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
Tag Archives: The Independent Online
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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104 – Alcohol and exercise do not mix!
104/261 I am still recovering from a fantastic weekend in the Lake District. By still recovering, I mean, still struggling to come to terms with the fact that I have to get up and… work, rather than get up, ride … Continue reading
Posted in Leisure
Tagged Alcohol, Birthday, Coniston, Dancing, Exercise, Fleet Foxes, Gin, Helplessness Blues, Lake District, Mountain Bike, Mountain Biking, Running, The Independent Online
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95 – John Lennon never imagined a day when we didn’t write about women’s bodies!
95/270 When John Lennon wrote Imagine, he offered us plenty of food for thought, and lots to think about, and loads of other utopian style clichés that generally seem simultaneously both a really good idea and pretty much unattainable. You … Continue reading
90 – Hot Horizons, October – a review
90/275 The first time I listened to Hot Horizons I had chronic earache. The world sounded as though I were listening to it under water; I was disorientated and a bit sick. This wasn’t the band’s fault. I’ve had a … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tagged Hot Horizons, October, The Guardian, The Independent Online
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81 – Top of The Pops to return
81/284 People of a certain age will have jingle, jangle, jewellery, jewellery memories of Top Of The Pops, presented by Jimmy Saville. Others will have flicked and fond memories of Noel Edmonds or even more 80s inspired bad bleach dreams … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Reviews, TV
Tagged Cable & Wireless, Chart Show, Genius, Peter Gabriel, Satalite, Solsbury Hill, The Independent Online, Top OIf The Pops, Tv
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