Music Archive
28th October 2025
Live review: Tom’s Earring and Still Life showcase Manchester’s greatest strengths
532 at University of Manchester’s student union bar hosts a night of live music from Tom’s Earring and Still Life
28th October 2025
Live review: Pale Waves leave their hometown ‘Smitten’
Pale Waves make a triumphant return to their hometown with a selection of highlights from their varied catalogue
28th October 2025
Album review: The critical kaleidoscope of Tame Impala’s ‘Deadbeat’
Revered multi-instrumentalist Tame Impala switches up the pace and sparks wildfires with his long-awaited fifth album
28th October 2025
True To Life: An interview with Rob Birch of Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs frontman Rob Birch discusses touring, fatherhood, and connection through live music
27th October 2025
Venue spotlight: Electronic-based spaces revolutionising the Manchester scene
Manchester’s electronic music scene offers venues that continue to change the game
23rd October 2025
Live review: Ethel Cain, Manchester will always love you
The queen of the deep south visited Manchester for a two-night residency at the O2 Apollo
23rd October 2025
Live review: Overmono deliver Pure Devotion to The Warehouse Project
Overmono make a return to The Warehouse Project with a stellar line-up combining renowned names with new talent
20th October 2025
‘Some Like It Hot’: bar italia’s new record is a playful twist on alternative indie music
London trio bar italia return with a fearless take on self-discovery and erotic resentment in ‘Some Like It Hot’, a bold threat to anyone with upcoming works in the alt-indie realm.
20th October 2025
Live review: Cate Le Bon showcases new album ‘Michelangelo Dying’ at New Century Hall
Cate Le Bon shines the spotlight on latest album ‘Michelangelo Dying’ at a mostly-transfixing Manchester gig
20th October 2025
Interview: Cliffords’ Iona Lynch on touring, literature and the Irish music scene
Iona Lynch of Cliffords opens up about her experience in Irish music and discusses her literary influences ahead of the band’s November tour
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20th October 2025
Live review: JADE brings her ‘SHOWBIZ’ to Manchester
Former Little Mix star JADE puts on an impressive show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse
20th October 2025
Interview: Manchester punk band Hot Milk talk new album ‘Corporation P.O.P’ and their Mancunian roots
Manchester’s Hot Milk return to their roots by discussing the city they originate from and their latest album ‘Corporation P.O.P’
20th October 2025
Live review: Welly prove they deserve to be ‘Big in the Suburbs’
The Southampton quintet return to Manchester with a fun-filled show displaying impressive instrumentation and biting but comedic cynicism
20th October 2025
Cyberpunk dreams and saxophone screams: The Midnight bring synth-wave magic to Sheffield
Synth-wave masters The Midnight deliver an outstanding show at Sheffield’s Octagon Centre
19th October 2025
Album review: Joy Crookes makes a stunning return with ‘Juniper’
Joy Crookes returns with highly-anticipated sophomore release, Juniper, which proves to have been well-worth the wait
16th October 2025
Live review: Katy Perry brings a nostalgia-fuelled extravaganza to Manchester
Pop icon Katy Perry brings The Lifetimes Tour to Manchester’s AO Arena for one night only
16th October 2025
Live review: International talent put front and centre as Dom Dolla headlines The Warehouse Project
Australian Grammy-nominated producer and DJ Dom Dolla packed out Depot Mayfield for his only UK headline show outside of London this year
16th October 2025
The Last Dinner Party – ‘From The Pyre’: Genre-bending quintet go bigger, bolder, and darker
The Last Dinner Party return with a genre-shifting second album twenty months after their debut
13th October 2025
‘God Bless’: Bedroom Vacation and Magnum Opus ii at Café Blah
Stockport’s Bedroom Vacation celebrate the release of their latest single ‘God Bless’ at Café Blah
9th October 2025
Live review: You&Me turns ten at The Warehouse Project
The Warehouse Project hosts huge names and newer talents for the anniversary celebration of Josh Baker’s You&Me