Jon Ashley
Co-founder and former editor of ManchesterMusic.Co.Uk (1999-2012), former promoter, label owner, time served ’77 teen punk and local musician; most parts of the seedy music business have been seen, but new music, as ever remains a passion.
LIVE
40 years ago R.E.M. played their first ever gig : our man was there and here is his review
In the early hours of the evening, several hundred people gathered around a collapsing episcopal church, only a short walk away from the university's main entrance.
INTERVIEWS
Perception Is The New Reality – Catching Up With IST IST Ahead of The Release of Their Debut Album
Manchester's most haunting and idiosyncratic band are gearing up to release their debut album Architecture. Louder Than War's Dave Beech caught up with them ahead of its release.
NEWS
Listen To This! Lauren Moon: It’s Easy To Stay Home
Listen To This.
Lauren Moon: It's Easy To Stay Home
Beautiful country-rock tune from keyboard-player in the Peter Perrett...
MEDIA
Kwaidan – film review
Kwaidan (1964)
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Cast: Rentarō Mikuni, Keiko Kishi, Kazuo Nakamura
Run time: 183 mins
Format: Blu-ray
Language: Japanese (with optional...
FESTIVALS
Dark Music Days (Myrkir Músíkdagar), Iceland – festival review
Dark Music Days (Myrkir Músíkdagar)
Reykjavik, Iceland
26 January to 4 February 2020 Reykjavík's Dark Music Days midwinter festival has...
