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…
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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…
Peter Hook: “It was a hell of an education”
Photography: Mark L. Hill. Design: Monica McManaman The Manchester figurehead talks to aAh! about his experiences as…
Manchester Psych Fest 2024 review – angelic vocals and raucous sets
Manchester Psych Fest has become a true staple of the city’s music scene, marking the end of…
Leeds Festival 2024: Sunday review and gallery – Lana Del Rey delivers a performance to remember
By Gracie Hall and Daisy Webb After a weekend full of surprises, Sunday of Leeds Festival 2024…
Leeds Festival 2024: Saturday review and gallery – Jorja Smith shines and The Prodigy reign supreme
By Gracie Hall and Daisy Webb After a somewhat unsettling start to the Leeds Festival 2024, Saturday…