Columns
Do People Even Like Music?
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Do People Even Like Music? I should point out that this is not a rant about Elton John. Lets start with some numbers: Figures released by PPL (the […]
Articles by John Armstrong
Music Review
South African songstress Courtney Visser releases her first full band EP
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester There is a thing where every single-voice single-guitar is described as folk; and as Mose Allison said “all music is folk music, I ain’t never heard any made […]
Hot News
In Deed releases extended version of acclaimed album ‘Everest’; kicks off US tour
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester The mighty Everest just got bigger: In Deed have released an extended version of their acclaimed ‘Everest’ album; now available for the first time on CD and with […]
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Post-punk all female Liines launch their ‘Stop- Start’ album in Manchester
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Venue: Deaf Institute-Manchester- 21st July 2018 Upstairs at the Deaf Institute – now a live music venue despite retaining its former name – with its domed sky-lighted ceiling, […]
Music Review
It’s time for Fuzz Garage! : We Are The Courettes
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Album Review: ‘We Are The Courettes’–Release on Sounds Of Subterrania on vinyl and CD on 30th March The duo with the quartet sound release their first full length […]
Music Review
Scaling new heights In Deed with ‘Everest’
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Review: In Deed’s album Everest-Release date for Cargo Records-March 30, 2018 Sixteen years on from their previous album, Swedish power-pop-janglers In Deed return with a new long player […]
Interviews
Chatting with Robby Allen of The Kite Collectors
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Q&A with Robby Allen of The Kite Collectors RAN – What is the background of The Kite Collectors? TKC – Three-piece based in Wiltshire. Pete Summerfield on drums, […]
Germany
Peter Perrett shows former East Berlin How The West Was Won
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Venue: Outside The Badehaus, East Berlin, Germany As autumn slipped into winter in a repurposed workers bathhouse near the Speer river in what was East Berlin, on a […]
Music Review
The Kite Collectors cut the string and let their new album fly
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Review: The Kite Collectors album Shockerwick 135–Release date October 7, 2017 The Kite Collectors new album is released on Paisley Records on 7th October, it is 13 tracks of […]
Columns
The Unknown Pleasures of Strawberry Studios revealed at open day
By John Armstrong, Rock At Night Manchester Strawberry Recording Studios; where among others Joy Division recorded their undisputed classic album Unknown Pleasures was open to the public for a weekend under a crowd funded National […]
