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14th March 2024

Liam Gallagher and John Squire: Not quite a match made in Britpop Heaven

After the much anticipated collaboration between Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and John Squire, of Stone Roses fame, the LP ‘Liam Gallagher and John Squire’ ultimately falls flat

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14th March 2024

Brilliantly slick and thoroughly enjoyable: UMMTS ‘Alice by Heart’ review

You would have to be mad as a Hatter to not enjoy this Wonder-ful performance by UMMTS
12th March 2024

International Women’s Day at Radio 6 Music Festival: Gossip headline CMAT and Afrodeutsche

Artists Gossip, CMAT, and Afrodeutsche were on the line-up at BBC 6 Music Festival for a musical celebration of International Women’s Day

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Unfortunate review: A riotous romp under the sea
10th March 2024

Unfortunate review: A riotous romp under the sea

This dynamic, fin-tickling, show really mer-maid our day!
Four women who make the art world a better place
9th March 2024

Four women who make the art world a better place

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we asked our writers to tell us a bit about their favourite women artists.
In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Masks and Puppets
9th March 2024

In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Masks and Puppets

The Mancunion was fortunate enough to attend an Insight Session at the Lyceum Theatre and sit down with The Lion King’s Head of Masks and Puppets Joseph Beagley to learn more about the science behind his craft
Summer Daydreaming: Literary escapes from the winter blues
6th March 2024

Summer Daydreaming: Literary escapes from the winter blues

Why not escape winter with these sun-soaked reads? We offer a few recommendations that unveil the warmth of summer reading regardless of the season.
Sonny Angels: The art history behind your new best friend
5th March 2024

Sonny Angels: The art history behind your new best friend

Sonny Angels are going viral on TikTok right now, but did you know there’s a long art historical tradition behind the adorable dolls?
Snow Strippers live at The White Hotel: The industrial EDM future is in good hands
5th March 2024

Snow Strippers live at The White Hotel: The industrial EDM future is in good hands

The Florida duo Snow Strippers are successfully reviving a lost EDM sound which infected pop music throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s. Here they came to Manchester to showcase this new, revised sound in the dark, dingy White Hotel in Salford
Mother Mother live in Manchester: “Tonight is an inferno…”
5th March 2024

Mother Mother live in Manchester: “Tonight is an inferno…”

Mother Mother continue to deliver their live performances with the same passion found in their music, enrapturing a moved Manchester audience
NewDad live in Manchester: Heaven and angels for shoegaze revivalists
4th March 2024

NewDad live in Manchester: Heaven and angels for shoegaze revivalists

Irish shoegazers return to Manchester for a sold-out show supporting debut album, MADRA
Recommending a book for each Taylor Swift era
4th March 2024

Recommending a book for each Taylor Swift era

Taylor Swift is now more popular than ever and we can’t get enough, so we recommend a book for each of her albums.
‘The shrill from the terraces’: Tracks that define the beautiful game for me
4th March 2024

‘The shrill from the terraces’: Tracks that define the beautiful game for me

The intertwining of football and music is inevitable, and with it comes memories too vivid to be forgotten
Pachyman live in Manchester: Experimental dub-reggae at its finest
4th March 2024

Pachyman live in Manchester: Experimental dub-reggae at its finest

Pachyman bought an expansive dub-reggae set to YES Pink Room, dismissing the cold February with an interlude of sun-soaked drum and bass
Everything Everything – Mountainhead: An alt-pop pinnacle
3rd March 2024

Everything Everything – Mountainhead: An alt-pop pinnacle

Everything Everything’s seventh album sees them at their dance pop peak, without sacrificing any of the dark introspection that’s made the band a cult classic
A beginner’s guide to Manchester’s local music scene
2nd March 2024

A beginner’s guide to Manchester’s local music scene

Manchester’s local music scene has never been short of exciting acts, and this is none more evident than right now, with acts such as Fruit, Die Kai Die, Tigers and Flies, and Evie Eve
PinkPantheress live in Manchester: Virtual star logs off and takes the stage
1st March 2024

PinkPantheress live in Manchester: Virtual star logs off and takes the stage

Pop sensation PinkPantheress took to the stage of Manchester’s famed O2 Ritz and did not disappoint
International Women’s Day book guide: Celebrating feminists and feminism
1st March 2024

International Women’s Day book guide: Celebrating feminists and feminism

Women’s writing should be spotlighted and celebrated all year round, but in the lead up to International Women’s Day, there’s no time like the present so we recommend some of our favourite books