A Manchester record shop’s vinyl sales have shot up recently due to the ‘deeper appreciation of sound’ that people have developed.

It takes a bizarre melting pot of dedication to a certain stylistic flourish and a shape-shifting sound capable of tasting of different flavours whilst remaining the same colour.

Never has vulnerability sounded so confident.

Whether you fancy some dead good drum and bass or you want to cry your heart out to Celine Dion, there’s a night in Manchester for you this Halloween weekend. Here’s our pick of the top five best ones.

The Lumineers took Manchester on an emotional journey that featured more ups and downs than a night spent in the Hilton hotel lift

Manchester made way for a new generation of bands as the Academy 2 hosted a sold-out gig.

Mancunians have taken part in a mad dash to get hold of tickets to see The Courteeners.

Jenny Hval brings her unique brand of experimental electronic pop to Manchester’s Soup Kitchen this Tuesday, as she tours her new album Blood Bitch.

Manchester has a righteous tradition of insisting on being the UK music capital but the old city has been a little quiet of late.

“It comes through the window, it comes through the floor, it comes through the roof and, it comes through the door…”

Creative women are gearing up for the north’s biggest celebration of females in music, film and other artistic industries.