Tag Archives: Manchester

Exclusive interview with Skin from Skunk Anansie

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

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 →

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The Accrington Pals, Royal Exchange Manchester. Bitter, brutal and beautiful!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

It is fitting that Manchester’s Royal Exchange theatre begin the New Year by closing its winter season with ‘The Accrington Pals’ as themes of opportunity and finality, new horizons and brutal endings rifle through it. Inspired in part by a … Continue reading →

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Rats’ Tales at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

December is upon us which means, for those festive resistors out there, that you can now happily get into the tinsley swing of things without feeling you are robbing November of its identity. One event to begin festivities is the … Continue reading →

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The Country Wife at the Royal Exchange

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Find a review of The Country Wife that doesn’t include the word romp and i’ll eat my hat (disclaimer: I totally wont). Don’t get me wrong, this restoration comedy is certainly full of frolics, fun and feistiness (and the implication … Continue reading →

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I interview Shell Zenner – The godmother of new music

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

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 →

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I discuss ‘Madchester’ with Dave Haslam

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

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 →

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Blank Media Collective Projector Series

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Anyone even semi-familiar with the Manchester art scene will be more than aware of Blank Media Collective. Whether it be in their Blankspace gallery on Hulme St, in their magazine Blankpages or on their website, Blank Media Collective have, since … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Royal Exchange

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

Celebrated for their unique take on classic texts, the Lyric Hammersmith and Filter Theatre Productions bring to the Royal Exchange Theatre a deconstruction of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that will leave you gobsmacked. All I could think to say as … Continue reading →

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Independent Music Stores; Clampdown Records Q&A

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

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 →

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Inside Exhibition at Blank Space

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Manchester, the lovely city I live in, offers no end of fantastic and, usually, free art, to indulge in. Curators, practitioners and viewers range from the well versed and experienced, to the cutting-edge and emerging. It seems there is room … Continue reading →

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