It has been six years since HEALTH last released an album. When their debut, Get Color, was released in 2009, the Californian noise-cum-experimental-rock quartet were met with a winning combination: praise, and fascination.

If all of Spector’s songs are, essentially, cries of existential angst from frontman Fred MacPherson, they are more fun than most.

As the London four-piece come to Manchester to play Gorilla on Saturday, MM spoke to frontman Fred MacPherson, who says that although the band comes from London they’re happy to be get outside of the capital for a UK-tour.

When Brand New first announced they were to land on UK soil this month for four unusually intimate performances, we knew we were in for something quite special.

MM’s two own blends, innovatively named Mancsky and #selfie, may not have scored well with the experts, but they certainly went down well with us.

Manchester’s first gaming festival is to arrive in the city next month, with organisers wanting to put the emphasis on the social side of gaming over hardcore competition or the latest triple-A titles hoovering your wallet.

Tonight is a big night for a small group of Mexican musicians who’ve just arrived in the city – that’s because they’ll be playing Latin American Morrissey covers to a packed out Gorilla crowd in the Smiths’ frontman’s home city.

Looking through the sea of snapbacks and dreads, it’s clear this is a Skints crowd.

Rose by name Rose by nature. An unassuming star in the making took to the stage of Gorilla last night to deliver a pitch perfect set to reams of loyal fans.

The Godfather, King, veteran — Wiley’s musical appellations are deeply ingrained in the UK grime scene, but it was uncertain whether his Manchester performance was going to live up to his reputation.

MM talks to Electric Six frontman Dick Valentine about drugs, gay anthems and Christmas in Manchester ahead of their gig at Gorilla.