Author: Desmond Bullen
Review: All The World’s A Sunny Day, Roy Voss, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool
Snapchat impressions decay by design, delivering instant non-gratification in real time (as though there could be any other sort).
Read the full story..Review: Belle & Sebastian, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The joy of pop can be as brief as its three-letter onomatopoeia, the giddy thrill of its first kisses paling with familiarity.
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 Mechanics’ Institute Review, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester
It’s a bit like Top Of The Pops.
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