Review and Photos by Iain Fox | @IainFoxPhoto It's a peculiar vagary of the musical landscape when a new record and tour from Glasgow rockers Franz Ferdinand appears to represent a return to an era that disappeared with the Motorola Razr. In fact, new record Always Ascending demonstrates something that the
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Review + Photos: Placebo @ Albert Hall – Manchester
Tonight's concert in the marvellous Albert Hall in the centre of Manchester is a highly anticipated affair. Placebo have carved out a distinctive place in the echelons of British and world music, firstly as purveyors of a particularly distinctive brand of angsty indie but also because they've lasted the distance;
Review + Photos: Sheryl Crow and C. Macleod @ Albert Hall – Manchester
Sheryl Crow's last visit to Manchester accompanied the release of the criminally under-appreciated, country-themed record Feels Like Home. The 2014 show was therefore littered with a hefty spread of the album's best cuts, of which there are many. The release represented a real high point in the re-emergence of the
Review + Photos: Laura Marling and Ethan Johns @ Albert Hall – Manchester
What do you get when you combine the glorious surroundings of one of the UK's premiere music venues with the stirring output of an artist of such majestic distinction as Laura Marling? Describing the evening as a good one certainly does not seem appropriate, failing to address the trifle-esque multitude