Maisie Scott chats with Zoe from Comma Press and discusses Northern soul, lockdown and the National Creative Writing Industry Conference

Dance music just doesn’t feel the same in your bedroom – Maxwell Earnshaw delves into Foals ‘Collected reworks volume III’, its successes, losses, and how it has been affected by Covid-19

“Messaging between broken screens… Four-thirty in the morning” – George Blumenthal explores Flyboy Jetty’s track ‘Take My Side’ which fuses rap and indie

Luke Keohane reviews The Magic Gang’s latest album and their exploration into a new sound

Can singer-songwriter boy wonder Jake Bugg regain some momentum in his career?

Contributor Jess Foster reviews rock band The Mysterines sold out gig at Deaf Institute

Jess Foster interviews Manchester’s newest band, LOAstate, about their philosophy and musical influences

Saoirse Akhtar-Farren looks back on Yang Sweeps’ eccentric performances and tells us what we can expect from them when they return to Art in Mancunia 2020…

Whitney surprised and endeared their audience with their recent performance at Albert Hall; bringing the right levels of energy and technical mastery to get a dedicated fanbase swaying along gladly

Hometown favourites Fuzzy Sun played Manchester’s Academy 3 to a raptuous crowd, despite absences and a disappointing support act

Emma and Brendan give their opinion on Vampire Weekend’s triumphant return to Manchester after a six year hiatus.

Kicking off his UK tour in Manchester in impeccable style, James Carroll reviews Sam Fender at Manchester Academy

Brendan and Archie review Spector’s political Halloween spook-fest at Club Academy

Jemma Harris discusses the new single from Manchester’s own The 1975, a track focussed on social anxiety

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

Frankie Cosmos brings her tour to the Night and Day Cafe and gives the crowd a look into her life

The Ninth Wave played a stunning set to a packed crowd, just hours before the release of the second part of their debut album, writes Jess Foster

Alex Ferguson reviews MARINA as she performs in Manchester O2 Apollo on the back of her new and divisive album, Love + Fear

Writer Jess Foster chats to Millie from The Ninth Wave about their new record, friendship, and their Scottish roots

Contributor Freya Thomson discusses Swim Deep’s return to Manchester at their dream pop infused set at Band On The Wall, on the back of their new album release Emerald Classics