A look at NME’s previous importance in alternative culture, leading up to it’s demise as as a free publication. RIP NME.

After a phenomenal second night on their Tropical Gypsy preview tour, Molotov Jukebox is a band to watch and most definitely experience live

Manchester-based indie-rock band False Nines produced an excellent performance and impressed us in their first headline gig

In the midst of a struggling market, The Mancunion meets with LDN Recordings to find out how an independent record label copes in this modern day and age

Dark, electric and uninteresting, new material seemed to be the cause of the downfall for Of Monsters and Men

Death Cab for Cutie are the perfect nostalgia band; they will always be as good as you remember them

While Dusky was disappointing, Joris Voorn saved the day

It’s early days for London Souls, who may be still finding their feet as a duo

Garden of Delete’s sublime awkwardness has the capacity to make you excited about music in a way you haven’t been since you were a sublimely awkward teen

While the Fratellis deliver fan favourites that tap into indie adolescent nostalgia, their new album suggests there is hope for the band yet…

The Nottingham-based alt rock band show their sci-fi excellency in an intimate gig at Soup Kitchen

As cold winter nights roll in, Burial’s dubstep masterpiece hardly seems more appropriate for rediscovering, thinks Jacob Bernard-Banton

Chvrches graced Manchester’s favourite church. However, their considerable flock of pop disciples seemed to be diminished by an over-18 age limit

Pressure on Viet Cong to change their name has been successful. Less successful has been attempts to debate censorship in art, says Jacob Bernard-Banton

No KV Crimes here, but Kurt Vile and the Violators didn’t exactly set the world alight at The Ritz

The combination of Tom Smith oscillating voice and a classic filled setlist proved to be Editors’ recipe for success

The crossover project of Matt Berninger and Brent Knopf is an inventive and immediate hook-filled album

Whilst the band decide not to engage with the audience, Godspeed’s cult following are impressed nonetheless

I sat down with student band Five Days North to discover the secret to being unsigned and still amassing over 1,000 likes on Facebook

Alex Daniel samples the nectar of young local psych outfit Freakout Honey, or ‘the artists formerly known as The Boris Johnson Massacre’