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
Russell T. Davies shares insight at Manchester's SCENE Festival about his hit Channel 4 shows exploring queerness, community and adversity
The New York titans of nineties emo delivered a poignant penultimate show
Sheffield’s premier purveyors of post-rock talk stolen gear, Sleepwalk City and how instrumental music can still be political
The Bank Holiday institution returns with one of its most diverse lineups in years
Louis Jones talks San Francisco, sonic expansion and stepping up to headline shows
Tom Chapman discusses joining the local legends, headlining Jodrell Bank and the importance of the Manchester music scene
Ten years after the release of their only record, The Postal Service finally reach Manchester
The alternative icon discusses returning to guitars, his autobiography and his legacy as one of rock’s most influential figures
One of urban music’s most exciting voices talks progression, diversity and choosing his own path
Ten years on, we look back at the moment The Shins delivered on their lo-fi promise – with one of the great modern indie rock records
Jack Tatum talks balancing college and songwriting, non-stop touring and his love of Manchester
The long-sought-after proof that I’m not as achingly cool as I look
One of indie rock’s most enigmatic performers confounds expectations at the Academy
Not every nostalgic reunion has to be viewed as a cynical cash-in
The Oxford quintet have outgrown venues of this size with their unique brand of controlled chaos
Nature, solitude and being Dave Grohl’s favourite new band: Ritzy Bryan talks Wolf’s Law with The Mancunion
The local boys done good spoke to Joe Goggins on breaking through, working with Elbow and their own Bohemian Rhapsody
The Oxford quintet are set to bring Holy Fire to Manchester
The Courteeners are back with a new record – and continue to personify everything wrong with present-day Manchester music
Guitarist Jake Pitts talks to Joe Goggins on headlining the Kerrang! tour, concept records and embracing chaos
Frontman Scott Hutchison spoke to Joe Goggins on major labels, breaking America and his real thoughts on Mumford & Sons
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