SimonBland, Author at Northern Noise

INTERVIEW: Saoirse Ronan star of Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty

August 3, 2011

Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty can be found at The Cornerhouse Manchester this month. We talked to Arrietty herself Saoirse Ronan about her love of cartoons…

INTEVIEW: Two Gallants

August 2, 2011

We sit down with Two Gallants in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter to discuss their reunion, folk rock and how fans might have helped re-write some of their songs…

INTERVIEW: Alan Butterworth director of The Drummond Will. Released on DVD next week

August 2, 2011

The Drummond Will wowed fans at Sheffield’s Showroom Workstation last month. We talk to the man behind the camera Alan Butterworth about directing his dark debut…

LIVE: Two Gallants @ Night & Day Café, Manchester 22/7/11

July 30, 2011

Two Gallants reunite and return to Manchester. Here’s what you missed…

GALLERY: Memory Tapes @ Deaf Institute – Manchester

July 30, 2011

Gallery from recent Deaf Institute gig courtesy of Magnus Blikeng…

NEWS: The Twang to play Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool in October

July 25, 2011

Birmingham’s The Twang have announced a string of new tour dates, they’ll be hitting up Manchester’s Sound Control in October. It’s no secret that…