Barely hours after news of the passing of Celtic Frost’s Martin Ain, we have heard that another influential musician has passed at a terribly early age. Berkovitz (born Scott Putesky) created the stage name by splicing together Daisy from Dukes of Hazzard with the surname of serial killer David Berkowitz, the [...]

Over the years we have seen the Manchester community work together in ways that we never thought possible, from everything from helping musicians with gear to creating events. We have witnessed first hand that there is a growing force that we cherish and are thankful for within our large community. [...]

Mixed Martial Arts is growing in the UK. There are many athletes who have been part of this sport for some time to help keep us the fans entertained. One of these entertainers is Muay Thai/MMA fighter Kerry ‘Rocksteady’ Hughes who, funnily enough, is a favourite of mine. I took [...]

Stockholm-based goth rockers Then Comes Silence have unleashed their fourth long play album Blood via Nuclear Blast. Their first since signing to the label earlier this year, Blood is promised to “unabashedly flirt with death and suffering and force a grin from the grim reaper himself in the shadows of the atomic collapse. Who [...]

Unfortunately DogState had to pull from Sunday Joint due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, but Silk Road still went ahead and played. They are a hard rock/metal band originally from Oxford but now based in London, with influences like Pearl Jam and Guns N’ Roses. They are used to a [...]

News has just surfaced regarding the death, aged only 50, of Martin Eric Ain. Ain was the bassist for Celtic Frost, undoubtedly one of the most influential bands in the extreme metal genre. Ain was born Martin Stricker in the USA, on July 18th 1967. He was a founder member [...]