Monthly Archives: October 2013
Talkin’ ‘bout My Generation
It’s a crisp, sunny autumnal morning in the canteen of Leeds’ West Yorkshire Playhouse and Alice Nutter is doing her best not to be angry.
Read the full story..Mark Thomas Stirs It Up
There’s a video on Mark Thomas‘ website featuring the rather jolly sight of people singing in an Apple store. It seems remarkable that – considering this was a protest against Apple’s tax arrangements – it took staff around six or seven minutes to chuck them out.
Read the full story..The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Back in the summer of 1981 when the more patriotic section of the country were digging out the bunting in readiness for Charles and Di’s marital knees up, the eight-year-old me bore witness to a far more interesting spectacle.
Read the full story..Kate Rusby talks to Northern Soul
Kate Rusby is something of a legend, which is some going for someone who is the same age as I am (39, since you ask). Occasionally known as the Barnsley Nightingale, Rusby has been described as the “first lady of young folkies”.
Read the full story..Theatre of Food at Manchester House
I’ve had some posh dinners in my time but I have never, ever been served a meal perched on a dish of artificial turf, all enveloped in a haze of dry ice. Until, that is, I went to the newly-launched Manchester House.
Read the full story..Much A-Stew About Nothing
If 2011’s Carpet Remnant World was Stewart Lee’s ground-breaking psychedelic album, then Much a-Stew About Nothing could – as its title suggests – be his next batch of unfinished demos.
Read the full story..Crushing on Kathryn Williams
Some musicians have the ability to write songs that gnaw at your heart. Kathryn Williams is one of them.
Read the full story..The Society of the Spectacles
It’s been nearly two years since the idea of The Society of the Spectacles came to me.
Read the full story..Evidently Rotters
Oh I did have a good time the other night. It is always good to remind oneself that sobriety may also bring euphoria; that sharing a moment with friends when clarity and understanding prevails is just as good as getting leathered and singing loudly.
Read the full story..Carnage at the Royal Exchange
Emotional carnage was adroitly presented to a shocked and thrilled audience on Wednesday night, as Manchester’s Royal Exchange took up the challenge of presenting theatre-goers with a devastating performance of Arthur Miller’s 1947 classic All My Sons.
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