Bringing you all the Live Reviews that matter since 1998

ADULT. MOVIES
26 August 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: Adult. ::
When Darkness falls, the children go home and Adult. comes out to play.

SCUZZY FUZZ
28 August 2003 / Mumbo Arts Centre / Manchester
:: The Gossip ::
Cue scuzzy fuzz-blues circa 1969 with squeals of feedback between songs to remind you of its punk credibility

TALENT TREK
14 August 2003 / Life Cafe (now see Studio / Chicago Rock) / Manchester
:: Jeepster :: RedMojo :: The Mirrors :: Groucho ::
People go to support and founder new talent, you can guarantee people leaving tonight will be going and telling other people about this

SOMETIMES I REMEMBER
13 August 2003 / Academy 3 / Manchester
:: The Pernice Brothers ::
Envisage a less quirky but more emotionally direct Guided By Voices or less regimented Teenage Fanclub and perhaps you’re somewhere the summer into autumnal wonder of The Pernice Brothers.

STAR STRUCK
20 August 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: StellaStarr* ::
Choppy bass lines, disco beats and some vaguely deranged riffology inject some adrenaline into the overused 80s beast

STAR GAZERS
19 August 2003 / Night & Day / Manchester
:: Eventide :: Stone and Friday :: Lyca Sleep ::
The sound of Mogwai star-gazing with The Warlocks - piercing vocals, catacylsmic tom-thumping and a immense abilty to make guitars sound celestial yet massive

FOUR FOR THE FLOOR
16 August 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: The Mule Boom (Pre Cherry Ghost) :: Politburo :: Slide :: The Dean Bailey Band ::
Four quite different bands make a break to impress at an eclectic Roadhouse event

HATE AND WAR
12 August 2003 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: The Foofs :: The Amps :: McLusky ::
Tonight's assortment of contrived and generic products of 21st century trash comes kicking and screaming out of the Roadhouse

I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
09 August 2003 / Tmesis / Manchester
:: Lucky Jim ::
Think The Coral meets Teenage Fan Club with bits of Nick Cave and Neil Young added for good measure.

EYEBALL HAMEORRAGE 6
08 August 2003 / Night & Day / Manchester
:: The Longcut :: Laymar :: Little Neemo ::
Orgasmic knife stabbings? Canine Porn?? Robotic docu-soaps ?? German forklift drivers???.

HARDEST OF HARDCORE
06 August 2003 / Mumbo Arts Centre / Manchester
:: Burn All Flags :: Broken Access ::
One would still be hard pressed to distinguish this from just about any other competent hardcore-hardcore band

GREASED FRIGHTENING
02 August 2003 / Night & Day / Manchester
:: Pink Grease ::
Something between '70s punk and underprivileged glam rock. And something else, which I can't put my finger on, but which I'm a bit frightened of