The best Manchester bands of all time

29th Jul 2025 12:50pm

From punk and post-punk to acid house, Madchester and modern indie, we round up the best Manchester bands of all time—genre-defining, era-shaping, and unmistakably Mancunian.

New On Skiddle: Mall Grab album launch, Busta Rhymes live, Nightvision...

18th Jul 2022 5:00pm

A selection of the finest new events on sale with Skiddle

A Certain Ratio: Factory Records, The Hacienda and Grace Jones

10th Oct 2019 2:10pm

Frontman of legendary Factory Records band A Certain Ratio, Jez Kerr talks with us about recording with Jonny Marr and Bernard Sumner, the band's upcoming FAC51 Hacienda show in Manchester and the infamous Grace Jones story...

Five of the best: The Horrors

24th May 2018 12:27pm

Daniel Lovatt dug deep into the back catalogue of The Horrors, a band who have never stood still during their career as one of '00s indie's most alluring acts.

Carl Craig interview: Life In A Northern Town

25th Jul 2018 3:12pm

Detroit legend Carl Craig spoke to Marko Kutlesa about his relationship with the UK's club scene, his work with the Synthesizer Ensemble plus upcoming Planet E releases.

Neil Landstrumm interview: Scotland The Rave

20th Oct 2016 10:57am

Neil Landstrumm spoke in-depth with Marko Kutlesa about developments in music, his own productions and career milestones.

Throwback Thursday: Radiohead 'OK Computer'

10th Dec 2015 10:30am

18 years old and still one of the greatest releases ever, James Crosley puts the legacy of Radiohead's Ok Computer into perspective.

Marshall Jefferson: How Chicago House Went Global

16th Oct 2014 9:00am

Marshall Jefferson and Mike Boorman talk a bit of house music history... just how exactly did the sound of Chicago take Europe by storm?