Live / stage review VALVE and Persona 28 November 2020 “Stay wonky!” is the takeaway message from this wonderfully compelling and conscientiously curated evening of the experimental and the avant garde.
Live / stage review Marconi Union, 16 June, Yellow Arch 1 July 2019 I feel slightly uneasy as I try to settle into an uncomfortable plastic chair in the darkened back room of Yellow Arch on a gloomy Sunday…
Headsup Wheat Beat Weekender 1 May 2019 I meet Johnny and Steve in a pub not far from the end of the Parkway, having been intrigued at the prospect of a new festival taking place…
A Guy Called Gerald: Not One To Mince Words 1 September 2018 "You greedy rat head fuck." Not one to mince his words and why should he? Gerald Simpson, a.k.a A Guy Called Gerald, has spent the last 30…
Headsup Rite Trax 16 April 2018 I first met Mike Thompson at the first RiteTrax event in 2015, which brought together underground artists from across the city at Yellow…
Live / stage review New Dawn Fades 23 April 2016 A Story About Joy Division and Manchester 22 April, Leadmill Ian Curtis once remarked that, “I struggle between what I know is right in my…
Headsup K.O.G and The Zongo Brigade 20 January 2015 Over the past year, the enigmatically named K.O.G and The Zongo Brigade have brought their unique, frenetic fusion to an array of pubs,…
Live / stage review Sheffield Mysteries 13 July 2014 For the last two months, I have had the privilege of being consumed by a hugely ambitious project that unexpectedly ended up encapsulating…
