“The home of gangsta rap and gaangsta bitches!!”

“It is great that a band I supported through thick and thin and argued their musical credibility are on the rise. Just don’t forget those older fans”

Patrick Hinton takes the side of one of electronic music’s most controversial figures.

Alex Fenton looks back upon The Beatles’ penultimate studio album.

Whilst only in its second year, Dimensions establishes itself as one of the finest festivals around.

Whilst the outfit may never match the flair and originality of The Libertines, Babyshambles are unarguably a tremendous band in their own right.

In anticipation for the release of his new album ‘Torus’, Phoebe Clarke caught up with Nick Douwma aka Sub Focus to discuss space ships, inspirations and collaborations.

Ben Glover recalls the top 5 biggest anthems of the summer.

The UK Garage legend delivers a new installment of the iconic FabricLive series.

Arctic Monkeys latest effort; great news for insomnia sufferers .

Beacons Festival delivers the goods with the lineup, but doesn’t offer a lot else.

Sam Bartram explores the positives a smaller club night provides.

Continuing the fresher guide to our vibrant city, Phoebe Clarke argues that Manchester students don’t give Classical Music a chance.

Nancy Barnes draws our attention to the artistic work that goes into a night out, beside the music.

For thinking outside the freshers pack.

Boarding school barn dances, experimental chill out rooms and Daft Punk. Dr. Alex Paterson tells us about a few of his favourite (and not so favourite) things ahead of The Orb’s 25th anniversary tour.

From humble beginnings throwing low-key parties down in the capital, it’s surprising how fast Eastern Electrics has morphed into a proper festival

The New York titans of nineties emo delivered a poignant penultimate show

Sheffield’s premier purveyors of post-rock talk stolen gear, Sleepwalk City and how instrumental music can still be political

The forgotten man of the ‘nu-folk’ movement is back with a bang