The return of ROAR fanzine!  After a short break, issue 17 is now with us following 1986’s issue 16.  A ‘1980s Leeds Bands Special’, you will find a nice long David Gedge interview amongst the other features – and cover artwork by Jon Langford!  It’s free!

Independent promoters are struggling right now. With people waiting to buy tickets till the week (or even day) of the show, it is hard to budget to make the show happen. Budgets often come from ticket sales. This is what so many shows/festivals are cancelling. 1/3

New from 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐒. Recorded and mixed at Voltalab. This one’s a bit good. Have a listen.

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Music Venue Properties announce first venue purchase with shares bought by the live music community! The Snug Atherton has become the first acquisition under #OwnOurVenues scheme! Official Launch Event held today at The Snug to Celebrate new ownership +unveil a commemorative plaque!

A tale of two tours. 29 years ago, the tour that broke Oasis and led to Definitely Maybe. 16 venues. 9 of them now permanently closed to live music. Only 7 remain.

PINK. YELLOW. RED. Our new 5 track EP, out November 10th. An expressive, multifaceted collection of shapes and sounds. Pre orders for the vinyl, CD, and new merch range goes live on our website this Weds at 6pm BST (1pm EST). Pre save now x lnk.to/PYR_EP_SWA

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On Halloween, we unleash upon the world new music, in the form of Macroscopic X-ray Powder Diffraction Scanner Pre-save: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/go…

🕯️Happy Hallowe'en, heathens!🕯️ Today we start of our tale... with "Macroscopic X-ray Powder Diffraction Scanner", pay heed. Available now: linktr.ee/gongpolisher #NewMusic #Doom #doommetal #metal

Absolutely thrilled to announce that Lottery Winners will be representing Greater Manchester Combined Authority at SXSW in 2024! Leigh's finest were selected by Greater Manchester Music Commission and will be documenting their time over there so keep your eyes peeled 👀❤️

🇺🇸 LOTTERY WINNERS IN THE USA 🇺🇸 We’re thrilled to have been chosen by Greater Manchester Music Commission to represent Greater Manchester at next years SXSW in Texas. It truly means the entire world! This isn’t something we’ll be taking lightly. We’re not coming back until we’ve broken America!

New tune from The Guest List Recorded and mixed at Voltalab

Amazing day in the studio yesterday, with the legends of Voltalab Sound Studios. Voltalab by for something very special coming soon 🤟 #gallahersgreen #NewMusic2024 #lucky13 #rockmusic #voltalab

Nice start to the day hearing 161 by The Guest List get a play from fellow Greater Manchester Music Commission member Chris Hawkins on 6 music Recorded and mixed at Voltalab Sound Studios

Here, producer Martin Hannett and Bernard Sumner are at Cargo Studio in Rochdale with an Arp Omni 2 paired with a Powertran Transcendent 2000. These synthesisers were used for tracks like 'Decades' & 'Heart and Soul' giving them their distinctive sound. 📸Daniel Meadows

Superb visit to Voltalab Sound Studios with Greater Manchester Music Commission yesterday. Such an amazing studio with an extraordinary history of course. I was last here making noises with goldblade during the Suite 16 days .