‘I found my identity through my music’ Betty Boo talks to Northern Soul
In August 1990, before she was even out of her teens, Alison Clarkson found herself fronting a top...
Read MorePosted by Andy Murray | Nov 20, 2025 | Editor's Picks, Music
In August 1990, before she was even out of her teens, Alison Clarkson found herself fronting a top...
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When I told my aunt that I was interviewing Adam Frost, she was very excited. “Ask him if...
Read MorePosted by Andy Murray | Mar 20, 2025 | Arts, Comedy
A hunched figure in a tatty suit slouches slowly towards the stage with a suitcase, grumbling and...
Read MorePosted by Henry Normal | Dec 11, 2024 | Archives
My favourite place in Manchester is the Central Library. To me, it is the very heart of the North West. The domed ceiling in the main reading room, with its high windows, gives it the air of a cathedral. A cathedral of learning,...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Dec 9, 2024 | Archives
Interviewing Bill Bryson is a dangerous occupation, both in the preparation and the execution. I found this out the hard way while researching my chat with the multi-million selling author, and again when writing it up. ...
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