- Mike Nuttall
Profile
Is it because I'm from Manchester that music runs thick through my veins? Or is my love of Manchester due to the fact that the music scene is among the most vibrant in the world? Whatever, the two go hand in hand and if you have ever walked the streets of Manchester, I'm sure that you can't fail to feel the rich musical heritage. To me, music comes out of every brick and every pavement and the music of Manchester dominates my list of favourite bands/artists. Obviously, my hometown doesn't have a monopoly over great music and I am open to new music from wherever it originates. In no particular order, here are some of my favourites: James, The Smiths, Morrissey, Stone Roses, Elbow, Doves, Radiohead, Echo &; The Bunnymen, Suede, The Charlatans, REM, U2, Badly Drawn Boy, The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, David Bowie, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Supergrass, McAlmont &; Butler, Sparklehorse, Nirvana, Gomez, Happy Mondays, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Roy Orbison, Mercury Rev, Richard Hawley, Parish Music Box, I Am Kloot... and on and on and on
OK, to the boring bit. I'm 33 and I am a Regional Manager for a business finance company. Aside from music, I follow football and watch Oldham Athletic home and away. I enjoy most sport and try to keep (reasonably) fit. A love of bitter means that I'm never quite as fit as I'd like to be. I enjoy reading crime thrillers and my favourite author is Jeffery Deaver. Anyway enough of me. Afterall, it's the music that matters.
Recent Reviews:
- The 66,Revenge Tragedies @ Jabez Clegg - 06/10/2008 - Live Review
- Manchester’s annual In the City music convention is a chance for the big-wigs of the music industry to get together and chew the fat. For the performers, the event is the biggest ...
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- Exit Calm,No Tokyo @ The Castle - Oldham - 27/09/2008 - Live Review
- At 3pm this afternoon there was a battle of the roses at Oldham’s Boundary Park football ground as Oldham Athletic and Huddersfield Town went toe to toe in a bruising encounter. J...
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Dirty Soul - The Vortex Single Review- In recent years, new Manchester bands have divided into two categories, those that choose to completely eschew the sound of their city and those that whole-heartedly embrace it and...
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- SlyDigs,The Maker Band @ Jabez Clegg - 05/09/2008 - Live Review
- If there was a league table of music venues then this particular attic room in Jabez Clegg would sit somewhere in the lower reaches of the bottom division, just above the local com...
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The Maybes,Orchids,Alpha Code @ The Roadhouse - 03/06/2008 - Live Review- Every indie band ever to have created any kind of ripple on the UK music scene will have played a venue like The Roadhouse in Manchester. There is something about these small and ...
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Stickboy Interview- You are a prolific songwriter, even challenging yourself to write a song a day late last year. Do you find song writing easy?Around Christmas 2007, I literally couldn't stop writi...
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Under The Sleepy Moon - Stickboy Album Review- Discovering a hidden gem is a wondrous thing. Like taking a different route and stumbling upon a beautiful park that you had no idea existed. This was how I felt the first time ...
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Badly Drawn Boy,Lights @ Dulcimer - 04/05/2008 - Live Review- There is a lot wrong with Dulcimer as a music venue. First of all, there is no stage, so gaining a view is always going to prove troublesome. Secondly, the gigs take place in the...
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The 66,Casual Riot,The Suns @ Moho Live - 01/05/2008 - Live Review- Unsigned band nights are a strange affair. In the main, the audience is made up of friends and family of the bands playing and the population of the area immediately in front of t...
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James @ Empress Ballroom - 22/04/2008 - Live Review- And so the James tour finally arrives in the party-town of the North and the old t-shirts are once again given an airing. The band have always played triumphant gigs in Blackpool....
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- Hey Ma - James Album Review
- James never really fitted into any scene. They released the huge, so called ‘stadium rock’ album ‘Seven’ when we were all busy gazing at our shoes, the acoustic ‘Laid’ when Suede ...
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Inspiral Carpets @ Shepherds Bush Empire - 15/03/2008 - Live Review- The Inspiral Carpets were never particularly cool, despite the strongly worded t-shirts proclaiming otherwise. In fact, anybody who makes a claim to be cool is clearly struggling ...
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The Broadcast,The Tides,The Tender Machine,No Computer @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 28/03/2008 - Live Review- You can watch an unsigned band every night in Manchester, should you so wish and it isn’t easy to know what is happening and what really shouldn’t be. Fortunately, I stumbled acro...
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Cassius - Foals Single Review- So, what makes a great pop single? Let’s make a short list. It is essential to make sure that the tune is catchy, of course. Keep it close to three minutes in length, certainly. ...
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- Talk About You - The Maybes Single Review
- The Maybes? are a Liverpool band. If you are not already aware of this before hearing ‘Talk About You’, it will become obvious from the minute that Nick Ellis’ rasping vocal kicks...
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Richard Hawley @ Opera House - 19/02/2008 - Live Review- In a couple of years, when every music magazine and internet site are announcing their 'best of the decade' lists, it will be interesting to see where Richard Hawley fits in. Certa...
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