands, yet they hardly ever appear in the music press. You can almost certainly hum one of their songs, but probably know nothing about the actual band members. Who are we talking about? Editors, of course.
Delphic redefine Manchester sound
10:12am Thursday 11th March 2010
THE first thing you notice about Manchester band Delphic is that they don’t sound like, well, like a Manchester band.
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