Author: Phil Pearson
Exhibition: A Woodland Sanctuary, Inspired by… gallery, North York Moors
This summer will see the beauty, mysteries and restorative benefits of woodland celebrated through a major exhibition of work by two photographers at the Inspired by… gallery in Danby Lodge as part of the North York Moors National Park’s 70th anniversary.
Read the full story..‘How I turned being hit by a ten tonne truck into a one-woman show’
Late Tuesday afternoon, October 7, 2014 and a 15-year-old Katie Damer is waiting at a red light on Bury’s Dumers Lane as she cycles home from school.
Read the full story..Music Review: Paul Weller, Liverpool Eventim Olympia
Let’s get one thing straight from the start. There’s no point in pretending that this is going to be a reasoned, impartial and unbiased review, because it’s not.
Read the full story..Music Review: Fontaines D.C., Manchester Academy
It was like nothing had happened. Eighteen months of lockdowns and enjoyment-sapping restrictions were blown away in a second by a post-punk poet and a rock ‘n’ roll band.
Read the full story..My Space: Nicola Mostyn, author
In a series of articles, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all manner of fascinating folk about the room they use to write in, paint in, and do all things creative. This week it’s author Nicola Mostyn.
Read the full story..Music review: Fontaines D.C., Gorilla, Manchester
Like all great art, it inspires you to do something.
Read the full story..Review: Football Is Art, National Football Museum, Manchester
Up front you’ve got the prolific yet elusive Banksy alongside striking partner Pablo ‘Bend It Like’ Picasso.
Read the full story..My Space: Stanley Chow, artist, illustrator and designer
In a series of articles, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all manner of fascinating folk about the room they use to write in, paint in, and do all things creative. This week it’s artist, illustrator and designer, Stanley Chow.
Read the full story..My Space: Paolo Hewitt, writer and journalist
In a series of articles, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all manner of fascinating folk about the room they use to write in, paint in, and do all things creative. This week it’s writer and journalist, Paolo Hewitt.
Read the full story..My Space: Ian Kershaw, writer
In a series of articles, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all manner of fascinating folk about the room they use to write in, paint in, and do all things creative. This week it’s writer Ian Kershaw.
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