SimonBland, Author at Northern Noise

LIVE: Queens of the Stone Age @ Manchester Academy, 21/05/11

May 24, 2011

Not even the impending Rapture could keep Martin Smith away from Josh Homme’s triumphant return to Manchester this weekend. Suffice to say this intimate gig didn’t disappoint…

LIVE: The JD SET Manchester, 12/05/11 – Stone Roses’ Mani + friends revisit The Smiths0

May 19, 2011

The JD Set comes to Manchester for a proper Northern night of The Smiths courtesy of Stone Roses’ Mani…

LIVE: Frank Turner @ Night & Day Café, Manchester, 18/05/11

May 19, 2011

Punk folk singer Frank Turner arrives in Manchester for some sing-along schooling…

NEWS: Bon Iver to play Manchester and Leeds in October with 8-piece band

May 18, 2011

Bon Iver will be playing Manchester and Leeds this October as part of their first UK tour in over two years. The Wisconsin indie…

PREVIEW: Slam Dunk Festival 2011, Leeds

May 15, 2011

Slam Dunk festival 2011 is fast approaching. We’ll be in Leeds covering this year’s biggest pop-punk party…

LIVE: The Radio Dept. @ The Deaf Institute, FutureEverything Fest, Manchester, 11/05/11

May 14, 2011

The Radio Dept. pay a visit to Manchester and help kick of day one of the city’s FutureEverything extravaganza…