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Pressure from development felt by independent venues in Manchester and Salford

Pressure from development felt by independent venues in Manchester and Salford

Pressure on Manchester’s nightlife scene builds as two venues, The White Hotel and Stage & Radio, announce closures
Basement-shaking bangers: Cheetah and Aries at Kable

Basement-shaking bangers: Cheetah and Aries at Kable

Cheetah and Aries deliver a roaring night of jungle and drum-and-bass in the basement of Kable
Live review: Gary Numan Reimagines ‘Telekon’ at O2 Apollo Manchester

Live review: Gary Numan Reimagines ‘Telekon’ at O2 Apollo Manchester

From red-hazed lights to raw emotion, the electronic music pioneer Gary Numan proves he’s still evolving — and still moving audiences.
Preview: The Haçienda returns to The Warehouse Project

Preview: The Haçienda returns to The Warehouse Project

This November, The Warehouse Project will see a Haçienda club relaunch, paying homage to the unforgettable and notorious sounds and artists of the nineties rave scene
Album review: Chaos in the CBD’s ‘A Deeper Life’ makes house music meditative

Album review: Chaos in the CBD’s ‘A Deeper Life’ makes house music meditative

The debut album from New Zealand house duo Chaos in the CBD defines their sound with an ode to childhood nostalgia, the natural world, and city life
Worm School live in Manchester: A lesson in the joys of local music

Worm School live in Manchester: A lesson in the joys of local music

Moth Slut and Peace Talk set the stage for Worm School’s first headline gig
Nation of Language live in Manchester: Synth-pop professors return to their spiritual home

Nation of Language live in Manchester: Synth-pop professors return to their spiritual home

The Brooklyn-based trio continue to raise pulses as they bring their synthesiser nostalgia into a new century
Nation of Language – A Strange Disciple: Third time’s a charm, or another one won’t do any harm?

Nation of Language – A Strange Disciple: Third time’s a charm, or another one won’t do any harm?

The Brooklyn band attempt a hat trick of electro-pop masterclasses with their third LP; have they succeeded?
In conversation with Syd Minsky-Sargeant of Working Men’s Club

In conversation with Syd Minsky-Sargeant of Working Men’s Club

We sit down with the band’s frontman to discuss their latest album and upcoming show at Manchester Academy
Metaphysical: Mall Grab pay homage to London

Metaphysical: Mall Grab pay homage to London

A review of the new Mall Grab track from Kristin Cooper.
Burial’s Antidawn EP, the atmosphere of urban British wintertime

Burial’s Antidawn EP, the atmosphere of urban British wintertime

A review of the new ambient EP Antidawn by Burial.
SOPHIE – The striking sounds of a pioneer producer

SOPHIE – The striking sounds of a pioneer producer

Culture Editor Georgina Davidson takes a dive into the concepts and emergence of avant-pop producer SOPHIE, remembered for her future-facing sound and style
EP Review: II by TNGHT

EP Review: II by TNGHT

Luke McGavin reviews TNGHT’s lastest EP ‘II’, highlighting it’s important place in the genre and demonstrating why it hasn’t lived up to the high expectations that foreshadowed it
Album Review: MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album Review: MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Dara Coker reviews FKA twigs’ latest release, highlighting how, through the use of metaphor, the artist manages to detail her journey to self-love and fulfilment, carefully painting a picture of love, loss and desire
Live Review: HONNE

Live Review: HONNE

Owen Trimming reviews the London duo’s latest Mancunian show

Album: Roman Flügel – All The Right Noises

The German maverick of electronic music returns with a typically experimental album on Hamburg-Berlin based Dial Records, writes Robert Firth

Interview: Iglooghost

The Mancunion speaks to the enigmatic electronic producer Iglooghost

Review: Jessy Lanza – Oh No

Never one to be ostentatious, Jessy Lanza’s subtle second album flirts with R&B and Chicago house on a brilliant pop album that leans towards the dancefloor

Ladytronica: The forgotten females of electronic music

Electronic music can seem like a bit of a boy’s club, but there have always been women involved. The tide is surely turning

Record label feature: Opal Tapes

Started in the small, unassuming town of Redcar, North Yorkshire, Stephen Bishop’s cassette label Opal Tapes is a kind of mecca for off-kilter electronic music