Stephen Miller discusses authenticity in music

Stephen Miller asks whether the high street’s playlist choices are becoming too intrusive

The mercifully short track lengths is one of the only positives about the French punks’ sixth LP

Adam Stockley speaks to the up-and-coming singer songwriter ahead of his debut album release

Matthew Cole relives the magical ten seconds of Fallout 3

Joe Evans explains that racism hasn’t gone away and we need to stop sweeping it under the carpet and deal with it head-on

Marcus Winchester revisits a love-or-hate classic in Super Mario Sunshine

Academics at universities nationwide have voted in favour of refusing to set or mark work in the dispute regarding pension cuts, starting from 6th November

Nearly one in four academics surveyed by the Times Higher Education magazine believe that universities are encouraging them to award higher grades to students

In collaboration with the Manchester based Lesbian and Gay Foundation Manchester, the Central Library will host an archive of Manchester’s gay history, including prominent magazine publications and historical documents

Mysteries impress with a defined and confident debut album

Hookworms deliver more of the same on their third album

Annie Lennox’s latest offering is mainly worse, less gripping retellings of great songs

Ure’s one-man show is a testament to the timelessness of his songs

Nadia Cheung feels the seduction of film noir

Nicole Tamer looks at how science has inspired numerous filmmakers

The dangers of every fashionista’s favourite app

This week Robert Firth ventures beyond Manchester and finds himself bored in Chester

The UK is getting ready for the 2014 Tuner Prize, but before we look at the nominees, let’s take a look back at previous winners of this prestigious award

After Halloween, Books Editor Alister Pearson gives his top 5 horror works of literature