The Happy Soul are a four piece melodic power-pop band from Manchester, UK.

The Happy Soul are Mark Simpson (Vocals/Guitar), Mick Pauline (Drums/Vocals) Sally Mason (Bass/Keyboards/Vocals) and Jon Donohue (Guitar/Bass/Vocals). 

The Happy Soul have managed to synthesise the Doo-Wop and Gospel sound of The Impressions & The Soul Stirrers with the lyrical witticisms of George Brassens and Tom Lehrer and shine it through a pop spectrum that appears both vintage and modern.

Last year, they released their second studio album, ‘Big Wow’ to critical acclaim. Its multifarious sound and luscious production harks back to the era of the LP as a mode of escape. Think Nilsson, Night Beat era Sam Cooke and Rubber Soul
through the lens of existential, heart-swelling and bitter-sweet songwriting.

‘Big Wow, the second album from The Happy Soul, is an enjoyable blend of strong harmonies, pop panache and swingin’ highs relived, when necessary, by just the right amount of melencholy dreaminess.  Influences include Frank Zappa, Jake Thackray, Mahalia Jackson, Scott Walker, Nilsson and The Beach Boys- all of which the band is able to synthesise into a cohesive and robust sound.’ Adam Lowe, Vada Magazine

As a live act, they have created mixed media shows in collaboration with Hairbrain’s Bedtime Stories, visual artist Garth Simmons, and VideoJam.
They have appeared on the same bill as a wide spectrum of acts such as Grandmaster Flash, Dieter Moebius, The Flaming Lips and Ex-Easter Island Head.

This year, they recorded a third album with first single ‘Parasite’ released in May. The next single ‘The Height’ is due for release in July. 

“...Parasite is what you’d want a proper pop song  to sound like, clever lyrics, a dead catchy chorus, and incredibly charming” Jon Wilton, New Music Social

‘...the songs are very modern in their knowing wit, poetic surrealism and Belfast-sink melodrama. Some of them take unexpected twists and turns; others are comforting in their crafted popsong-ness. But what they all have in common is that they’ll stick in your head, become earworms and generally make themselves part of your life.’ Invisible Girl Records

wearejellyfish, a manchester based alternative rock trio, hailing from Stockport's tributaries.

Alternative rocking dancefuzz, spawned in 2010 as a blend of heavy, intricate guitar and progressive hard-hitting drums they have progressed into an amalgamation of fuzz, psych, funk and blues, entertaining popular music lovers and metalheads alike.

Common influences such as QOTSA, Smashing Pumpkins, Mudhoney, Fuzz, Flaming Lips, Red Fang and Black Sabbath have inspired a special blend of noisery for studio and stage.


wearejellyfish are:
Simon Mullarkey – Guitar/Vocals
Mark Shakespeare – Drums
Philip Hope – Bass

EP WeARE is available for free download at:

https://wearejellyfish.bandcamp.com/

You can see their latest gigs and news at:
http://www.facebook.com/wearejellyfish

Plus their past, present and future here:
http://soundcloud.com/wearejellyfish

Alternative/Shoegaze/Goth/Riffs/Ambient

Aughra (pronounced org-ra) are a seven piece Manchester-based band.

Their live sound includes three electric guitars, with bass and percussion, blended with ambient electronic elements and mystical sax. Kyuss, Sleep, Cocteau Twins and Lynchian soundtracks influence the instrumentation. The vocals are inspired by the likes of Elizabeth Fraser, Julee Cruise and Anna Calvi, creating a powerful and elegant vocal over dark melodic arrangements.

“An Aughra performance is a deceptive experience – let your thoughts idle for a few seconds and expect to bear the consequences.” (MIMR)

“Recalling the visceral power of Shellac and the heady atmospherics of Cocteau Twins, Aughra’s strength lies in their brilliant use of contrasting moods and textures - one minute languorous, the next snarling and carnivorous. The end result – as shown on standout songs such as Dead Weight and Corpse White – is the sort of bewitching, mesmeric brew that wouldn’t sound out of place on a David Lynch soundtrack.” David Sue (Manchester Evening News)

“Creating a brimming brew of dark, atmospheric sound steeped in textures, emotional energies and impassioned vocals – Aughra defy genre particulars and instead head straight for the eardrums. Some listeners may lose themselves in the band’s shimmering shoegaze quality, whilst others can thrash and roll with each wonderful weave of noir-rock riffs. This is genuinely interesting music, Sally Mason’s visceral vocals working with the skilled instrumentation of Simon Mayne’s lead guitar, bass from Rob Hatton and James Field on drums to open up tracks such as ‘Dead Weight’ and ‘Corpse White’. A merging of musicianship that develops Gothic-tinges into a gutsy punch over the course of each track.” Emily Oldfield (HAUNT Manchester)

Current Line Up:

Sally (Vocals/Guitar)
Greg (Guitar)
HC (Guitar)
Ellie (Synth)
Alex (Sax)
Andi (Bass)
Max (Drums)

On Julee Cruise:
James Field (Drums)
Rob Hatton (Bass)
Simon Mayne (Guitar)
Sally Mason (Vocals/Guitar)

On Dead Weight/Corpse White/Blue Light:
Drums - Lorna Blundell 
Vocals/Guitar/Bass - Sally Mason

Mixed and Mastered by Mark Simpson (Songcraft Recordings)
Artwork - Garth Simmons

From the people who brought you The Night’s Hate Watch, an exhaustive delve into the death throes of Game of Thrones, now comes another podcast about television – but this time, plenty more besides. Join Sarah Bee (Chart Music: The TOTP Podcast) and John Tatlock (The Night’s Hate Watch) as they stare intently at the small screen and consider film and streaming stuff, online and game stuff, old and new stuff, long and short, good and bad, popular and preposterous stuff. There’s thoughtful analysis, there’s silliness, there’s swears. It’s the podcast that promises to resonate your cathode ray tubes – welcome to Tellydrome.

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children. 

Adam has appeared in films such as ‘Hot Fuzz’, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Son Of Rambow’ as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted ‘BUG’, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995. 

You can find many of the insanely catchy jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as amazing bonus material, beautiful merchandise and a selection of his incredibly funny and brilliant YouTube videos on the free Adam Buxton app.

Adam is writing this himself using the third person.

'Listening to Shaking Chains, I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have. They appear to have created ceremonies out of air.'  
Austin Collings

'Shaking Chains are intelligent but ferocious, definitively Northern but deeply universal... the band's bellicose lyricism matched to some supremely dark post-punk noize.'
CLASH

Shaking Chains are a Manc four-piece whose street-wise spoken word and lean guitar spikes are a musical shot in the arm for fans of austere rock ‘n’ roll...
PRS M Magazine

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