Government Plates feels like a waypoint, a chance to reflect on all that has preceded it

Shady’s back, tell a friend…

iTCH performs a confident set on his first solo tour

Crystal Fighters put on a perfect show

Jack Winstanley looks back at why Slint were such an important band

Gold Panda successfully brings live electronic music into an evening show context

As cliché as it sounds, all the songs sound the same

Was the second installment of ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise a sizzling success? Mark McGrath gives us his view

Jack Evans reviews the controversial Palme d’Or winner from this year’s Cannes Film Festival

In a live setting their songs are reworked into elaborate constructions involving any number of guitar pedals and synthesizer settings; the effect is thrilling.

Kodaline perform a skillful and emotional set

Washed Out’s summery chillwave doesn’t cut it on a cold Tuesday night in Manchester

Nicole Rankine reviews the latest installment in the Thor franchise

Gravity gets a thumbs up from The Mancunion with graphics and acting that are, quite simply, out of this world

The Dancing days are far from over as Plant brings it on home at the Apollo

Dave Marsland, better known as The Drinks Enthusiast, is a great bloke. Warm, engaging and funny, he keeps the room laughing and heckling throughout the evening at Lock 91. He describes himself as a “Taster & Guide to the World of Drinks”, and for £15 you can spend the evening trying out four different spirits, […]

Los Campesinos! produce their worst album yet

Drenge demonstrate beautifully how complexity is not key in making music

The Hallé Orchestra display a very slick performance in Bridgewater Hall

CHVRCHES battle through illness to top their recorded sound at their largest UK headline show to date.