Pulp review – a triumphant, full-tilt return from Jarvis Cocker and co
A hit-heavy set reminds us how the Sheffield masters earned their place in British pop culture – with plenty of sleaze and sonic adventure thrown in
November 2022
As a DJ, I know the government must intervene to save the night time industry
Dave Haslam
The increasing closure of nightclubs threatens jobs, as well as the future of music and the souls of towns and cities
July 2021
Damon Albarn review – anecdotes and emotion
While the music, a mix of new songs and old hits, is often melancholy, Damon Albarn is on unusually chatty form before a grateful audience
May 2020
Courtney Love in Liverpool: the Scousers who taught the grunge icon how to rock
In 1982, a tearaway called Courtney Love blazed into the city, intoxicated by its exploding post-punk scene. We reveal the feuds, filched raincoats and grotty flats that set her on the path to stardom
March 2020
Big Thief review – subtle rockers make a grand noise
Despite a stage presence bordering on the self-effacing, the US indie folk quartet are a class act with a devoted following
May 2018
The day Morrissey came to tea: an extract from Dave Haslam’s memoir
In book Sonic Youth Slept on My Floor, the DJ recalls how the Smiths changed British music, and his charming days spent with Morrissey
June 2016
Decades on from Ian Curtis’s suicide, Manchester is still failing troubled people
Dave Haslam
Little has changed since the death of the Joy Division frontman. In fact, cuts to frontline mental health services are making a chaotic situation even worse
March 2016
The beat goes on: why clubbing in Britain isn't over
Despite the shifting tastes of millennials and the closing of high-street venues, the history of club culture suggests dancing is in our DNA
August 2015
Boogie wonderlands: five of the most influential nightclubs of the last 100 years
UK clubs are closing – this is how a nightlife revolution begins
Dave Haslam
August 2011
These riots have laid bare Manchester's dysfunction
Dave Haslam
Dave Haslam: The recent violence leaves no doubt that many people have been left in the shadow of the city's shiny regeneration
