UK Rapper Sway is coming to Manchester Academy 3 on 21st April as part of a three date UK tour. He’s also releasing a new single – Level Up – on the 8th of the same month. Sway came to prominence with 2006’s Mercury Prize nominated debut This Is My Demo, following in 2008 with The Signature LP. Now he’s putting the finishing touches to a long awaited third album, aptly titled Deliverance. 2011 ended well for Sway with Still Speedin’ reaching the top 20 and becoming... Read more »
LANCASTER LIVE: The Forgotten City
March 26th, 2012 
DanielSavage The North is a big place. It get's bigger the more south you go until we become grouped together as "anyone above Watford". Here at Northern Noise we want to see what the forgotten towns and cities have to offer us. So, each month Sophie Lea will keep you informed of all the arse-jingling musical excitement (or lack of) in and about the historical city of Lancaster. Lancaster is a small University city nestling at the foot of the Lake District close to the idyllic seaside haven of Morecambe (LOL... Read more »
LIVE REVIEW: Golden Fable – Deaf Institute
March 26th, 2012 DanielSavage If ever a band were dressed up for the occasion, Golden Fable were that band. Tim McIver walked on sporting a golden waistcoat, and bandmate Rebecca Palin had white feathered headgear reminiscent of PJ Harvey in her latest performances. This, I’m sure, was to keep her noticeable amongst the 3 walls of synths she was surrounded by. If you read our preview of this gig, you’ll know that we were looking to see how they would achieve the expanse of sound in their live performances. With Palin's voice... Read more »
NEWS: The Cribs New Video & Tour Dates
March 24th, 2012 SimonButcher Wakefield trio The Cribs have unleashed the video for upcoming single Come On, Be A No-One, set for release on April 16th. In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull follows on May 7th via Wichita Records. The fifth studio album marks the end of Johnny Marr’s time with the band and sees the brothers returning to a punk sound which garnered fans initially. The recording process was split between London’s Abbey Road Studios, Steve Albini’s EAR studio in Chicago, and David Fridmann’s Tarbox Road studio in... Read more »
NEWS: The Sunshine Underground Announce April Tour
March 24th, 2012 SimonButcher Leeds Indie-dance act The Sunshine Underground are heading out on a 12-date UK tour taking in Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield before finishing in their hometown. The band are expected to unveil new material from their as yet untitled follow up to 2010’s Nobody’s Coming To Save You. Their first opportunity to showcase tracks comes via a residency in Escobar, Leeds, March 31st. The club night is a chance to air influences and indulge in what the group call “the ultimate front-room rave.” To coincide with the club... Read more »
