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Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
Joscha Bongard's Babystar is a frightfully realistic satire on social media family channels that bites off more than it can chew
Eats Everything served up a tasty set but the portion was too small, before Joris Voorn concluded with melancholic grooves
Distinctively inoffensive yet extremely catchy and relaxed
Chvrches graced Manchester’s favourite church. However, their considerable flock of pop disciples seemed to be diminished by an over-18 age limit
Super Furry Animals showed their musical depth
The combination of venue with artist could not have been more perfect
Their raucous, sold-out Albert Hall show was exactly what we expected from The Vaccines
Warpaint’s magical live show is a bubbling cauldron of 2 parts Joy Division, 1 part Foals and a sprinkling of chemical XX…
Tim Burgess and co. brought a vibrant Madchester party to the Albert Hall
Adam Granduciel deliberately sticks pins in the map of American musical history and draws a contorted line to his own music
Metronomy’s live show has come on leaps and bounds
David Rodigan is a cut above the rest
Angus & Julia Stone perform a dully repetitive set
Transmission / Albert Hall / January – April 2015
Little Dragon make the Albert Hall magical and exciting
The New York legend treated Manchester to a soulful, show-stopping performance
Despite the lavish stage production, The Horrors felt more distant than ever
DJ Harvey is in town on 24th October
Marcus Johns speaks to Activities and Development Officer Joel Smith, and Head of Residences, Catering, and Bars Emma Stansfield about the runaway success of Welcome Week.
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