Bez, of Happy Mondays fame, and a 90s “Madchester” legend will be taking visitors back to the decade for the “Bucket Hats and Ballgowns” ball at the annual Backup North West charity ball. The event ...

The two bands from Manchester, U.K., laid the foundation for the massively influential body of music we call post-punk, an ...

The Great Estate Festival has announced an exciting lineup for its 2025 edition, with indie legends Supergrass, Madchester icons Happy ...

Tributes have poured in from across Manchester and the showbiz world after the death of Arthur Donnelly at the age of 83.

The band reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their hit record of I Should Coco - which they did in style ...

Classic blues from Thin Lizzy's Gary Moore, vintage Quo & releases from Skunk Anansie, Robin Trower, Cardinal Black & Yogi-G ...

Perhaps it began in my grandparents’ living room in the spring of 1990. I watched, quizzically, as my cousin Nancy popped her Walkman headphones over my grandad’s thick ears, and clicked the clunky ...

Playful, energetic, and not too hung up on taking themselves too seriously, they were perhaps the most psychedelic of the lot, and heavily influenced by ‘80s Madchester bands such as Inspiral ...