Incredibly grateful’: Lowry to receive £3m grant to help it survive pandemic
Photography: Jess Stoddard The Lowry will receive £3m government funding to help it survive the coronavirus pandemic.…
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“The indie kids of the world need us”: 42s nightclub launches crowdfunding appeal
Manchester nightclub 42s has been a staple of student nights out for years but the current pandemic…
Halloween in Lockdown: 5 Spooky Films to Celebrate Fright Night
Halloween is just around the corner, however with Covid restrictions there are less ways to celebrate. Gone…
“I want to work in music forever and it’s nice to be able to help people that you believe in”: Chris “Woody” Wood on Bastille and His New Label
Featured Image: Press A mainstay in the British music scene since their explosion onto the scene in…
Lizzie Bea opens up about playing Tracy Turnblad in the new West End production of Hairspray
Lizzie Bea’s joyous performance as Tracy Turnblad on Britain’s Got Talent helped bring the importance of live…
Black Honey: “I just feel like the whole of my life every musician ever has been told that they need to get a ‘real job’”
Featured Image: Laura Allard Fleischl Combining the glamour of an old-school Hollywood film with the raucous energy…
Young Love in a Coronavirus Age: How the love lives of Manchester students have been affected during the pandemic
“Do you want to watch another episode, babe?” my boyfriend of nearly two years asks. Lately, we’ve…
Alan Partridge Has Flown Full Circle: From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast – Review
Aha! The enigmatic television presenter turned radio host, now stand-in television presenter and all-round car crash Alan…
Get Inspired at Comma’s National Creative Writing Industry Conference 2020
The National Creative Writing Industry Day Conference, in partnership with Comma Press and Manchester Metropolitan University, returns…
The show must go on: Journeys Festival International goes digital in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
“People across the country have been able to see the issues that people face when they flee…
Incantation Records: “There needs to be diversity in pop music, the time for one white man and a guitar is coming to an end”
Featured Image: Incantation Records Despite the obvious detrimental effects of the pandemic on the music industry, such…
SVTIL on Their Latest Music, Rejecting “Token Female Band” Line Ups and Why We Should Call for Venues to Fill More Slots With Women
Featured Image: Javier Baron Moreno Spanish indie-rock band SVTIL may only be at the beginning of their music career,…
The Slow Readers Club Announce Lockdown Album – 91 Days In Isolation
Manchester’s very own The Slow Readers Club have announced the release of their new album, 91 Days…
Bedroom-Pop Artist Beabadoobee Announces a New Music Video & Tour for Her Forthcoming Debut Album, “Fake It Flowers”
Featured Image: Callum Harrison Our favourite pint-sized powerhouse Beabadoobee a.k.a Bea Kristi, is back with not only a debut album…
The Magic Gang: “Know that you’re no better than anyone else and no one else is better than you”
Indie-rock band The Magic Gang have become synonymous with sunshine melodies and sparkling guitars. The Brighton-based band should’ve been…