Monthly Archives: January 2018
A tribute to Peter Wyngarde
Frills, coiffures and moustaches were at half-mast following the announcement that Peter Wyngarde, or Petunia Winegum as he was known in his queer circles, had passed away.
Read the full story..Book Review: Why Vinyl Matters by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
As an enthusiastic crate digger, I thought I didn’t need to be told why vinyl matters.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Tim Peake’s Spacecraft, National Railway Museum, York
On December 15, 2015, Major Tim Peake embarked on the Principia mission to the International Space Station, where he spent six months orbiting Earth.
Read the full story..Great Northerners: Les Dawson
In a new series, we celebrate Great Northerners. For Northern Soul‘s Desmond Bullen, it’s Les Dawson. Who gets your vote?
Read the full story..Review: The ToyBoy Diaries, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Despite the team behind Hope Mill winning twice at last year’s Northern Soul Awards (Small Theatre of the Year and Fringe Production of the Year), I’d still not visited this Manchester theatre. It was time to put that right.
Read the full story..“Arts and culture modify people’s behaviour.” Northern Soul chats to Bradford’s Brick Box Rooms
The Arts Council likes to talk about hard-to-reach audiences, says Rosie Freeman, director of The Brick Box, an arts organisation which has relocated from London to Bradford.
Read the full story..Review: Shostakovich and the Triumph of Art, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Last week Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra added another illustrious chapter to their long and successful history of performing the works of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Read the full story..My Space: Jane McNulty, playwright
In a new series, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all sorts of creative types about the room they use to write, paint and, well, create. First up, it’s playwright Jane McNulty.
Read the full story..Mark E Smith: A Tribute
Mark E Smith’s death at the age of 60 didn’t exactly come as a surprise.
Read the full story..Review: Graham Gouldman, Stoller Hall, Manchester
Somehow, Salford-born songwriter Graham Gouldman remains an undervalued figure.
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