By Sarah Lane Loyle Carner’s second sold out show at Manchester’s Band On The Wall last week was cathartic. It was a joy. It was testament to the healing power of music. His uncensored emotional range is full of passion, full of fire and full of heart. Pure unfiltered soul energy pulsing through, it escapes…
Piccadilly Gardens has been sealed off by the police following unconfirmed reports of a ‘suspicious package’. Twitter users have shared photos from the scene showing a rucksack leaning against a tree and a heavy police presence in area, which is sealed off with police tape. Manchester Metrolink has halted services operating in Piccadilly due to the “police…
By Ben ThompsonImage: IFFTI 2019 Film Manchester Metropolitan University hosted the 21th annual International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) this week, featuring a packed programme of events, workshops and keynote speeches centring around the theme of “Identity”. Manchester Met’s Student Union hosted the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, featuring four esteemed keynote speakers who addressed…
Written by Sarah Lane Photography by Georgina Hurdsfield Plastic pint pots fly through the air as Drenge deliver their dark frenetic best. Any struggles they report having had with the creation of third album Strange Creatures, are slim in evidence. The now-foursome pack a powerful punch. The punk fire still burns to a grunge haze….
Written by Daniel Broadley Every summer, hundreds of thousands of Brits attend music festival’s across the country, each one showcasing their own unique sites, line ups and parties. No festival, however, is quite as unique as the Blue Dot Festival. Aptly named after Carl Sagan’s famous book Pale Blue Dot, Blue Dot Festival has so…
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