Born in the wake of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, 1984, in the capital of the world's largest country, upon which the novel was modelled, Mary Ocher emerges as a powerhouse artist of Jewish/Ukrainian heritage. At the tender age of 4, fate brought her to Tel Aviv during the turbulent Gulf War, where she absorbed the… Continue reading Mary Ocher with GC Holmes

It’s been a long and eventful road for Godsticks since emerging onto the scene with their eponymously titled EP in 2009 showcasing the band’s then progressive-rock leanings. Since then, subsequent albums became progressively heavier and received further critical acclaim, culminating in the ‘genre redefining’ prog metal masterpiece that was ‘Emergence’, which ultimately led to them… Continue reading GODSTICKS

The Sixth Annual Manchester Folk Horror Festival, continues our steady, controlled (?) descent into the labyrinth. In a time when radical or so called 'insane' ideas must be considered and re/discovered (with the stakes being nothing less than the survival of life upon Earth), the Manchester Folk Horror Festival cannot be a celebration of images… Continue reading Manchester Folk Horror Festival VI