From pub crawls to Freshers' events, drinking can feel unavoidable, and sobriety can feel isolating. Here's how to miss out on the hangovers, not the fun
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
Insidious is back with nothing further to say, leaving in the wake of the Lamberts a 'fresh' start only aiming to parrot its ghastly blueprint
90’s electronica titans Leftfield took the easy way out with a greatest hits CD soundalike
While the Fratellis deliver fan favourites that tap into indie adolescent nostalgia, their new album suggests there is hope for the band yet…
The Nottingham-based alt rock band show their sci-fi excellency in an intimate gig at Soup Kitchen
The Lambeth-based band continue to delight their coterie of committed followers with a high-octane night of bangers
“Let’s not call it a comeback… It’s just a fucking album.” The Ordinary Boys are getting back to business as usual
Despite boundless energy, The Strypes need to learn how to diversify their shows
The Strokes roll out the hits whilst Blur perform a career spanning spet
Beat-Herder is a true treasure and triumph of the North
The Mayfield Depot has its last hurrah
Indulging Les Claypool’s obsession for everything Wonka, Primus perform a 3-hour set including a full rendition of the Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack
A brilliant crowd gathered round for one of the weirdest and most bizarre bands in metal
High Hoops couple bookings and location to great effect
Gottwood finds that happy medium between both the serene escapism sought from festivals, and the hedonism of underground dance culture
“We tend to see ourselves as better than most other bands” claim the Nightingales, while Tom Learmouth sees just how truthful they really are…
Villagers’s new music is stripped back and lyrically intimate
Smoke Fairies looked uncomfortable when performing
The night was filled with easy going reggae rhythms
Stornoway engage with the audience with their heartfelt connectivity blended with just a hint of Southern-English polite humour
Super Furry Animals showed their musical depth
Although the stage is bigger and the lights are brighter, the integrity, honesty and energy are exactly the same
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