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Parklife review: The festival weekend’s success demonstrates the modern mantra of the ‘death of the genre’ and re-ignites the appetite for connection through live music.
Parklife 2023 is back and soon on its way. Here is all the information you require before the weekend!
Dublin four-piece milk. bring their brand of alt-pop to Manchester Academy 3, with support from Gloria
Coming off the back of her first Manchester performance, The Mancunion sits down to discuss all things music with new Chrysalis signing, Gia Ford
Two historic Northern venues, Night & Day Café in Manchester and The Leadmill in Sheffield, face closure – can we let these brilliant venues die?
A trip to Copenhagen reformed my world view on how to handle a hangover. Scandinavian girls just seem to have got it. So how do British girls get it too?
‘Woke’ students, angry Tories, and middle-aged Dads unite: our new ‘In Liz We Truss’ playlist fulfils the PMs political dreams with plenty of 90s classics to “get Britain moving”
Whether you’re a rock, hip-hop, or pop-punk fan, you’re bound to discover your new favourite artist at Leeds Festival this year – check out our picks for ones to watch.
A preview providing information on Leeds Festival 26th-28th August 2022 – who? what? when? where?
A review of the new Harry Styles record by Libby Elliott.
Announcing the British Pop Archive at the university’s very own John Rylands Library. Including artefacts from Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, New Order, the Sex Pistols, and Granada Television.
Sarah Taylor reviews Manchester Art Gallery’s retrospective exhibition on the life and works of prolific filmmaker, artist, and activist Derek Jarman.
Madison Emmett déjà reviews The Rocky Horror Show, which played at the Opera House a few months back and is now playing at the Palace Theatre
Following their Mercury Prize-winning magnum opus Visions of a Life was never going to be an easy feat. But Wolf Alice have once again surpassed themselves with third album Blue Weekend. Here the London 4-piece blend dream pop and shoegaze with indie, folk, and punk rock, creating a kaleidoscopic collection of musings on love, fame, […]
A look into the presence of sexual harassment that haunts gig culture and the live music scene.
Music contributor Gabriel Barnett gives his thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding the line-up announcement of Reading & Leed’s festival. Covering who he thinks should be featured and why there is no excuse for the current gender imbalance.
Jemma Harris discusses how the music industry can help make touring more sustainable
Georgina Davidson chats to dream pop newcomers beebaadoobee, Oscar Lang and No Rome ahead of their performances at the Dirty Hit showcase
In 1979 the Macclesfield four piece, along with the help of manager Rob Gretton, producer Martin Hannett, and Factory, let the winds of the industrial north-west blow over their strings and gave us Unknown Pleasures: an album that’s impact can still be felt today
Henry Clift reviews indie newcomer Beabadoobee’s latest EP Space Cadet which drifts from her acoustic folk-pop roots to the world of indie pop