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Live review: Olivia Dean brings 'The Art of Loving' to Manchester
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (685+ words) Live review: Olivia Dean brings "The Art of Loving" to Manchester The Mancunion Live review: Olivia Dean brings "The Art of Loving" to Manchester There"s no doubt that Olivia Dean is one of the biggest British stars on the…...
From counterculture to pop culture: The story of indie publisher Headpress Books
22+ hour, 31+ min ago (525+ words) It all started with "quite an outrageous horror film," says David Kerekes, one of the three original founders and head of Headpress. I am on a zoom call with him and the other core member of the team, press officer…...
Live review: James prove Love is the Answer at Co-Op Live
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (913+ words) The Mancunion Live review: James prove Love is the Answer at Co-Op Live 44 years and eighteen studio albums in, James are still going strong. In November 2025, the Manchester band released Nothing But Love: The Definitive Best Of, a meticulously curated…...
Sounds From The Other City 2026: Salford Christmas returns - The Mancunion
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (499+ words) Beloved festival Sounds From The Other City returns to Salford for another edition offering an eclectic and diverse range of performances....
Beauty in the madness: 'Sandbox' by The All-American Rejects
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (326+ words) Words by Laurent Swyngedauw There is something almost surreal about writing this. It's been over a decade since Kids in the Street landed in 2012, and for a long time a new album from The All-American Rejects'felt like a proposition the…...
Live review: Balu Brigada turn Academy 2 into a portal of indie-pop euphoria
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (249+ words) This tour celebrated the release of their 2025 debut album Portals " an appropriate title, both being recorded over three years between New York, Berlin, and Auckland, and the album dipping in and out of indie and electronic aspects. It feels reminiscent…...
Album review: 1-800 GIRLS debuts with 'LOVE"
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (593+ words) Album review: 1-800 GIRLS debuts with "LOVE" The Mancunion Album review: 1-800 GIRLS debuts with "LOVE" 1-800 GIRLS is the alias of British DJ Jake Stewart, who began making nostalgic, lo-fi house before transitioning into indie and alternative influenced electronica. Pulling from a…...
Preview: End of the Road 2026 brings Manchester acts to North Dorset
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (731+ words) The Mancunion Preview: End of the Road 2026 brings Manchester acts to North Dorset Since 2006, End of the Road has taken place at Larmer Tree Gardens in North Dorset, closing out each year's festival season in September. While it began as…...
UMDS's Juturna review: A cosmic journey to the final frontier
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (930+ words) The Mancunion UMDS's Juturna review: A cosmic journey to the final frontier "Space: the final frontier" So spoke William Shatner, anyway, at the beginning of every episode of the original Star Trek series. I've always found that phrasing interesting " the…...
What lies beneath: UMDS' Divine Wave combines family melodrama with deep sea cult horror
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (648+ words) The Mancunion What lies beneath: UMDS" Divine Wave combines family melodrama with deep sea cult horror Religious extremism, from Midsommar-like cults to Medieval flagellants, is always a question of endurance. How far can you push people? To what extent will…...