JOURNALISM BY JESSICA MASON

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting us all, but what about the grassroots music industry? I went across the Northwest to find out.

It was the second night of a trio of sold out shows at Manchester Albert Hall, and the ex-Methodist church with its stained-glass windows...

It was a Sunday night at Manchester Academy 2, but fans sacrificed their extra hour of sleep before their Monday morning shift to catch...

Forming in 2002 before the majority of young fans in the audience were even born, the Cheshire band The 1975 returned to the city that...

11th January 2023 It was a rainy Wednesday night, but there would be no wallowing from fans as they prepared for the high energy show of...

Join flatmates Callum and Jess on Shock Radio every Wednesday from 2-3pm to hear the latest upcoming bands and everything live music!

The Stockport indie five piece Blossoms are back with their fourth record 'Ribbon Around The Bomb', and it is their most mature to date.

No support. No encore. No acknowledgment of the audience. That sums up the Working Men's Club one-off gig at YES in Manchester.

A teenage angst album: but instead of relationships, it's about the government.

On his final day touring with Inhaler and Wet Leg back in October 2021, I sat down (may I say in a lovely Manchester Premier Inn hotel)...

For the first time since 1987, vinyl sales outsold CD’s last year. But how are small shops and artists keeping up with this demand? I...

Join me every Friday from 6-7pm on Shock Radio to hear the latest upcoming bands and artists and to get you in the mood for the weekend!

Early coronavirus restrictions heavily impacted the music industry, with artists not being able to perform live and venues being closed...