Northern Music Awards 2024: Celebrating breakthrough acts, chart-topping superstars, and the people behind the scenes
Celebrating northern music in all of its charm, Nordoff and Robbins host the 2024 Northern Music Awards in Manchester’s city centre
The problem with publishing
We often view publishing as a way to make our voices heard on a public scale, but what if it is these same industries creating silence, too?
Vampire Weekend: Indie experimenters push the boundaries on exceptional new release
Vampire Weekend continue to cement a legacy and New York indie royalty with their newest offering, ‘Only God Was Above Us’
Spotify vs Audible: The battle for audiobook dominance
With streaming giant Spotify making its first steps into the world of audiobooks, could your next Spotify wrapped be dominated by Sally Rooney and Dolly Alderton rather than Taylor Swift?
Why I don’t regret buying a Kindle
Don’t knock it ’til you try it. We breakdown the controversial argument on why Kindles might not be the worst idea after all
Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all the difference
Texan three-piece instrumentalists Khruangbin return with their newest LP, A LA SALA, demonstrating that a band can grow with the most subtle of changes
Review: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work by David Hoyle
This month, Factory International’s Aviva Studios welcomes renowned artist David Hoyle, in a three week residency spanning multiple art forms.
Boy Swallows Universe: Does reality make the best fiction?
How many of your favourite songs or stories are based in truth? We look at Trent Dalton’s novel, ‘Boy Swallows Universe’, to see how fiction and reality are intertwined in the arts
Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
We’re kicking off our new feature, Making Manchester, by quizzing photographer Anna Marsden about her practice and what inspires her
Declan McKenna live in Manchester: Seamlessly mixing old and new
Touring his third album ‘What Happened to the Beach?’, Declan McKenna created a cohesive and compelling live show out of his new material and impressive back catalogue
What to read in 2024: Exciting new book releases
If you’re looking for something new to read in 2024, we highlight some upcoming book releases that you can pre-order now.
Thundercat live in Manchester: Bassist of all time?
The man that changed how hip-hop sounds forever brings improvisational, progressive jazz to roaring crowds in Manchester
Everything Everything live in Manchester: I’m a Mountainhead too
Everything Everything bring their Mountainhead tour to New Century Hall for a triumphant hometown outing
Hedda review: A misguided imitation of Ibsen’s masterpiece
Contact hosts Here to There Productions’ for a version of Hedda Gabler that is almost as painful as a genuine gunshot wound
Yard Act live in Manchester: An unforgettably ace headline at the O2 Apollo
Yard Act return to the Manchester stage with new album, ‘Where’s My Utopia?’, in a night of dance-party celebration
Sea Girls begin ‘Young Strangers’ tour in Manchester: “It means a lot when people connect to our music”
Sea Girls kick-off their ‘Young Strangers’ tour with rapturous artist-audience synergy
Reading should be for joy, not health
Moderate reading is the newest wellness hack, and it is setting us up to fail. An introduction to the joys of obsessive reading, and why we should do it.
Chrysalis Records live in Manchester: Marika Hackman and Gia Ford take Gorilla
The London-based independent record label Chrysalis Records put their best foot forwards at Manchester’s own Gorilla, with rising starlet Gia Ford and the brilliant Marika Hackman