Clubs
Behind the Scenes at Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Hebden Bridge attracts a lot of labels: hippy haven, LGBT capital of the North and, back in the day, a veggie’s delight (Suma began life here).
Read the full story..Manchester’s Paradise Factory opens its doors for the last time
Twenty-one is an important birthday for anyone but what if you are one of the biggest clubs ever to grace Manchester’s scene? Then you celebrate in style. On the back of last year’s phenomenally successful 20th reunion party, Paradise Factory is going out with a bang. Northern Soul caught up with creator Peter Dalton.
Read the full story..Tangled: end of an era for legendary Manchester club night
For anyone who has spent time clubbing in Manchester, the club night Tangled has achieved almost mythic proportions.
Read the full story..The late, lamented Twisted Wheel
Surely a city would protect the birthplace of Northern soul music from destruction? Not Manchester.
Read the full story..Pulling a Northern Soul all-nighter at Victoria Baths
Northern Soul fans are busy practising their extravagant dance moves as Manchester festival Un-Rest stages an all-nighter at the historic Victoria Baths.
Read the full story..Blow Up North
If the Hacienda was the clubbing mecca for Madchester then Blow Up performed the same function when Britpop fever took over the nation.
Read the full story..Mark Radcliffe gets back to his roots
Mark Radcliffe‘s self-confessed career highlight came in 2006 when he won Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes with a suspiciously Cornish-sounding Shane MacGowan.
Read the full story..There’s a club, if you’d like to go
He’s the former drummer with The Smiths, a Manchester DJ and lover of new music. Mike Joyce talks to Lucy McNamara
Read the full story..2022NQ First Birthday Party
As first birthday parties go, this is a good one.
For a man of 28 with no children, you’ll forgive my lack of experience in this department.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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