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 — 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

Guardian Music — Today we unveil a special sound sculpture bringing the Guardian vividly to life. Plus, it's five stars for PunchdrunkIt's my last day at the Manchester international festival before returning to London, but we'll continue to bring you coverage from A... more info

Guardian Music — Yesterday saw more debuts from the Manchester international festival, including Punchdrunk's Doctor Who show and an opera by Damon AlbarnThe Manchester international festival is hitting its stride now, with a tranche of new work unveiled yesterday. P... more info

The Vinyl Villain — 12 x 12 is the title of a series of  12-inch singles released by New Order  in February 2006 through a label called New State Recordings. The discs contain a mixture of both new and previously released remixes of   songs.I didn't even try to seek... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Com Truise is one of the many personas of producer and designer Seth Haley,. Listen to Com Truise - Galactic Melt, released on June 14th Com Truise is one of the many personas of producer and designer Seth Haley, born and raised in upstate New Y... more info

Guardian Music — May 1982: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicOn 27 January 1984, music show The Tube visited the Haçienda. As part of the evening, Madonna was filmed lip-syncing Holiday with a couple of dancers. The clip still... more info

Guardian Music — 7 March 1983: Number 12 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance music"How does it feel, to treat me like you do?" Bernard Sumner's deadpan vocal introduced what was to become the biggest-selling 12-inch of all time. Did it really s... more info

Guardian Music — 1996: Number 30 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicBeing live, collective and usually drug-enhanced, the "rave" experience has never been easy to replicate on film. But wherever there's a ramshackle youth movement, there'... more info

Guardian Music — February 2002: Number 40 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicFor a while it felt like you were getting short-changed if you only heard one song at a time. The long-running compilation series As Heard On Radio Soulwax, by B... more info