Orchestras fine tune their response to Coronavirus lockdown restrictions
The BBC Philharmonic’s last pre-lockdown performance was on Friday 13 March, but it feels like the distant past. As part
Hallé Orchestra streams free Christmas Concert to comfort and uplift
Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra is streaming a special Christmas Concert filmed at Bridgewater Hall on YouTube for free over the next
Hallé Orchestra goes virtual for first concert since pandemic struck
The auditorium will be empty, but music is returning to the Bridgewater Hall this winter courtesy of the Hallé Orchestra.
Manchester DJ collective to perform 12-hour set to raise money for refugee charities
Music collective All Hands on Deck will host a 12-hour DJ set to raise funds for Manchester’s refugee and migrant
Music in Mind: Remote music therapy for people with dementia
A music project which helps people living with dementia has carried on providing vital therapy throughout lockdown thanks to a
Manchester composer pens Christmas carol to help emerging artists
With the prospect of silent concert halls this Christmas, the sound of a new carol may signal hope for a
Music and wellbeing festival to mark World Mental Health Day
Headstock has announced a virtual music and wellbeing festival this weekend to raise money for Help Musicians and Manchester Mind.
Review: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep – Ghostpoet
The way the music and words are delivered should make you appreciate what a talent Obaro Ejimiwe is and that there aren’t a lot of musicians who would leave you feeling low but perhaps thoughtful at the same time.
Beyond techno: MM asks Berlin’s music insiders for the city’s best bands
MM heads to the German capital to find out what music is tickling the fancy of locals there…
Album Review: RTJ4 – Run The Jewels
Killer Mike’s verse on the song ‘Walking in the Snow’ is the most memorable from an album centred around the social injustices in America.
Speedy Wunderground: MM meet the trio producing the sounds of the future… while ‘allowing them to have lunch’
With an ethos that is reminiscent of legendary labels like Factory and Zoo and an authentic-come-unconventional take on Recording; Speedy Wunderground have garnered a burgeoning reputation for breaking the bands of tomorrow.