1st September 2026
Pushback online as White Hotel site to reopen under new ownership
The legacy Salford venue is set to be taken over by the owners of a nightclub next door as BASTION. Users online voiced issue about a supposedly AI launch poster, and a smoothing over of The White Hotel’s diverse gig programming
Culture
24th August 2026
Album Review: Westside Cowboy’s ‘It Goes On’ spearheads a new era of UK indie
The Manchester quartet’s debut album is heartwarming and deftly imperfect, pioneering a new era of British indie music outside the capital
21st August 2026
DMA’S: “All three of us couldn’t be happier to get the guitars back out”
After a break from touring, and with a new Sydney studio, Aussie three-piece DMA’S are back. Guitarist Johnny Took discusses Manchester crowds, Australian music, and why his band decided to self-title their fifth album