“10 per cent luck, 20 per cent skill”: False Nines may not have done the maths, but their remarkable rise to prominence has been a combination of song writing prowess and bold gambles that have certainly paid off

While the ‘biggest’ act of the night failed to wow, Recondite excelled at Warehouse Project

A band built for a bunker: HEALTH’s live show is like nuclear war

Dice is certainly set to make waves in the gig ticket industry

Kawabata Makoto and co’s daring, unorthodox Japanoise is all the more bewitching in a partly improvised live performance

While a tad predictable, this night full of grime bangers certainly went down a treat

Long ago, Hawkwind built a bridge between hippies and punks. Hawktoberfest is a glorious celebration of their legacy

Elizabeth Rushton speaks to Girls Against about their campaign to banish the culture of victim blaming and battle sexual harassment at gigs

Tom Learmouth spoke to bassist Kieren Webster of the View about the band’s new sound before their gig at the Gorilla

Too many drops makes a flop. Cassie Hyde found this out the hard way at Major Lazer’s Academy set

Four student bands from the University of Manchester are competing in a charity gig night next Tuesday for the chance to represent the university in the national iSessions competition organised by The Independent and the i

Joe Connell examines the narrow scope of gendered rock criticism that has for decades revolved around the phallic symbol of an electric guitar. Is a paradigm shift upon us?

Louder Than Words, a literary music festival for the thinking muso, gets our recommendation

The vulnerability poured into the Wax Idols’ otherwise-polished American Tragic is a winning combination

Ed John speaks to Dusky about producing, DJing, and their own label, 17 Steps

On this showing, Liturgy didn’t earn the “transcendental black metal” badge they’ve pinned themselves with, but the return of Greg Fox salvaged some of their wonder

With a setlist creator and larger performance troupe, Beach House’s Ritz performance was certainly considerable in atmosphere and sound than years gone by

Tai Kolade speaks to Armand van Helden about Manchester, vinyl, and the 1990’s revival

Lucy Rose played a pitch perfect set but just fails to ignite the crowd

Ellie Gibbs profiles Billie Marten, a 16-year-old singer-songwriter with angelic tones and viscerally affecting music