Category: Blasts from the Furnace

Wondrous Place: Celebrating the City at the Museum of Liverpool

Posted by Damon Fairclough | Dec 2, 2021 | Arts, Blasts from the Furnace, Museums, Northern Soul writes...

It’s more than 60 years since Liverpool’s original pop pioneer, Billy Fury, released his sinuous...

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“Around lunchtime, you’d break out all the bangers that everyone knows.” Northern Soul talks to buskers about life under lockdown

Posted by Georgina Gilbert | Mar 30, 2021 | Blasts from the Furnace, Music

Can you name a town you’ve visited where at least one busker hasn’t filled the streets...

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Brute Strength: Why Our Northern Concrete is Worth Keeping

Posted by Damon Fairclough | Jan 17, 2021 | Blasts from the Furnace, Northern Soul writes...

Wander through the gift shops of Sheffield these days, lockdown permitting, and you could be...

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Tasting Beer with Soul: Twisted Wheel Brew Co.

Posted by Damon Fairclough | Jul 30, 2020 | Blasts from the Furnace, Enterprise, Northern Soul writes...

On the face of it, beer and music seem like natural bedfellows. So, why have history’s most...

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Book Review: The Book of Sheffield

Posted by Damon Fairclough | Feb 10, 2020 | Authors & Reviews, Blasts from the Furnace, Books, Northern Soul writes...

Twenty-five years ago, Sheffield was mine. I watched its football, I drank its beer, and when I’d...

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