Touching down in Liverpool’s Sefton Park for its 2025 edition, BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend was guaranteed to be the north-west’s music event of the year. Branded “scousechella” by attendees and ...

The UK Supreme Court has announced a controversial ruling on the legal definition of “woman”, prompting backlash from student groups and concern from the University of Manchester Students’ Union. The ...

Since forming in Brisbane in 2016, Confidence Man have been making a name for themselves in Australia’s music scene and beyond. Comprised of front-duo Janet Planet and Sugar Bones and two veiled band ...

The occupation of the Roscoe building has ended since this article was written. A student at the University of Manchester has spoken out against his suspension by the University over a recording he ...

If you were openly a Taylor Swift fan 10 years ago, the common response was disdain and an “introduction” to “real” music (also known as the super underground indie band: The Smiths). Fast-foward to ...

The year 2023 was defined by the cultural event of ‘Barbenheimer’ and in that sense, our list may look like many others. However, as a list put together by the collective opinions of our writers (each ...

University of Manchester students have started a petition calling for a reduction in the “huge rise in accommodation cost” at Brook Hall, amidst complaints of silverfish, mice and mould. Since the ...

The year is 2020. The world is in lockdown and my mum and I are having a movie night. It’s her turn to choose the film; she picks Notting Hill.I scanned the movie description: “Bookshop owner Hugh ...

Pachyman’s music has the ability to induce escapism from even the harshest of Manchester winters. The Puerto Rican-born, now Los Angeles residing multi-instrumentalist sees the essence of 70s Jamaican ...

A brief history of Shrove Tuesday Words by Alexander Wescott For many living in contemporary Britain, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear of Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) is eating ...

The View are back, and circumstances are surprisingly cyclical. The Dundee rockers and ‘Same Jeans’ hitmakers earned their keep by toiling back in the mid-naughties, quitting their jobs to go on the ...

Across Viagra Boys’ latest album, frontman Sebastian Murphy’s newfound introspection is noticeable, alongside the band’s ability to sound foolish while demonstrating truly intelligent ...