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Review: The Return of the Honey Buzzard

Hope Abbott reviews the new English translation of Aimée de Jongh’s graphic novel: The Return of the Honey Buzzard

Live: MØ

An energetic, pitch-perfect performance is the perfect gift from the Danish singer to her enthralled audience, writes Tara Bharadia

Review: The Book of Dhaka

Danielle Kosky reviews The Book of Dhaka, a new collection of short stories from Comma Press

Album: Kings of Leon – ‘WALLS’

The one-time ‘biggest band in the world’ have little to lose or prove with their seventh output: Will the Nashville boys regain their title?

Album: Slaves – Take Control

The punk two-piece deliver a sophomore album which, though impassioned, lacks imagination and fails to impress

Live: Blossoms

Stockport’s Blossoms appear thoroughly uninterested by the prospect of a sold-out show at the Academy—so why should the crowd feel differently, asks Meg Roberts

Review: Women’s Hour

An hour full of laughs, mocking and challenging the status quo

Record Reappraisal: Oasis – Be Here Now

As one of the most hyped albums of the 1990s is reissued, Callum Oliver asks: should it be remembered as the most disappointing too?

Gears of War 4 – Review

Gears 4 feels like a great starting off point for a new trilogy, in places it even feels like this was what they were going for with the original Gears of War

Review: Swiss Army Man

To find yourself in life you need to lose yourself and… fart

Review: The Privileged

The Privileged is a true work of art: Full of daring techniques to subvert the audience-actor relationship and break the ice when discussing race, rule-breaking, and respect

Revisiting: Beware of a Holy Whore

Mritunjay Sharma reinterprets Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s classic

Live: The Kills

The Kills thrill the Albert Hall with an electrifying rock show, writes Mattea Bubalo

Review: Wish List

A clever and compelling play which explores the struggles of living in a world that seems determined to undermine and disregard you

Live: Ultimate Painting

Ultimate Painting’s 1980s-indebted indie pop warms the band’s typically shy audience, writes Joe Taylor

Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2016

Manchester’s 2016 Food and Drink Festival has some delightful new food and drink stalls, writes Miriam Mizzi

Benjamin Francis Leftwich: After The Rain

Alex Halksworth reviews an emotional new release from Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Review: The Emperor

An exceptional performance that made every theatre-goer sharply question what they thought they knew, with stunning physicality, originality and respect for a troubling story

Syndrome: Indie survival horror

Jump scares, creepy sounds and bad lighting are key features of survival horror games, but they are not the entire basis of the genre

Album: Bon Iver – 22, A Million

Bon Iver’s third LP challenges every preconception about the artist, but comes off all the better for it, writes Callum Oliver