Robert Hood is everything a DJ should be

Christoph Otto talks to Josef Salvat about leaving Australia, sobriety and Manchester’s streets

Bradley West peers into the often-blurry world of dubious music industry politics and profiteering

Jam City’s live show feels undercooked

The combination of venue with artist could not have been more perfect

RBMA’s Tropical came across as a little confused – designed as a club night with the main attraction being a live grime set

Wax Works closes the RBMA tour in style

RBMA present a fantastic night of local talent, each able to headline in their own right

Derrick May is not your ordinary 50 year old

The Cribs go pop, via distorted guitars and wailing vocals

Zakk Brown gets down with Peace’s indie extravaganza at the Deaf Institute

WWE star Chris Jericho brought his accomplished heavy metal act to the Ruby Lounge

The former Stone Temple Pilots man returns with an album that, despite its name, fails to hit as hard as it should

Best Youth’s full-length debut is a an elegant, brooding and thoroughly modern pop record full of ruminations on love – be it past, present or imaginary

Kwabs’s support slot is rather too mysterious for impatient fans

Brainwashed will go down as a career defining effort for the Sheffield five-piece

Inventions’ sophomore record improves on their debut, leaving us eager for what’s to follow

The Grammy winning star’s show mixes his own hits with pop classics, with spine-tingling results

Yellowcard seem to settled into their groove a little too much, writes Callum Lunn

Nubiyan Twist shone in Manchester