Entertainment

MM takes a look at what’s hot in Manchester right now!

If supporting grassroots music while listening to uplifting melodies is what you’re after, look no further than next year’s Manchester Punk Festival.

Comedian Zoe Lyons will kick off her UK tour with critically acclaimed show Little Misfit at Lowry Studio, Salford on Wednesday October 5.

Off Beat: Jeff Nuttall and the International Underground showcases the prolific work and global influence of the Lancashire-born writer, artist, musician, author and publisher, who died in 2004.

The gaming convention will give keen gamers the chance to go head to head on a variety of popular games such as Hearthstone, League of Legends, and Street Fighter V.

Loitering with Intent is a new exhibition at the People’s History Museum which celebrates the Manchester-based collective of artists and activists interested in psychogeography and public space.

Mancunian movie makers are giving people the chance to be killed by a zombie in a new feature length film.

Radio stations were demolished, instruments burned and musicians driven into exile through threat of torture or even death as Islamists Ansar Dine imposed their terrible will. But the Malians refused to yield.

Manchester mayor hopeful Andy Burnham has been blasted for comments he made about the city’s music scene, ahead of a debate about the past and future of culture here.

Picture a Shakespeare production with text messages and dance parties aiming to attract a younger audience.

Fresh from their European tour with American Artist Lissie, gurus of Manchester’s alternative folk scene, The Travelling Band, are back in town and gearing up for a busy festival season ahead.