By Ben Thomson Illustration: Keith Bloody Mary When you’re caught up in night outs, deadlines, seminars, lectures and an assortment of other activities, a year in university can really fly by. You’re hurtling through, trying to keep it all together, hoping that you don’t slam into a brick wall right at the year’s end. There…
By JP Burns The Manchester rave scene was an internationally known cultural phenomenon through the 80s and 90s, with such famous icons and exports as The Hacienda, New Order, The Happy Mondays, Primal Scream and 808 State. Films like 24 Hour Party People and books like Dave Haslam’s Manchester, England have served as popular testaments…
By Neil Harrison Photography: Sam Crowston/Nasty Man Creations The Blinders play sold-out Manchester headline show at Gorilla TONIGHT New album COLUMBIA out in September – available to pre-order now. Ahead of their sold-out headline show at Manchester’s Gorilla tonight, The Blinders have announced details of their eagerly anticipated debut album. Columbia is set to be released…
By JP Burns The Rosamond Prize celebrates its tenth birthday this year, with a varied set including a political sound-art piece and a dramatic song from the persona of a Foley Sound Artist. The Rosamond Prize was established over ten years ago, by the Head of Composition at The Royal Northern College of Music Adam Gorb,…
By JP Burns Manchester Writing School hosted a reading by the widely acclaimed and popular New Zealand poet Hera Lindsay Bird on Monday, whose poems ‘Keats is Dead So Fuck Me From Behind’ and ‘Monica’ went viral. The event, organised by Manager of the Writing School James Draper and Manchester Literature Festival’s Matthew Frost, also…
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