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Alex Cooper

Alex Cooper

Head Music Editor and Writer for the Mancunion. Once walked past Nick Cave in Zagreb. Enquiries: [email protected]

Coach Party live in Manchester: Existential pop-punkers star at Canvas

Coach Party live in Manchester: Existential pop-punkers star at Canvas

Coach Party brought cutting angst to Manchester on their UK tour, supported by Stockholm’s Girl Scout
Jorja Smith – falling or flying: Answers and more questions on the star’s second outing

Jorja Smith – falling or flying: Answers and more questions on the star’s second outing

Jorja Smith returns with her second album – an honest update on the headspace on the 26-year-old international superstar
Alive Festival: All you need to know

Alive Festival: All you need to know

Alive Festival is back for its bigger, better-than-ever second edition – here’s all that you need to know
STONE: “We’re not here for a laugh and a toot”

STONE: “We’re not here for a laugh and a toot”

The Mancunion sits down with Liverpool’s STONE to talk about their new album, Manchester, and their rise to being one of the most promising prospects in the UK
The View: “I’m always trying to burn the candle at both ends”

The View: “I’m always trying to burn the candle at both ends”

The Mancunion sits down with Kyle Falconer to talk about The View, their new album, and his venture into songwriting camps in Spain
CATE: “I have a hard time writing songs about things that haven’t happened to me”

CATE: “I have a hard time writing songs about things that haven’t happened to me”

CATE sits down with The Mancunion to talk songwriting, living and touring with Maisie Peters, and Manchester
The Redroom: “The music is the most important thing”

The Redroom: “The music is the most important thing”

The Redroom sit down with The Mancunion to talk about their upcoming headline show at the Deaf Insitute, moving cities, and Sam Fender
Hard-Fi: “Manchester are discerning”

Hard-Fi: “Manchester are discerning”

Hard-Fi’s Steve Kemp and Kai Stephens sit down with The Mancunion to talk reunions, their new UK tour, and their love of Manchester
Sigrid: “I’ve always been a pop girl”

Sigrid: “I’ve always been a pop girl”

Sigrid sits down with The Mancunion to talk touring, being a student, and the parallels between Bergen and Manchester
86TVs: “We came back as different people”

86TVs: “We came back as different people”

Felix White and Jamie Morrison from 86TVs sit down with The Mancunion to talk about new beginnings, growing the project, and Manchester
Victorious Festival: Big names and local talent shine alike at Southsea’s bank holiday party

Victorious Festival: Big names and local talent shine alike at Southsea’s bank holiday party

Southsea Common’s bank holiday bash returned for 2023, and hosted some of the most exciting talent in the UK. Find out the lowdown on the weekend here.
Beyond the Music announces partnership with LUSH and free ‘Music For Everyone’ opening day

Beyond the Music announces partnership with LUSH and free ‘Music For Everyone’ opening day

Beyond the Music today (24th August) have announced their free ‘Music for Everyone’ day, showcasing Manchester’s finest talent.
The Clientele – I Am Not There Anymore: dovetailing genre, but never defying

The Clientele – I Am Not There Anymore: dovetailing genre, but never defying

London’s The Clientele return with their new ethereal album, I Am Not There Anymore.
Victorious Festival: When, where, and how to get tickets

Victorious Festival: When, where, and how to get tickets

The festival returns to Southsea Common, boasting a lineup of festival exclusives, pop sensations and undiscovered gems for your bank holiday weekend!
Gang of Four: “The thing that makes any city worthwhile is having loads of students”

Gang of Four: “The thing that makes any city worthwhile is having loads of students”

Gang of Four vocalist Jon King sits down with the Mancunion to talk post-punk, student life, and Frank Ocean.
Beyond The Music Festival announces first wave of artists

Beyond The Music Festival announces first wave of artists

The inaugural Beyond The Music Festival, hosted in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, have shared the lineup’s first 60 artists
Gathering Speed are back with an exciting trans-European project

Gathering Speed are back with an exciting trans-European project

Cutting edge Manchester promoters are back with a project that seeks to bring bands from Europe to Manchester; first, Berlin post-punkers LIIEK
Little Simz to play Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse

Little Simz to play Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse

Little Simz will play Stretford’s Victoria Warehouse in November, her biggest headline show in the city to date.
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall

Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall

Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
We can start over again? Blur reopen The Halls, Wolverhampton

We can start over again? Blur reopen The Halls, Wolverhampton

A reformed Blur and a reopened venue; there was everything to adore about the indie darlings’ two-hour set.