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 NME Awards tour bill-toppers met Joe Goggins to talk Tarantino, Mercury nods and being the world’s unlikeliest headliners
The Nebraskan post-hardcore outfit are back – and louder, sharper and angrier than ever before
The alt-rock old hands bring their ear-shredding live show to the Ritz
The Interpol frontman spoke to Joe Goggins about going it alone, ditching his pseudonym and being inspired by Snoop Dogg
A monumental year for the Ohio two-piece culminates in their first UK arena jaunt – with mixed results
The Canadian songstress brought a live shows as eccentric as her records to the Ritz
The Bostonian quintet continued to spin Gossamer’s convoluted web at the Academy
The Canadian duo bring their now-more-sedate live show to the Academy
DIIV mark their first visit to Manchester with a spellbinding set at the Deaf Institute
The Sheffield quintet couldn’t have made their Manchester return at a more appropriately-named venue
The Welsh rockers take a break from recording to open for Muse at the Arena
The Compton rapper’s latest record proves that there’s still more to hip hop than controversy and materialism
Wakefield’s finest speak to music editor Joe Goggins about touring, recording and the essence of punk.
The legendary outfit’s finest hour changed the face of alternative rock
A majestic set at the Manchester Arena showed why Radiohead remain the world’s most important rock band
Lonerism strikes a delicate balance between celebrating its influences and outright copying them
Joe Goggins suggests the soundtrack to this year’s Liberal Democrat party conference
LCD Soundsystem’s legacy might yet extend beyond their music.
A welcome addition to a stylish genre that’s been crying out for some substance.
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