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Red Bull Culture Clash – Manchester

Manchester hosts “the world’s biggest music battle”, the Red Bull Culture Clash 2016—featuring Manchester-based acts Made in Manchester, LEVELZ, Dub Smugglers and BASSTRONIC fronted by A Guy Called Gerald

Live review: Red Bull Culture Clash

Manchester hosts the semi-final of the nation’s most manic live music competition. The winner takes all—including a claim to best new act in the city. There can only be one

Petition made for Piccadilly Gardens revamp

Piccadilly gardens has become an unattractive, high crime area—a petition has been made to turn it back into a safe and appealing place for everyone to use

The case for a Men’s Officer

Harry Bithell argues the case for an exec officer to support the needs of men

Feeding the streets for a fiver

Food Editor Ellie Gibbs addresses the political power of food and the real difference it can make to lives, something we may take for granted when tucking into our luxury restaurant dinner courses

Three sexual attacks in city centre believed to be by the same culprit

Manchester’s police are warning women around Manchester to be extra vigilant at night

University to create new park on campus

The University of Manchester will create Brunswick Park in the heart of campus to coincide with TfGM’s investment in the Oxford Road corridor

Album: The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It

The 1975 deliver a gluttonously self-indulgent new album

Live: Lucy Rose, supporting City and Colour

Distinctively inoffensive yet extremely catchy and relaxed

Albert’s Schloss

We visited Albert’s Schloss, whose owners ‘set about transforming a beautiful Grade-II listed building into a beautiful beer hall and cook haus’

Manchester staff oppose “dangerously vague” Prevent policies

University lecturers are particularly worried about the prospect of jeopardising their academic integrity and oppose surveilling the behaviour of students

Live: Bloom Twins (supporting Duran Duran)

The connection between the twins translates beautifully into their music

Interview: Bloom Twins

Supporting Duran Duran on their UK arena tour, Bloom Twins speak to Paul Norris about their native Ukraine and its effect on their music and lives

Review: Revolt

Books Editor Yasmin Mannan reviews Qaisra Shahraz’s third and most recent novel Revolt, which is a triumphant exploration of everything that is it to be human

Students against fossil fuel divestment win debate

As part of JustFest 2016, the Manchester Debating Union asked the question: Should the University of Manchester divest from fossil fuels? Those anti the motion won the debate after a thought-provoking and, at times, heated debate

BUCS Swimming Championships: The University of Manchester Swimming Club

We explore The University of Manchester Swimming Club and its commitment to character.

Your quick guide to feminism in the Northern Capital

Exploring how to get the most out of ‘WOMANchester’

Interview: Run Wild MCR

We talk to Run Wild MCR’s Mark Harrison about the society, running events in Manchester and how to reach your full potential

Poor GCSE results jeopardise Northern Powerhouse

The government’s proposed ‘Northern Powerhouse’ plans could be in jeopardy after it was announced that secondary schools in Manchester and Liverpool had been underperforming in their GCSE results

Interview: Ø (Phase)

Tai Kolade is most often in awe of ø when in the throes of his techno wizardry. Unfortunately, he finds the time to sit down with him in the groggy aftermath