Tag Archives: Music

No Ceremony – just music worth making a fuss about

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

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 →

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It was The Slow Show – and delightfully so!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

All full up on our delicious goats cheese Cornerhouse pizza, a scrummy Friday treat, we walked over to The Ruby Lounge to see The Slow Show hosted by BBC Manchester Introducing. As a band name they’ve been floating around in … Continue reading →

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Severant by Kuedo – the perfect soundtrack to this beautiful winter

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Amidst a week of hail and sleet, facing the kind of cold concrete scapes that make it necessary to perma-wear your fella’s hoodie, I discovered at last some new music to inspire me. Being inclined towards the over-dramatics, I am … Continue reading →

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Exemplar: Joy Division exhibition by Kevin Cummins at Manchester Photographic Gallery

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Amidst a week of ‘back to work’ and ‘January blues’ tweets came a sudden and unavoidable buzz amongst the creative Mancs in my network (in particular Debbie Manley who is the ‘what’s on’ font of all Mancunian knowledge. Statuses and … Continue reading →

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Glitz and glam – most certainly more dash than cash!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Walking into the office about a month ago, my boss declared she was planning her birthday party and I was head of music. Hurrah! As I’m a “pretty much everyone else’s choice is just not good enough” variety of music … Continue reading →

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115 – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart live at Sound Control 10th June 2011

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

115/250 Having been listening to Belong by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart on repeat for well over a month now (nicely alternated with Feel It Break by Austra, another on my must see list), I was as giddy … Continue reading →

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74 – Elizabeth Taylor dies, another hole in our cultural comfort blanket

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

74/291 Within what feels like minutes, people all over facebook and twitter have changed their profile pics to various beautiful images of Elizabeth Taylor; people are tweeting humorous quotes by her; YouTube clips of her finest film moments are posted … Continue reading →

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29 – Karma Chameleon – The beauty of Boy George

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

29/336 “Mmm he’s a bit weird isn’t he, he freaks me out” someone said the other day in the pub in reference to none other than Boy George. Now while weird and freaks me out are terms of endearment from … Continue reading →

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26 – Drive Time – Music and memories

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

26/339 It seems the more senses are engaged when anything happens to us the more likely we are to remember it. I will never forget for example the terrifying drive over the Cairngorm mountains to visit our friends up in … Continue reading →

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