beabadoobee single review: Lovesong – another perfect example of how we’re all living in Beatopia
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Scouting For Girls: “It feels very much like a new beginning”
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The Amazons: “It’s more defiant for us to push back against that and try to find the good in everything”
Featured Image: Edward Cooke After their breakthrough track ‘Junk Food Forever’, became a mainstay on our radio…
Singin’ in the Rain @ Opera House review – a dreamscape in technicolour.
What a glorious feeling to see Singin' in the Rain at the Manchester Opera House. Robbie Drepaul reviews...
girl in red @ O2 Ritz review and gallery – an adored queer icon
Georgina Hurdsfield fell in love in Manchester's O2 Ritz with girl in red's energizing performance. Review and gallery of the night...
FLETCHER @ O2 Ritz review and gallery – authentic, intimate, and powerful
Abbey Lam reviews FLETCHER at the O2 Ritz, with an incredible gallery to showcase the incredible night.
Postmodern Jukebox @ Albert Hall review – a gang that everyone wants to be in
YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox brings their old-fashioned twist on modern classic to the Albert Hall. Eddie Toomer-Alpine reviews...
Miles Kane: “I wear my heart on my sleeve and what you see is what you get”
Camilla Whitfield interviews Miles Kane all about his recent album, Change the Show, and more...
Paul Weller @ O2 Apollo Manchester review and gallery – impressive, impeccable and truly nostalgic
Music legend Paul Weller was finally able to perform in the O2 Apollo. Review and gallery from Georgina Hurdsfield.
Fontaines D.C. album review: Skinty Fia – new levels of creativity and inventiveness
Skinty Fia, Fontaines D.C.'s third studio album, was released this week. But what does music journalist Minty Slater Mearns think of it...
The Psychedelic Furs @ Manchester Academy 2 review – Britain’s most underrated band of the 1980s
Eddie Toomer-McAlpine reviews The Psychedelic Furs at the Manchester Academy, a celebration of the band's first album in 30 years. But was it worth it wait....
Manchester Film Festival ‘North West Shorts’ review – the nation’s best up-and-coming filmmaking talent
Bryn Rogers reviews some of the best short films featured in MANIFF 2022 'North West Shorts' category.
The Ninth Wave’s Haydn Park-Patterson: “If people still listen to us after our hiatus I’ll be happy with that”
Camilla Whitfield interviews The Ninth Wave's vocalist and guitarist Haydn Park-Patterson about the band's legacy, being healthy on tour and unreleased projects.
Kantos @ The White Hotel review – bringing classical music into the 21st century
Eddie Toomer-McAlpine reviews Kantos at The White Hotel, a haunting and unique experience.
Strange Wave V @ O2 Ritz review – a showcase of some of modern indie music’s finest talent
Dry Cleaning, Sunflower Bean and more take to the stage at the O2 Ritz for the fifth edition of the weird but wonderful Strange Waves festival. Minty Slater-Mearns reviews...