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Music Review: Parklife, Heaton Park, Manchester
The first time I went to Parklife I was 16-years-old.
Read the full story..“There’s so much upside-down news that you think, how have we got to this place?” Billy Bragg talks to Northern Soul
When I learned that Billy Bragg had agreed to be interviewed by Northern Soul, I spent some considerable time working up the courage to ask him one question: is it wrong to wish on space hardware?
Read the full story..Review: The Slow Readers Club, Albert Hall, Manchester
“Readers! Readers! Readers!” chanted a legion of rafter-shaking music fans at Manchester’s Albert Hall, a former Methodist hall and chapel just down the road from the city’s Central Library.
Read the full story..What’s on in January: Comedy in Manchester
It’s the month of the year when we need comedy the most. So, scrape together the pennies – try down the back of the sofa – and get out to see this lot. Comedy in Manchester doesn’t stop for any month, not even grumpy January.
Read the full story..Mysterious Girl: Toyah talks to Northern Soul
“There is a mindset when it comes to competitive combat and I think I might have that.”
Read the full story..What’s on in December: Comedy in Manchester
Father Christmas and his ho ho ho isn’t the only funny bugger about this month.
Read the full story..What’s on in November: Comedy in Manchester
Bare trees, the whiff of sulphur and wood smoke. But November isn’t just about nudey nature and burning Catholic effigies, there’s a truckload of comedy this month.
Read the full story..What’s on in October: Comedy in Manchester
Blimey, there’s a huge amount of comedy about this month.
Read the full story..What’s On in August: Comedy in Manchester
Half of Manchester may well be currently in Scotland hawking their jokes at TV execs and shivering punters at the Edinburgh Fringe, but the Manchester comedy scene is still here, slightly diminished but still ruddy healthy.
Read the full story..What’s on in July: Comedy in Manchester
Round about now, the arts scene generally starts to wind down for the summer – but not the comedy.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- Writing a novel in 2021? Tips and guidance from a successful 2020 debut author
- Book Review: Lairies by Steve Hollyman
- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
- Review: Grayson Perry’s Art Club, Manchester Art Gallery
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