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
Insidious is back with nothing further to say, leaving in the wake of the Lamberts a 'fresh' start only aiming to parrot its ghastly blueprint
Jasmine Bennett takes a glimpse at the rising female stars in the new, mysterious realm of reinvented pop
Six years after The 1975 dropped Music For Cars, contributor Jasmine Bennett reflects on the EP
Jasmine Bennett reviews the dreamlike exploration of the human condition that is Everyday by Tourist.
A night tarnished by incessant chatter and even a brawl, HOMESHAKE’s performance brought little satisfaction, writes Jasmine Bennett.
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal’s latest release proves to be as long-lasting as his name suggests, writes Jasmine Bennett.
Jasmine Bennett reviews the debut EP from ’50s melody-makers FUR.
Jasmine Bennett writes that AJ Tracey proves he really is ‘Doing It’ again with his newly dropped eponymous debut album
Ghetts has been a mainstay of the grime scene since 2003, so do his performances still match the energy of fifteen years ago?
Far from a ‘Fuckabout’, Drenge’s new album is worth a listen
Jasmine Bennett scrutinises the latest from the world’s favourite pop queen, Ariana Grande
Jasmine Bennett reviews the work of seeyouinthesoil, the soft-sounding vocalist bringing you a six-track EP titled Don’t Talk Too Loud
Jasmine Bennett ends the semester with a trip to Manchester’s finest new festival, Year’s End.
The cardinal sin in live music is being boring: DMA’s are guilty as charged, writes Jasmine Bennett
Jasmine Bennett reviews the infectiously energetic and electric performance of Sports Team at Academy 3
Jasmine Bennett previews Kojaque’s arrival in Manchester at YES which is set to bless our ears with smooth Irish-accented hip-hop.
Jasmine Bennett returns to one of the best pop records of the 1990s in light of their reunion in a record reappraisal of Spiceworld
Jasmine Bennett reviews Yung Lean’s latest EP, Poison Ivy, which offers up eight-tracks of melancholic vocals and rhythmic beats.
Jasmine Bennett reviews Cat Power’s beautiful return to the music industry with her tenth album, Wanderer.
Jasmine Bennett takes a trip to see singer-songwriter Tom Odell fill the Manchester O2 Apollo with piano-led ballads.
Jasmine Bennett gives the details on Spilt Milk Society’s return to the indie scene for this week’s Hot Right Now
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