Modeselektion rip apart preconceptions of their own songs… and pretty much anything that isn’t the most forward-looking Techno from around the world

A band built for a bunker: HEALTH’s live show is like nuclear war

While the ‘biggest’ act of the night failed to wow, Recondite excelled at Warehouse Project

Kawabata Makoto and co’s daring, unorthodox Japanoise is all the more bewitching in a partly improvised live performance

While a tad predictable, this night full of grime bangers certainly went down a treat

Dice is certainly set to make waves in the gig ticket industry

Tom Learmouth spoke to bassist Kieren Webster of the View about the band’s new sound before their gig at the Gorilla

Long ago, Hawkwind built a bridge between hippies and punks. Hawktoberfest is a glorious celebration of their legacy

Elizabeth Rushton speaks to Girls Against about their campaign to banish the culture of victim blaming and battle sexual harassment at gigs

Four student bands from the University of Manchester are competing in a charity gig night next Tuesday for the chance to represent the university in the national iSessions competition organised by The Independent and the i

Too many drops makes a flop. Cassie Hyde found this out the hard way at Major Lazer’s Academy set

Joe Connell examines the narrow scope of gendered rock criticism that has for decades revolved around the phallic symbol of an electric guitar. Is a paradigm shift upon us?

Louder Than Words, a literary music festival for the thinking muso, gets our recommendation

Lucy Rose played a pitch perfect set but just fails to ignite the crowd

Ellie Gibbs profiles Billie Marten, a 16-year-old singer-songwriter with angelic tones and viscerally affecting music

Daft antics and shredded faces make Mutoid Man’s gig one to remember

From Mozart to the first moshpit: three diverse and fantastically performed pieces

The vulnerability poured into the Wax Idols’ otherwise-polished American Tragic is a winning combination

Ed John speaks to Dusky about producing, DJing, and their own label, 17 Steps

On this showing, Liturgy didn’t earn the “transcendental black metal” badge they’ve pinned themselves with, but the return of Greg Fox salvaged some of their wonder