From pub crawls to Freshers' events, drinking can feel unavoidable, and sobriety can feel isolating. Here's how to miss out on the hangovers, not the fun
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
Joscha Bongard's Babystar is a frightfully realistic satire on social media family channels that bites off more than it can chew
The Mancunion speaks to The Murder Capital about life on tour and their much anticipated second album, Gigi’s Recovery
Little Simz returns for her fifth record, and it might have just changed the whole conversation about 2022 music
We’ve whittled it down to our 10 top albums of the year; from Yard Act to Loyle Carner, these are The Mancunion Music Section’s favourites of 2022!
Grace Ives graces YES Basement with a set of alt-pop instant classics and support from Greysha
Willie J Healey has shared another stylish and captivating cut from his upcoming album Bunny
The Icelandic post-rockers return to O2 Apollo Manchester to celebrate their illustrious 25-year career
We sit down with the band’s frontman to discuss their latest album and upcoming show at Manchester Academy
New South Wales’ DMA’s hit Manchester Academy on their three-date mini tour of the UK
Bob Dylan gives a masterclass in showmanship in the intimate, no-phones setting of the Apollo.
Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls stop off for show 2700 in Manchester, with support from Pet Needs and more
Halifax trio The Orielles trade psychedelic-rock for a darker, distorted sound, aided by The Northern Session Collective Orchestra at Stoller Hall
With Tuesday’s Mercury Prize ceremony boasting a plethora of magnificent albums, the Mancunion’s Music Section have picked their winners
Indie favourites Maxïmo Park play a set of non-stop bangers at Manchester Academy, with support from Pip Blom
Australian indie rockers DMA’s have released the new single ‘I Don’t Need To Hide’, a standalone ahead of their UK tour in October
Alex Cooper reviews the seventh studio album from Kasabian.
Alex Cooper digs deep into the new Dry Cleaning track, ‘Anna Calls From the Arctic’ ahead of forthcoming album Stumpwork.
Jamie T’s new album ‘Theory of Whatever’ does not disappoint. The Mancunion reviews the indie king’s fifth album.
Alex Cooper reviews ‘Illuminations’, the new single from Hull rockers Bloodhound.
Alex Cooper reviews a headline show from electronic maestro Bonobo at the O2 Victoria Warehouse.
Alex Cooper reviews Metronomy’s triumphant return to Manchester.
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