Guardian Music — Manchester luminaries gave us a tour of the city's music scene, while upstarts Egyptian Hip Hop, Plank! and Lonelady showcased the local talent of the futureHas today's music lost its fight, its mystery, its ideology? That's what Stockport-born journ... more info

Guardian Music — This week's programme is themed around the Manchester international festival, which is now under way.Damon Albarn discusses his new opera about Dr Dee, the Elizabethan astrologer, courtier, alchemist and spy, which receives its world premiere at the ... more info

Guardian Music — The city has an illustrious musical history - but how much do the current hot bands care? Not much, apparentlyHot, often half-naked new Manchester band Wu Lyf ruffled feathers recently when they told the Guardian that the city's illustrious musical h... more info

NME — Howard Marks and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble also added to line-up more info

Guardian Music — This enigmatic bunch are a reaction to Manchester's musical past, with a blend of haunted house and rave dynamicsHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Ghosts, apparitions, ciphers, unknowns.The background: There has been a lot of action in Manchester over... more info

Abeano — Dan Foat might be busy picking up the new stuff for R&S but he’s still taking time out to pick up where Foat & Boddy left off and work (back with Nathan) as The Chain. You heard them in the Boiler Room at the end of last year, now check out s... more info

Abeano — Egyptian Hip Hop have had a busy week. We bumped into them watching Warpaint at Shepherd’s Bush on Monday, heard they were hanging out at the NME awards with Everything Everything on Wednesday and now this, a whacked out drum trip back to 200... more info

I Like Music — Announce a UK headline tour in February as well as a one off performance alongside Manchester brethren Egyptian Hip Hop at Bush Hall in London more info

Addict Music — The only band missing from the BBC's sound of 2011, well maybe not the only one, Egyptian Hip Hop have remixed Kid Adrift’s latest single ‘A4 in Ecstasy’. Kid Adrift – A4 in Ecstasy (Egyptian Hip Hop Remix) is a post from: Music News, Album... more info

NME — British Sea Power, Egyptian Hip Hop and Heartbreaks also play second day at Pontins in Camber Sands. more info