Alfa 9 are a pop-sensation, underlining Noel Gallagher's wall-of-guitars with astral-harmonies signalled straight in from Marc Bolan's grave and the pop sensibility of the last Super Furry Animal on earth....
Ex-frontman of one of the most influential bands to come out of Manchester, The Inspiral Carpets.
As well as maintaining a successful solo career, Tom now fronts new band, The Lovers.
The Lovers is the brainchild of Tom Hingley – former lead singer of The Inspiral Carpets, a band that along with The Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses defined everything that was good about the UK music-scene at the beginning of the 1990’s.
Based near the East Lancashire mill town of Burnley. Pretendgirlfriend play powerful indie rock songs. No frills, no gimmicks, just a desire to entertain and blow audiences away. Songs complete with true to life lyrics, and enough hooks to keep people listening.
“There's loads of them and they come from Accrington. They produce some of the most beautiful, haunting sounds that you’re ever likely to hear; as bleak and as beautiful as the Lancastrian moors which border their upbringing.”
Hi I'm Brother Bastion AKA Dave Thorpe; acoustic singer/songwriter and one of the Attic's resident DJ's. My regular night was a Saturday, but currently shuffling everything round. I tend to play your straight down the line indie stuff like Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, etc... but try to cater for as many styles as I can without getting to rooted, which ain't always easy. I'll play a lot of punk stuff from Green Day to classics by the Clash, Dead Kennedys, SLF through to metal such as System of a Down and Motorhead, and the more Leftfield dance and hip-hop by bands like Royksopp, Prodigy, The Roots, NWA, Public Enemy. The latter mentioned stuff often upsets some of the hard core 'indie kids' that come to listen to Franz Ferdinand every week, but I have to cater for a lot of tastes. I like a lot of different stuff and will try something new when it suits me; if you don't like what I'm playing, then that's too bad 'cause I ain't going to turn it off just for you. I'm not interested if anyone thinks a record is shit so spare me your opinions and enjoy the night as a whole. See you on the dancefloor...
Kas
(aka 4KingsKaz)
Sam Flanagan has been DJing since the age of sixteen and at present holds no less than 5 residencies. Obtaining a degree in commercial music production means that Sam is not only a clever, cocky little fuck but can also compile his own bootlegs, remixes and mash- ups many of which have been played on the radio around the world, Last FM (London), Oui FM 102.3FM (Paris), WFMU 91.1FM (US), 97.4 Rock FM (UK), The Bee FM (UK), Sixx Mixx Live 105FM (US), 94/7FM Alternative Portland (US) and also on Chicago 101FM (US).