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  • Image Gallery: Jade Magenta Williams, A Smart Price way of life, PAPER, Manchester

    Image Gallery: Jade Magenta Williams, A Smart Price way of life, PAPER, Manchester

    With lockdown restrictions being eased across the country, Manchester’s PAPER gallery is preparing to reopen its doors to the public.

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    April 13, 2021 No Comments
  • Exploring the North via video games

    Exploring the North via video games

    I have a unique sense of kinship with my home town of Manchester, mainly through the music of bands like The Stone Roses and The Smiths. Every time I listen to these artists, I’m reminded of where I’m from and how that’s shaped me into who I am today. 

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    April 6, 2021 No Comments
  • Book Review: Excavate! The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall

    Book Review: Excavate! The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall

    In the preface to this new Faber compendium of essays about The Fall, co-editors Tessa Norton and Bob Stanley declare that ‘this book is not about a rock band’. They say: ‘This is not even about Mark E Smith. The book is for Mark E Smith more than it is about him.”

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  • “Around lunchtime, you’d break out all the bangers that everyone knows.” Northern Soul talks to buskers about life under lockdown

    “Around lunchtime, you’d break out all the bangers that everyone knows.” Northern Soul talks to buskers about life under lockdown

    Can you name a town you’ve visited where at least one busker hasn’t filled the streets with the sound of their acoustic guitar? Probably not.

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