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
Sam Dynes reviews the sophomore record from Dundalk’s Just Mustard.
Introducing Manchester’s new musical talents, existing outside of Manchester’s rock roots
Sam Dynes explores the music of the alternative cult artist Dean Blunt and how his music acts as an archive of black musical history.
Sam Dynes reviews the newest album from experimental iconoclast Yves Tumor, an album mixing funk, soul, R&B and noise together with expert precision
Sam Dynes discusses how the riotous Irish quintet The Murder Capital made the crowd erupt at their sold out show at Manchester’s YES (the Pink Room)
Dylan James and Sam Dynes enjoy themselves as noise-rock implodes around them
Alternative music culture seriously needs to reconsider putting all its eggs in the post-punk basket, says writer Sam Dynes
Sam Dynes looks at Girl Band’s re-entry to the music scene and how their new album is a tour de force investigation of lead singer Dara Keily’s mental health
A critical analysis of alternative indie rock group Surf Curse’s newest album titled Heaven Surrounds You
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