• Music, News

    Believe the Hype: Manchester’s most exciting student bands

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    Featured image: Gina Jackson aAh! rounds up the student bands to have on your radar Squelch! A self-proclaimed ‘North West emo’ band, Squelch! celebrated the release of their debut EP A Professional Lie in April this year. Combining angular guitar riffs with primal, gut-wrenching vocals, A Professional Lie has the makings of a cult classic…

  • Lifestyle

    Five ways to combat first-year loneliness

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    Featured image: Georgia Harmey 1. Use your voice – literally! The first week at university is an extrovert’s dream. It’s the best opportunity you’ll get to strike up a conversation with anyone and everyone as you’re introduced to your new peers. Don’t be shy to have your say: tell your flatmates about your favourite films,…

  • Literature, Music, News

    The Haçienda Threads: New book celebrates the life and legacy of the Haçienda nightclub

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    From the opening night in May 1982 until its closure in 1997, the Haçienda became a cornerstone of Manchester’s cultural identity, a crucible of the city’s formative dance music and acid house scenes. New book The Haçienda Threads, written by Rebecca Hook, celebrates the life and legacy of one of the city’s most loved nightclubs,…

  • Music, News

    Peter Hook: “It was a hell of an education”

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    Photography: Mark L. Hill. Design: Monica McManaman The Manchester figurehead talks to aAh! about his experiences as an adolescent musician finding his way in the city. Before his time as the revered bass player for Joy Division and New Order, Salford-born Peter Hook dedicated his adolescent years to frequenting gig venues across the city. “The…

  • News

    Kendal Calling 2024 round up and gallery – Northern acts triumph alongside cult heroes

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    Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall A sold-out Kendal Calling 2024 took place in the Cumbrian hillside for the 19th consecutive year this weekend. Titan headliners, Manchester prodigies and ex-England international footballers behind the decks, the hills came alive with the sound of music. Revellers with Thursday evening entry were treated to an early festival…

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