Monthly Archives: June 2015
From Hollywood to Hope Street: Arthur Miller’s lost screenplay
When I drive from central Liverpool towards Crosby in the North of the city, there’s a sight that never fails to snatch my breath.
Read the full story..Behind the scenes at Jackson Pollock, Tate Liverpool
Jackson Pollock’s black pourings weren’t popular during his lifetime. In fact, they’ve never had the attention that admirers think they deserve.
Read the full story..Oldham Coliseum’s Artistic Director Kevin Shaw talks to Northern Soul
“Leading a thriving arts organisation is always busy.”
Read the full story..Robin Richards talks Dutch Uncles and being Lonesome
At the very end of December 1910, a new cinema opened in Manchester city centre at the junction of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street West.
Read the full story..Reflections on Manchester’s HOME-coming by Danny Boyle and friends
So that was the weekend that was! After months of speculation, not to say some anxiety from former Cornerhouse habitués and Library Theatre Company stalwarts, Manchester’s HOME officially opened not only its doors but also its outside areas, and the deckchairs proved immediately popular on Bank Holiday Weekend, rechristened HOME-warming weekend.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: Early Summer Delights
Often sidelined as quackery, herbal medicine pre-dates its modern Western counterpart by thousands of years, and to raise awareness and highlight the importance of herbalism, this week is Herbal Medicine Week.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: The Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that Northern Soul is two years old. Two years! Wow, we’ve come so far and we’ve reached so high…no, wait, that’s something else.
Read the full story..Review: Tariff & Dale, Manchester
Part of a pleasingly sophisticated new wave of venues popping up in Manchester’s Back Piccadilly, would Tariff & Dale live up to appearances? Northern Soul finds out.
Read the full story..Win tickets to Wine Tasting in West Didsbury, Manchester
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO WAR OF THE ROSÉS: A SUPERMARKET WINE TASTING AT THE NORTHERN LAWN TENNIS CLUB, WEST DIDSBURY
Read the full story..Review: The Headscarf Revolutionaries by Brian W. Lavery
As Northern English cities go, Hull is generally regarded as punching under its weight. It’s got character though – oh aye, bags of that.
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