Australia’s finest psych-revivalists had th HMV Ritz entranced

Frank Carter’s new outfit open for Lostprophets and steal the show

The enigmatic Canadians continue to evolve on their third studio effort

This week’s blast from the past

The Sheffield quintet couldn’t have made their Manchester return at a more appropriately-named venue

Sam Bartram channels his inner pyromaniac for this week’s five song feature

The Welsh rockers take a break from recording to open for Muse at the Arena

Sophie Lipton reviews Coal’s ‘Johnny Come Lately’ at the Royal Exchange Studio Theatre

Tom Ingham

Sea of Bees played to a thinly-attended Night & Day – understandably so, on this evidence9th November 20123/10

The thrash metal legends bore the Apollo into submission

Week Seven – Friday 9th November

Architects’ stage presence alone isn’t enough to deliver a convincing performance13th November 2012 Academy 25/10

Justin Vernon’s reputation as one of the defining artists of the past few years is vindicated with a resplendent set at the ArenaManchester Arena 9th November 20129/10

Folk up-and-comers The Staves spoke to The Mancunion about their debut record, gender politics and world domination

The Compton rapper’s latest record proves that there’s still more to hip hop than controversy and materialism

Robbie Davidson reviews ‘Obama The Mamba’ at the Lowry Theatre

The best of theatre for the week ahead.

The Comic Collective provides some anime classics, in the form of both film and book, to usher in new fans

As the worlds of dusty books and shiny screens collide, is the future of fiction lost? Twitter suggests not.