Monthly Archives: April 2016
What’s On in May: Comedy
Ah the lovely month of May. Month of maypoles and burning virgins in Wicker Men. Or is that November? Anyway get your laughing chops round this little lot.
Win tickets to Gigantic Indie All Dayer Vol 3, Manchester
With its reputation as a riotous first fixture in the festival calendar and an unmissable event for the connoisseur of indie, the annual music marathon that is the Gigantic Indie All Dayer proudly returns to kick-start the season once again with an almighty bang.
It’s Not Grim Up North
‘As you dry your clothes once again
Upon the radiator
What makes Britain great
Makes Manchester yet greater’
Review: Afternoon tea at Manchester House, Spinningfields
Manchester House is swish. It may not be the sort of word they’d use in their official publicity, but that’s the intention and that’s certainly the effect: a get-me-I’m-something-special fine dining experience in sumptuous surroundings, accessible from the street only by a private lift.
Game Review: Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter is an eerie, incredibly punishing hack-and-slash game by independent developers Heart Machine.
Five Places in Hull
Crime author Nick Quantrill writes for Northern Soul about his new novel and the star of his book: Hull.
Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style at Imperial War Museum North
As I sit and wait for the call to connect with Amanda Mason, the historian behind Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style, a new exhibition at The Imperial War Museum North, I wonder what it is about clothing from bygone eras that has piqued our interest.
Review: Tattu’s First Anniversary Menu, Spinningfields, Manchester
Manchester’s Spinningfields is a great place to just be, especially in summer.
Review: Sonnets in the City, BBC Radio 3, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The phrase ‘Shakespeare’s Birthday’ is enough to strike fear into the heart of anyone from Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Northern Soul Podcast: James Holt
Hurrah and huzzah! It’s the April Northern Soul Podcast.
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Read the full story..Freerange Comedy Festival at Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
Comedy fans who can’t make Harry and Meghan’s big day at Windsor Castle can experience a ‘Royal Wedding’ with a difference in Kendal this May at Freerange Comedy Festival, hosted by Brewery Arts Centre.
The Northern Soul Poll
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