Month: October 2014

All the Fun of the Fair (and Tripey Ross)

Posted by Lynne Bateson | Oct 30, 2014 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA |

Pigs sporting colourful neckerchiefs raced out of numbered stalls to reach a prize – an Oreo...

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Review: Johnny Marr at Manchester Apollo

Posted by Chris Payne | Oct 30, 2014 | Bands & Gigs, Music |

The Smiths formed in 1982. I was six, and only started listening to them in 1992 when my mate Liam...

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Brutalism, Bus Fares and The Box

Posted by Damon Fairclough | Oct 30, 2014 | Art, Arts, Bands & Gigs, Blasts from the Furnace, Music, Northern Soul writes... |

Think of the camera’s shutter as a scalpel. See the photograph as a slice through time. When I...

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You Say Potato – the story of a Northern start-up

Posted by Helen Nugent | Oct 27, 2014 | Enterprise, Taste |

I moved to Manchester for a boy, and to set up You Say Potato. I would be lying if I said it was...

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Review: Afternoon Tea with Margaret Drabble at The Midland

Posted by Stephanie Alderson | Oct 27, 2014 | Authors & Reviews, Books, Talks & Debates |

If you’ve read Northern Soul’s interview with Margaret Drabble, you’ll know how much...

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