Ah, Julian Cope, arch-drude and all-round bluddy fantastic musician. In what is quite possibly Northern Soul’s maddest, most fascinating and most enjoyable interview ever, our Editor Helen Nugent chatted to Cope back stage...
Read MoreAh, Ramsbottom Festival. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Now in its sixth year, Ramsbottom Festival has become a firm fixture on the UK festival calendar. This year was its most successful ever with more...
Read MoreSeveral years ago, I schlepped from festival to festival with my performance poet boyfriend who was performing at each one. My memory is one of wet tents, horrid Portaloos and fairly awful poetry. So, with a touch of...
Read MoreIt was with some anxiety that I entered the cinema to watch One More Time With Feeling. I’d never felt nerves prior to a film before. When you’re a fan of an artist and their work means so much to you, it gives you...
Read MoreSitting in the dimly lit bar of Manchester’s Albert Square Chop House – nursing what can only be described as the world’s biggest (and most expensive at £6) gin and tonic – I wait for the launch of From a...
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