music
14th June 2022 | By Tyrese King
Salaam festival shines a spotlight on Muslim culture in ManchesterThe Salaam Festival is a Manchester-based biennial festival that explores the future of Muslim art and culture through original work. Its aim is to...
10th April 2022 | By Tyrese King
Sounds From The Other City announces full line-up for 2022 editionSalford’s Sounds From The Other City (SFTOC) festival has announced its full line-up ahead of its eagerly awaited live return on 1 May. Sounds From The Other City is...
15th March 2022 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
‘The war has faded from the news, but it hasn’t left the minds and hearts of the people’ – Celebrating Syria Festival returns for fifth yearManchester is celebrating the beauty of Syrian art and culture – often neglected amid the backdrop of war – with two weeks of events organised by Rethink Rebuild...
13th March 2022 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Rapper Aitch’s Learning Curve music video to feature at Manchester Film Festival 2022The music video for the song, Learning Curve, by Manchester artist Aitch will feature in Manchester Film Festival’s opening screening of north west short films. The...
10th March 2022 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Everything Everything release single using AI technology ahead of ‘revolutionary’ new albumAI programme was fed terms and conditions of LinkedIn, ancient epic poem Beowulf, the teachings of Confucius and 400,000 4Chan forum posts
17th November 2021 | By Amir Williams
‘People were being trampled on’: Manchester fans relive moment they were caught up in Travis Scott Astroworld tragedyTHREE music fans have described the terrifying moment they were caught up in the “deadly” crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston. Ten...
30th October 2021 | By Tyrese King
Home celebrate Black History Month 2021 while pushing the narrativeHome put on numerous events to celebrate Black History Month this year. Events included live and online theatre, a specially curated film programme and a...
25th June 2021 | By George Crafer
IAMKYAMI and Alfie Sky talk to NQ ahead of Art School Live performanceToday is the first day of the Art School Live. The free event will be live-streamed between 6 and 9 pm today and tomorrow. The...
18th June 2021 | By Hannah Terry
The festival run by students is back but things are a bit different this year…Art School Live (ASL) has returned but with a twist as the festival will be live-streamed on 25 and 26 June, hosting an array of...
17th March 2021 | By Constance Enzler
Album review: Terra Firma by Tash SultanaAfter teasing fans since last April by slowly releasing singles Pretty Lady, Greed, Beyond the Pine, followed by Willow Tree and Sweet & Dandy, alternative artist Tash Sultana has released their highly anticipated...
8th December 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
Blanketman release new single as they prepare for live shows in early 2021The new track from Manchester alternative fourpiece Blanketman is out now, the band’s third release of 2020. Latest single Harold is available on all streaming platforms,...
6th November 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
Riz Ahmed to live stream performance of The Long Goodbye for Manchester International FestivalAn actor and musician is bringing a one-off live stream performance of his recent album to the city as part of the Manchester International Festival Riz Ahmed,...
30th October 2020 | By Matthew Kay
4,000 new jobs for Manchester residents as Harry Styles invests in new music venueMore than 4,000 new jobs for Manchester residents will be created as Harry Styles invests in the new Co-op Live arena. Harry Styles announced that...
27th October 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
Manchester ethnomusicology student launches first-ever study bringing together music and migrationAn ethnomusicologist from the University of Manchester has launched a study in an attempt to challenge the idea of ‘world music’. Masters student Marion...
16th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon
Manchester musicians hit out at Chancellor’s ‘insulting’ retraining commentsManchester musicians have hit out at the government for suggesting people left unemployed by the Covid-19 pandemic should retrain to find work. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
1st October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
Manchester band Blanketman announce release of new singleManchester post-punk outfit Blanketman announced the release of their upcoming single via social media. Beach Body will be available on all streaming platforms from next Tuesday. It...
26th September 2020 | By Rachel Cowsill
United we stream: Manchester Camerata creates digital film called Untold during pandemicManchester Camerata orchestra is premiering a new digital film series this week to engage with Manchester residents during the pandemic. As an orchestra with artists,...
17th March 2020 | By Imogen Campion
Two Man Met students start up their own company and host their first successful music eventTwo Man Met students who started up their own events management company had a resounding success at its launch night. Alex Rodriguez and Joe Shaw,...
20th November 2019 | By [email protected]
Salford University music student to perform for nursing home residents to spread ‘happiness and joy’A Salford University student is raising money for Dementia UK as part of her Uni project to provide music therapy to elderly nursing home patients. Paige...
20th March 2019 | By nq_admin
Manchester’s most influential music: who would you rate?Over the decades Manchester has produced some phenominal music and sparked the interest of the youth growing up here and throughout the nation. Bands such...