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Jacob Howard

Jacob Howard


BBC Radio 6 Music Festival: BBC Introducing presents TTSSFU, pyncher and Ellen Beth Abdi

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival: BBC Introducing presents TTSSFU, pyncher and Ellen Beth Abdi

BBC Introducing night at Band on the Wall features three of Greater Manchester’s most exciting up-and-comers
Live review: Superheaven at O2 Ritz  

Live review: Superheaven at O2 Ritz  

The grunge revivalist four-piece return to Manchester after a recent surge in popularity
Live review: my bloody valentine at Aviva Studios

Live review: my bloody valentine at Aviva Studios

Shoegaze pioneers return to Manchester during their first tour in ten years
Live review: Lorde’s ULTRASOUND tour comes to Manchester

Live review: Lorde’s ULTRASOUND tour comes to Manchester

Alt-pop megastar Lorde opens her ULTRASOUND with a mesmerising show spanning her hits and new tracks
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet at HOME cinema: Jessie Buckley delivers the performance of a lifetime

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet at HOME cinema: Jessie Buckley delivers the performance of a lifetime

Hamnet is a tender tragedy based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel. It studies, with unbelievable soreness, how the death of William Shakespeare’s only son tore apart his family and motivated what would become widely recognised as the greatest play of all time.
Live review: Perfume Genius brings ‘Glory’ to New Century Hall

Live review: Perfume Genius brings ‘Glory’ to New Century Hall

The critically-adored alternative musician returns to Manchester with an uncompromising surge of artistic expression in support of his seventh studio album
The Poems of Seamus Heaney: Manchester Literature Festival celebrates the definitive collection of the late Nobel Laureate’s work

The Poems of Seamus Heaney: Manchester Literature Festival celebrates the definitive collection of the late Nobel Laureate’s work

An enthusiastic panel of poets and professors sat down in the Martin Harris Centre this Monday to recite and discuss the incomparable work of the revered and beloved Irish poet in the wake of an extensive new collection of his poetry being released.
An interview with Divorce: Felix Mackenzie-Barrow on driving towards the unknown

An interview with Divorce: Felix Mackenzie-Barrow on driving towards the unknown

Co-vocalist and guitarist of breakout indie band Divorce speaks during the interlude between the release of the band’s new album and the start of their 2025 headline tour
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at Albert Hall: “Who wants to live forever?”

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at Albert Hall: “Who wants to live forever?”

The indie-rock deity returns to Manchester to profoundly explore trauma through music and community in support of her career-defining new album
Remembering David Lynch

Remembering David Lynch

Join us in commemorating David Lynch’s legacy through a chronological exploration of his unparalleled filmography
The highs and lows of music biopics ranked

The highs and lows of music biopics ranked

With the recent releases of A Complete Unknown and Better Man, where do these new titles stand next to some of the best and worst biopics?
Disclaimer review: Emmy-bait in its purest form

Disclaimer review: Emmy-bait in its purest form

With laughable dialogue and loathsome characters, Apple TV’s latest limited series Disclaimer, is ripe for hate-watching
Lanterns on the Lake at Halifax Minster: A euphoric set in a suitably captivating venue

Lanterns on the Lake at Halifax Minster: A euphoric set in a suitably captivating venue

Joined by Radiohead’s Phillip Selway, the Mercury-nominated group delivered a cathartic spectacle and once again demonstrated why they are one of the UK’s most noteworthy acts   
Civil War review: In defence of A24’s gripping war epic

Civil War review: In defence of A24’s gripping war epic

Don’t let its mixed reviews sway you, Alex Garland’s latest directorial work is a striking, relentless masterpiece of speculative fiction