In anticipation of the R’n’B legend’s upcoming appearance at Manchester’s Warehouse Project, Yasmin Duggal counts down David’s top 5 tunes

Dizzee Rascal puts on a bonkers sweat fest at Academy

It’s Halloween, the spookiest time of year — why not delve into one of the darkest subgenres of hip-hop on this terrifying holiday?

A deeply psychedelic experience which did Pink Floyd justice and then some

The Courteener’s front man comes to Manchester’s Albert Hall this November

Brooklyn indie rockers Grizzly Bear deliver classic crowd pleasers as well as new hits at Albert Hall

Callum Lunn thinks this isn’t Papa Roach’s last resort

Jack Greeney interviews The Strypes before their show at the Neighbourhood Festival

Dan Snaith aka Caribou struggles to find rhythm or rest place on perplexing second album as Daphni

Middleton-born JP Cooper put on a sublime performance at the O2 Ritz

This Feeling Alive have unearthed genuine new musical talent, but must do more to reach a bigger audience and support their talent, writes Ethan Davies

Upcoming The Howl and The Hum infuse the air with a live performance that leaves you feeling empty in the most fulfilling way writes Contributor Olivia White

Gallagher masters experimental genres, saturated with 90s swagger and dazzling Liam-ness

I left my heart in Blackpool Opera House

Ciaran McLaughlin discusses how the new album re-treads familiar ground and fails to try anything new or different

Zara Larsson talks Beyonce, feminism and pop with Deputy Music Editor, Yasmin Duggal

Neighbourhood returned to Manchester, taking over 12 venues across the city and showcasing new talent

The godfather of goth-metal returns with a soundtrack “to fight and to f*** to”

Tom Grennan conquers a sold out Sound Control despite illness

Hannah Brierley interviews post-Americana and family band Wildwood Kin about how blood is thicker than water