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Live: Akala

Akala brings his fierce lyricism to Sound Control as part of the Knowledge Is Power tour

Table tennis glory for Manchester women

UoM table tennis chair Den Chuang recalls how both women’s teams won their respective league titles.

Will the libraries survive?

Cuts have left public libraries struggling to survive. Will they make it? And what will it mean if they don’t?

Interview: Paul Banks

The Interpol frontman spoke to Joe Goggins about going it alone, ditching his pseudonym and being inspired by Snoop Dogg

Live: Band of Skulls

The Southampton trio bring some good old-fashioned rock and roll to the Ritz

Manchester cup campaign off and running

Univesity of Manchester 3-1 University of Edinburgh

“Will shag for tuition”

SponsorAScholar.co.uk exposed as exploiting cash-strapped students, but how prolific is student sex work?

The Coronas/The Nankeens

Up and comers from Salford and Dublin brought their national jaunt to the Ruby Lounge

‘It’ll look good on your CV’

On their own, degrees may not be enough but employers’ obsession with ‘extracurricular activity’ leaves Tom Glasser exasperated

First Aid Kit

The Swedish sister act brought their hugely successful Lion’s Roar LP back to Manchester at a packed Ritz

Liars

Brooklyn’s noisiest purveyors of post-punk deliver a riotous performance

AlunaGeorge

AlunaGeorge demonstrate that 2013 might well be their year with an assured performance at the Deaf Institute

Rampant Manchester claim first win of the season

Manchester Women’s Futsal Club off the mark with 10-2 victory over Sunderland

Feeder

The veteran 90s rockers return to Manchester in support of latest release ‘Generation Freakshow’

Fucked Up

The Canadian punks bring their legendarily chaotic live show to the intimate confines of the Deaf Institute

Noisettes

Three years on from ‘Don’t Upset the Rhythm’, Noisettes returned to Manchester with new material and a point to prove

Ladyhawke

The kiwi synth-popper played tracks from her sophomore LP at Academy 2

Alabama Shakes

Alabama’s finest exports shook the Academy to its foundations at their biggest Manchester show to date

Imagine Dragons

American chart sensations Imagine Dragons made their debut Manchester appearance at the Ruby Lounge

Breakthrough in search for arthritis cure

14 new genes discovered that can lead to the disease