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All together now.

All together now.

Kate Feld talks to Nitin Sawhney about Aftershock, a live music performance and club night staged at Manchester music venue Band on the Wall later this month.

Shining bright.

Shining bright.

Manchester music venue Band on the Wall brightens up Manchester nightlife – with a new light installation that acts as a giant graphic equalizer

Why The X-Factor Sucks.

Why The X-Factor Sucks.

In the run-up to The X Factor final, Andrew Shanahan goes off on one about the Manchester musicians who would have failed the first auditions: Mark E Smith, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Ting Tings…

If you go down to the woods today.

If you go down to the woods today.

Club Brenda celebrates a decade of art club antics with the publication of limited edition book, Strange Trees – launched tonight at Urbis. We catch up with the brains behind one of Manchester’s most eclectic music ventures

Free jazz (and more).

Free jazz (and more).

Chris Horkan delves uncovers the credit crunch side of music in Manchester

Three for me: Underrated Manchester albums.

Three for me: Underrated Manchester albums.

Luke Bainbridge rates the Happy Mondays, The Verve and The Durutti Column in his list of the top 3 most underrated Manchester albums

Rock on.

Rock on.

Kate Feld previews the re-opening of one of Manchester’s most loved music venues: Band on the Wall.

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