Chris SharrattinThe RiffMarch 1995: Jeff Buckley gig reviewBuckley played Manchester University Students’ Union on 1 March; I reviewed the gig for the Manchester Evening News.1d ago1d ago
Chris SharrattinThe RiffMay 1999: Rob Gretton RememberedNew Order’s manager died from a heart attack on 15 May 1999. This tribute to him was for the 26 May edition of Manchester’s City Life…May 14May 14
Chris SharrattDec 1997: Joy Division — Heart and Soul box setI don’t have this box set. That is, I don’t have the beautifully-packaged object which, with drama and grace, provides the darkly artful…Mar 19Mar 19
Chris SharrattDec 1998: New Order’s Peter Hook and Stephen Morris on their ‘gig of the year’In July 1998 New Order played their first comeback gig at Manchester Apollo. City Life magazine made the band’s return its gig of the year.Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Chris SharrattJuly 1996: Johnny Marr & Bernard Sumner discuss Raise The PressureI met up with the pair in the bar of Manchester’s grand Midland Hotel prior to the release of their second album. We talked about…Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 2023
Chris SharrattDec 1997: Oasis and Blur play Manchester. Not together, of courseIn a busy fortnight for gigs, the former Britpop rivals showed there’s more than one way to grow up in public.Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023
Chris SharrattDec 1993: Electronic duo Autechre’s debut albumThe Rochdale eletronic duo’s first long player for Warp gave us ‘hard-nosed high-tech music which gleefully embraces the future’. I liked…Feb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
Chris SharrattDec 1998: They’d Been Expecting Us: Manchester in Kuala LumpurPrior to the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a cultural ‘trade mission’ of Manchester DJs, bands, fashion designers, foodies and a footballer…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Chris SharrattMay 1991: Slade — Black Country boys with a feel for noizeThe rock press was busy marking 20 years since the death of Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone’s flawed biopic was wracking up column inches, and…Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Chris SharrattDec 2002: Q&A with New Order’s Peter HookWhen New Order released their first-ever box set documenting the first 20 years of the band’s output, I spoke to Peter Hook for the UK’s…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023