Annelouisekershaw365
I’m Anne Louise Kershaw a freelance writer; Music Editor of Blankpages and Manchester's Finest & I write for Guardian Northerner and Clash Magazine amongst others . I'm Senior Editorial & Designer for Carel Press.
This is my blog where I write about music, theatre, fashion, arts & culture, gender & equality. Every time I blog I post a picture because i'm obsessed with my camera.
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Recent Posts
- Exclusive interview with Skin from Skunk Anansie
- Twitter: Procrastination, productivity and pain
- The drawbacks of Twitter bitching
- The Accrington Pals, Royal Exchange Manchester. Bitter, brutal and beautiful!
- Rats’ Tales at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre
- The Country Wife at the Royal Exchange
- I interview Shell Zenner – The godmother of new music
- Bringing classical music out of the concert hall and into the art world!
- I discuss ‘Madchester’ with Dave Haslam
- Blank Media Collective Projector Series
Category Archives: Music
Exclusive interview with Skin from Skunk Anansie
It is both suitable and exciting that on International Women’s Day and on the eve of an extensive tour I post my interview with one of the best British front women on the scene. Talking with Skin from Skunk … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Music, Pop Culture
Tagged Academy 1, Black Traffic, International Women's Day, Manchester, Music, Skin, Skunk Anansie
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I interview Shell Zenner – The godmother of new music
When I ask Shell Zenner to explain a bit about what she does, the first thing she replies with is “Well, I’m a bit of a new music obsessive”. Anyone who knows Shell Zenner and the work she does will … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Guardian Northerner, Independent, Manchester, Music, Shell Zenner, Sherlock Holmes, Stealing Sheep
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Bringing classical music out of the concert hall and into the art world!
Following a fantastic summer of arts in Manchester, three students plan to further expand the musical and artistic landscape of the city. For the social butterflies amongst us, summer has been wonderfully rammed with artistic excitement. Organisations like Blank Media … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
Tagged Blank Media Collective, Classical Music, Guardian Northerner, Music, RNCM
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I discuss ‘Madchester’ with Dave Haslam
What springs to mind when you imagine ‘Manchester’ music? The gospel according to google images is quite telling when you search the term. Similarly the immense success of this summers Stone Roses resurgence certainly demonstrates how closely we hold our … Continue reading
Independent Music Stores; Clampdown Records Q&A
First you have mega-music retailers – Have they got it? Is it on special offer? Can I get out quickly? You have downloads – Check my emails, see who’s tweeting, download that album. Then you have proper independent music shops. … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alt-J, Clampdown Records, Independent Music Stores, Indy, Left Channel, Manchester, Music, No Ceremony
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Last Harbour ‘Your heart, it carries the sound’ or their sound, it carries the heart!
For a group whose music seems to sit entirely outside of time, it is interesting to know that when recording their new album Your heart, it carries the sound, Last Harbour “wanted the album to come from somewhere, to be … Continue reading
Kuedo – Work, Sleep and Live in Collapsing Space
According to my iTunes playcount, Kuedo’s album Severant has clocked-up over 200 plays. This doesn’t include the many times i’ve listened to it on my iPod out and about or in my car. It may be safe to say that … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tagged Alt-J, Austra, Frank McCourt, Islington Mill, Kuedo, Laurel Halo, Live & Sleep in Collapsing Space, Music, Review, Tis, Work
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No Ceremony – just music worth making a fuss about
Having been sat waiting for a great new band/artist to come along for what seems like an aural age, suddenly three come along at once. One of these is No Ceremony. Now I know they’re from Manchester (as everyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged CPR Agency, Electronic, Manchester, Music, No Ceremony, Review, Scott & Baily, The Rough Guide To Berlin, youtube
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The Gospel According to….. (Part 1) – 30th Anniversary of The Smiths at the Holden Gallery
This spring marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands in modern musical history, The Smiths. What better way to celebrate the musical mark they have made than with a singing, refrigerated bear, a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Reviews
Tagged 30th Anniversary, Andrew Bracey, Brave Music Agency, Cornerhouse, CUBE, Diana, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, it carries the sound, Jan Timme, Jane Anderson, Jeremy Deller, Last Harbour, Lucienne Cole, Manchester, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, National Portrait Gallery, Salford Lads Club, Stephen Wright, The Gospel According To... (Part 1), The Holden Gallery, The Independent Online, The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths, This Charming Man, Your heart
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The Slow Show Brother EP – both summer and shade and beautifully rueful
It always pleases me when artists I abuse the virtual hell out of online, actually bring out a real hard-copy-something I can own and play for real throughout the rest of my life. Following on from their fantastic performance at … Continue reading
