The 70s Revival: How the music of the decade has influenced Gen Z
Featured image: Pixabay Liberation. Rebellion. Revolution. Fuelled by rock n’ roll, drugs and freedom, the 1970s was…
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Album review: Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness – punk for the modern age
Garage-punk foursome cement cult rockstar status with euphoric third album Cartoon Darkness. Riding high off the back…
Wallows @ 02 Victoria Warehouse Manchester review – Thrilling upbeat chaos
Featured image: Aidan Zamiri Many concert goers wait several hours for the American indie band, Wallows, with…
MTV EMAs: aAh! Magazine’s guide to MTV Music Week
Manchester is gearing up for an unmissable week-long music takeover, as the MTV EMAs land in the…
The Sally Sessions: “It’s a pathway into future live radio shows for Manchester Met broadcasters”
The second live radio ‘Sally Session’ – coming from The Salutation Pub on campus on the 26th…
Beyond the Music: “Courageous leadership” in the spotlight as women in music demand action on industry misogyny
Featured image and photography: Anna Marsden The Beyond the Music Conference in Manchester became a rallying point…
Believe the Hype: Manchester’s most exciting student bands
Featured image: Gina Jackson aAh! rounds up the student bands to have on your radar Squelch! A…
The Haçienda Threads: New book celebrates the life and legacy of the Haçienda nightclub
From the opening night in May 1982 until its closure in 1997, the Haçienda became a cornerstone…
Battlesnake / Big Cat Chic @ Gullivers review – Beyond brilliant, beyond ridiculous
Featured image: Ryan Mole Walls painted black. Hefty drapes. Tiffany-style gourd lamps dripping from a ceiling finished…
Neighbourhood Festival 2024 review – Genre-benders, budding starlets and home-town heroes take the stage(s)
Featured image: Gracie Hall On an unusually sunny October day, Vincent’s Last Summer cram into Oxford Road’s…
Award-winning music PR and manager Andy Prevezer: “Life was a non-stop merry-go-round of gigs, parties and general mayhem”
Andy Prevezer started his career as an in-house writer for Warner Music’s Public Relations team in 1985,…
Pale Waves’ Ciara Doran: “I feel like all our songs are queer”
Featured image: Niall Lea Ahead of Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival 2024 this weekend, aAh! Magazine’s Gracie Hall catches…
The Vamps @ O2 Apollo Manchester review and gallery – Nostalgic trip back to the early 2010s
The evening begins with Soap, a pop-punk four piece from London. Formerly known as The Tyne, they have found success in supporting the likes of Busted and Noahfinnce. Lead singer Ryan Lofthouse clambers around the stage with his microphone as he riles up the audience.
Neighbourhood Festival: aAh! Magazine’s guide to NBHD 2024
Manchester's biggest multi-venue festival returns this weekend.
Female artists to have on your radar
Featured image and photography: Gracie Hall Manchester is host to a talented cohort of female musicians who…