O2 Apollo Manchester Saturday 10th November 2012 34/10

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

The post-punk outfit continued their reign of terror at Manchester’s newest venue

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

The enigmatic Canadians continue to evolve on their third studio effort

This week’s blast from the past

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

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

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

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

Tom Ingham

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

Sound Control Saturday 20th October 2012 6/10

Nottingham’s premier purveyors of indie-pop brought the curtain up on their UK tour

McFly talk to The Mancunion about pop, strings and pseudonyms