Folly of Youth

At times like this with so much death and destruction in the world you really need some happy music. Well halfway there.... HAPPY SONG The ...

Long forgotten what religious significance today has - but side-stepping that question, lots of new releases out today including Bill Callag...

Photo: Karen McBride From IAK email list: I Am Kloot 's singer/songwriter John Bramwell will be performing solo for 'A Month of Sun...

The Black Hole Misty's Big Adventure How Did You Get Inside My Mind? Fighting For My Life I Can't Bring The Time Back Evil Circles, ...

Spent some time looking for this after hearing some samples on the mighty Shoeshine label website. On first couple of listens worth the sea...

Intrigued by the David Lynch recommendation, been listening to the new Au Revoir Simone album . All very pleasant and peaceful but don't...

The Big Smoke is the subject of the fifth Follycast: London Songs . Having spent nearly ten years in London, I have plenty of fond memories ...

Photo: Nathan Seabrook ... James Yorkston was getting ready to play Night and Day in Manchester. Sadly missed him this time. Shouldn't...

Well did the set get to go over sixty minutes? Jury's still out on that one. Here's the set-list: All Nite Disco Party Hi How Are Yo...

Malcolm Middleton played Fopp in Manchester this lunchtime. Appeared a bit uncomfortable at whole idea of 'promotional in-store tour...

You know how it is. For a work meeting, you pop out for coffee. And then someone suggests a record shop that happens to serve coffee. You co...

Due to a horrendous scheduling error, I am not attending the Half Man Half Biscuit gig at Manchester Academy tonight; instead it is "...

Photo by Supercapacity Rather hastily assembled (just like those last-minute presents and cards?) is the fourth Follycast: Love Comes in Sp...

Well who shook Manchester Academy 3 anyway. Exceptionally good gig from Clinic tonight. Only about a hour in length but to the point and wit...

Tonight's gig was their third time in Manchester; my first time seeing them. And it was great. I expected them to be bookish and seriou...

FOLLYCAST #3: PSYCHEDELICTRONICA (Hippy Skippy Moon Stomps) A collection of the classic and the curious stetching from 60s psychedelic and g...

Saw Bonnie "Prince" Billy last night at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Enjoyable experience but strangely unmoved to write an...

Three songs that all came out last year to shake off some of the January blues: Swan Lake All Fires Came across this on the Best of 2006 Co...

Well made it to a second Follycast. 30 minutes of songs from The Broken Family Band, The Velvet Underground, James Yorkston and others - tim...

Well everyone else is doing it so let's join in. With some mp3s for evaluation purposes. Firstly honourable mentions to Yo La Tengo, Cam...