Interview: Hetta Falzon on ‘Freckles’, feeling vulnerable, and finding your voice again
Singer-songwriter and Manchester student Hetta Falzon discusses her musical journey, getting signed and navigating life changes
Leeds Festival 2025: All back to Bramham Park
Leeds Festival 2025 closes out this year’s festival in style with an array of upcoming artists and huge name headline performances
Turnover’s ‘Peripheral Vision’: Does it still hold up?
Turnover’s ‘Peripheral Vision’ is often considered a classic in modern indie-rock and the band celebrates its tenth anniversary this year
Live Review: Addison Rae stuns with a mesmeric debut
Pop artist and social media mega-star Addison Rae charms her Manchester Academy crowd with a short but sweet set in support of her debut album
The elusive history of Manchester’s Albert Hall
What did the Albert Hall use to be? Take a walk into the often overlooked past of a Grade II listed veteran of the city’s historical Peter Street
The Warehouse Project preview: Unmissable moments of this year’s season
Here’s what to expect from the return of The Warehouse Project as the biggest names in electronic music return to Manchester
Nightlife spotlight: Inside Stretford Mall’s new Pawnbrokers-come-Discotheque
Stretford Mall has been lit up this summer by members of Manchester-based disco collective Nite School Aural-B and RichieNS
Album review: Wolf Alice contemplate life’s complexities as they reach ‘The Clearing’
Wolf Alice’s highly anticipated and much-welcomed return brings both pensive thoughtfulness and plenty of enjoyment
Scarface, Master P, No Limit: The south’s influence on mafioso rap
How overlooked Southern pioneers gave mafioso rap its depth, ambition, and staying power.
A life put on record: A look at the music of Phil Elverum
Phil Elverum’s music as The Micophones and Mount Eerie is complex and intertwined, yet difficult to scratch the surface of
A weekend of music in Henham Park: Latitude Festival 2025
Latitude Festival returns to Henham Park for a 2025 edition dominated by excellent upcoming artists and huge-name headliners
‘This Better Be Something Great’: Westside Cowboy live at YES Pink Room
Westside Cowboy prove themselves to be one of Britain’s most exciting rising acts with a release day show celebrating their debut EP
Live Review: Frank Turner refuses to sit down and shut up at 3014th show
Frank Turner’s 3014th show proves the Wessex songwriter to be a master of performance with a set filled by new material and fan favourites
Live review: Black Country, New Road at Stockport Plaza
Black Country, New Road’s album launch show in Stockport Plaza’s grand auditorium proves to be a masterclass in avant-garde folk-pop
Billie Eilish at Co-Op Live: Alt-pop mega-star hits Manchester hard and soft
Alt-pop sensation Billie Eilish brings her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to Manchester’s Co-Op Live in the last of four exceptional performances
Festival Preview: Reading and Leeds 2025
Reading and Leeds returns for a 2025 edition promising a variety of exciting musical performances spanning genres and stages
Album Review: Viagra Boys look inward with near self-titled viagr aboys
The latest album from punk rock titans Viagra Boys doesn’t fail to impress despite the presence of lyrical missteps
Over and Out: Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Co-Op Live
Jeff Lynne’s ELO play what turned out to be their final show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live as part of the Over and Out farewell tour
‘It’s All Too Much’: The Beatles’ forgotten masterpiece
A deep-dive into The Beatles’ often disregarded track ‘It’s All Too Much’ reveals a variety of influences and illuminates its previously concealed impact