Music Archive
16th October 2017
Live Review: This Feeling Alive
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
13th October 2017
Gig Preview: Upclose: Manchester Camerata & Aziz Ibrahim: Lahore to Longsight
A story of his father, torn between the cultures of his home Pakistan and inner-city Manchester
13th October 2017
The Venue Want To Create a ‘New Legacy’
Music Editor Hannah Brierley discusses the radical changes that have been made to The Venue
10th October 2017
Live: Mr Jukes serves up sass and brass
In a fiery display of funk and soul, Mr Jukes brought magic to Manchester Academy 2
9th October 2017
Live Review: Lorde Reigns at Melodrama Tour
Lorde dazzles in her first show of the Melodrama tour
9th October 2017
Interview with rising star Liv Dawson
With her new release ‘Painkiller’ dropping, the Mancunion sits down with Liv Dawson
9th October 2017
Record Reappraisal: Radiohead – In Rainbows
10 years on and this Radiohead album remains impressive
6th October 2017
Review: WHP – Floating Points
Despite the overcrowding, Alfie Habershon still managed to have a good time
4th October 2017
Tom Petty: A Farewell (1950-2017)
A farewell to Rock and Roll legend Tom Petty, who died on Monday at the age of 66
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4th October 2017
Review: The Killers – ‘Wonderful Wonderful’
The Killers return with mellow electric soulfulness book-ended by bite
4th October 2017
Review: Horrors Album is “V” Good
V is an ambitious, adventurous, and positive new album from The Horrors, whose partnership with producer Paul Epworth is proving to be a formidable one
4th October 2017
Review: Sarah Close
Very much a part of the move towards untraditional methods of career building, Sarah Close used Youtube as a platform to help her connect with the ‘music industry’. Using the internet to feel less isolated and to push her music talent whilst living in her family home on the Isle of Wight, she rose to fame […]
2nd October 2017
Review: Flyte – The Loved Ones
Their long-awaited LP breathes the confidence of a promising group
2nd October 2017
Review: The National – Sleep well beast
The strength of The National’s seventh album establishes themselves as a truly prominent American band
2nd October 2017
Interview: Pleasure Barge
“No one can rap like this band” — Joel Ansbro talks to Pleasure Barge, discussing the student band experience, the city’s best venues, and advice to students looking to get into music while at university
29th September 2017
A guide to Warehouse Project 2017
The season has started and Manchester is ready, so what’s in Store for WHP17?
29th September 2017
Preview: The Magic Gang
Brighton produces yet another phenomenal musical talent, The Magic Gang encompass early guitar rock with a modern twist