What I love about live music events is community amongst bands. When the bands go well together both musically and socially an energy is created where the band’s feed off each other when they go on stage. It’s what I call healthy competition. If you have ever been to one of those shows where each band that comes on picks up where the last band left off you will get this. The Manchester Academy Metal Festival wasn’t about pretension or […]

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I was very grateful to receive four albums at Christmas all by the same band – Cake. I was aware of this band but never gave them my full attention before. They’re now stuck on repeat and quickly becoming a part of my life as they fill in the moments in between. Francesca introduced me to them last year as we were visiting her family in Sardinia. They are the perfect soundtrack to ride to as you beach-hop around on […]

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