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
Weller’s twelfth solo effort continues his creative renaissance
Echo & The Bunnymen and Inspiral Carpets topped a star-studded bill at the second Indie All Dayer
The Killers star’s second solo venture is a masterclass in slick 80s pop
Echo & The Bunnymen are set to spearhead the Academy’s second all indie, all day festival
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
Their raucous, sold-out Albert Hall show was exactly what we expected from The Vaccines
Tim Burgess and co. brought a vibrant Madchester party to the Albert Hall
Connor Schofield’s sunny indie pop deserved to make the transition from his bedroom to the stage
Dan Whiteley takes a stab at guessing the contents of your mum’s iPod
Cast bring their UK tour to a close with a commanding, anthemic performance
The Smashing Pumpkins dial back their world-beating ambitions to deliver a solid modern rock album
The Beautiful South singers celebrate their long and winding back catalogue of hits
Dan Whiteley chats to ex-La’s bassist John Power about Britpop, the music industry and the never-ending song
Erasure treat their sold-out crowd to a night of camp nostalgic fun
The Hootie & The Blowfish man turned country artist gives a flawless, feel-good performance
Ure’s one-man show is a testament to the timelessness of his songs
The Hold Steady’s spontaneous, heartfelt delivery falls on disinterested ears
Dan Whiteley talks to Greg Barnett about influences, musical departures and casual Fridays
Innerworld is both immersive and otherworldly in even measure
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